Mission Aviation Fellowship Australia

Name

Mission Aviation Fellowship Australia

Legal name

MAF Australia

Website

https://maf.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aviation Services

NAICS

Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812), Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation (481219)

SIC

Air Courier Services (4513)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian, Relief & Government Cargo Airlift (THABAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Logistics, Supply Chain & Humanitarian Air/Sea/Land Transport (BPADADAF), Humanitarian / Relief Airlift Operators (TLADAAAM)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aviation services
• Medical evacuation flights
• Remote community transport
• Mission aviation support
• Charter air services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baulkham Hills

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations - Public Relief Work: Tax-deductible donations through MAF Assist Limited (ABN 27 654 417 544, DGR Item 1) for approved public relief work. Donors receive tax deductions for gifts over AUD$2 within Australia.
2. Donations - Christian Ministry: Non-tax-deductible donations through MAF Australia (ABN 26 134 583 887) for religious and other work of MAF.
3. Church Partnerships: Partnerships with over 900 congregations in Australia who promote, pray for, and provide financial support for MAF's work. Churches request speakers, engage with MAF content, and facilitate fundraising.
4. Business Partnerships: Corporate sponsorships, cause-related marketing, workplace giving, and in-kind support from businesses aligned with MAF's mission. Includes event sponsorships, flight sponsorships, and project partnerships.
5. Gift in Wills: Legacy giving programme where individuals include MAF in their Will, helping fund future generations and mission work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MAF Australia provides humanitarian aviation services using a fleet of approximately 116 fixed-wing aircraft to deliver medical evacuations, passenger transport, and cargo delivery to remote and isolated communities across 24 countries. Services include scheduled shuttle flights, charter operations, and emergency medevacs, supported by complementary technology solutions (HF radio networks, solar power installations) and a dedicated mission-pilot training facility in Mareeba.

Product overview

Mission Aviation Fellowship Australia is a humanitarian aviation organization providing flight services to remote communities worldwide. The core offering is aviation transport services (medevac, passenger, and cargo flights) through MAF Aviation Services, complemented by MAF Technologies (HF radio networks, solar installations, computer training), and the MAF Flight Training Centre for pilot development. Additional support services include volunteer programs, school partnerships, and business partnerships. The organization operates approximately 116 aircraft across 24 countries, with flights every 6 minutes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MAF Aviation Services Humanitarian aviation services providing medevac flights, passenger transport, and cargo delivery to remote communities across 24 countries. Operates a fleet of approximately 116 aircraft serving over 1,000 destinations, with flights departing every 6 minutes. Services include scheduled shuttle flights (notably in Arnhem Land, Australia), on-demand charter operations, and emergency medical evacuations. Customers include NGOs, churches, healthcare organizations, governments, and individual travelers in remote communities.
• MAF Technologies (HF Radio Networks, Solar Power, Computer Training)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 medevac flights annually in Timor-Leste, with 250+ patients evacuated each year for the last 5 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2025MOU signed April 4, 2025 securing ABG's financial support for startup of MAF aviation operations in Bougainville. This historic partnership advances MAF's mission to provide essential aviation services for healthcare, education, church outreach, and development work in the Autonomous Region.
• Servisu Nasional Ambulancia Emergencia Medika (SNAEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership with Timor-Leste's national ambulance service for emergency medical evacuations. MAF aircraft have helped evacuate patients from municipalities across Timor-Leste to the national hospital in Dili since 2007. SNAEM relies on MAF as the primary air evacuation provider, with 20-25 patients evacuated monthly.
• MedaircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organisation partnering with MAF in South Sudan for healthcare, education, clean water and development assistance. MAF provides aviation support enabling Medair staff to reach remote communities isolated by conflict and poor infrastructure.
• TearfundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organisation partnered with MAF in South Sudan for relief and development programs. MAF flights transport Tearfund workers and supplies to remote areas.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild welfare organisation partnering with MAF in South Sudan. MAF aviation enables delivery of programs to isolated communities where Save the Children operates.
• AIM InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission agency partnered with MAF for evangelistic and mission work in South Sudan. MAF provides essential aviation for AIM International missionaries and staff.
• HALOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandmine clearing organisation in Angola working to recover and clear an estimated 10 million landmines laid during civil war. MAF provides aviation support for HALO operations in remote areas.
• The Fred Hollows FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEye care NGO partnering with MAF in Kenya. MAF flights bring sight and hope to previously hard-to-reach communities, enabling The Fred Hollows Foundation to deliver eye care services across challenging terrain.
• SERV InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organisation running food distribution programs in Turkana county, Kenya for 15 years. MAF flights chartered to enable food delivery to remote famine-affected areas.
• 1,500 Aid, Development and Mission OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF partners with over 1,500 organisations globally including churches, hospitals, NGOs, mission groups, and development agencies. Partners use MAF aviation to access remote communities for healthcare, education, evangelism, and relief work.
• 900+ Church Congregations (Australia)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 900 church congregations in Australia partner with MAF through promoting, praying for, and providing financial support. Churches request speakers, host events, and facilitate fundraising for MAF programs.
• MAF Technologies (CRMF)coreTechnology or IntegrationMAF Technologies operates countrywide HF radio networks in Papua New Guinea, solar power installations, and computer training services. Provides communication infrastructure and technology solutions for churches, schools, clinics, and hospitals in remote areas.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• JAARS: Mission aviation organization affiliated with Wycliffe Bible Translators that operates aircraft and provides aviation training/support to remote Bible translation teams. Closely comparable faith-based mission aviation peer.
• MAF International: MAF International is the parent/fellowship network to which MAF Australia belongs. It operates the same mission aviation model across the same countries, sharing aircraft, pilot training, and partner ecosystem - making it the closest functional peer.
• Adventist World Aviation: Faith-based nonprofit providing aviation services, training, and maintenance in remote areas of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Similar fleet-and-mission model as MAF, including pilot training and aircraft support for mission groups.
• Aviation Sans Frontières (Aviation Without Borders): French-headquartered nonprofit providing free or subsidized air transport for humanitarian workers and aid cargo to remote/isolated regions. Direct functional peer in the mission aviation category.
• Wings of Hope: US-based nonprofit humanitarian aviation organization operating medical transport, disaster relief, and development flights in remote regions worldwide. Similar faith-grounded mission and operating model to MAF.
• Air Serv International: US-based nonprofit that provides air transport to humanitarian agencies and missionaries in remote regions of Africa and the Caribbean. Most direct operational peer to MAF in chartering and operating aircraft for NGO partners.

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Large US-headquartered Christian humanitarian organization that operates its own DC-8 and other aircraft for disaster relief cargo airlift globally. Overlaps with MAF in faith-based humanitarian aviation and disaster response.
• Royal Flying Doctor Service: Australian aeromedical organization providing emergency medical and primary health care services to remote and rural Australia. Closest Australian-context peer - same country, similar fixed-wing medevac mission, but operates as a larger federally-supported service rather than donation-funded NGO.
• International SOS: Large commercial medical and security assistance company that arranges air ambulance and medevac services globally, including remote and conflict-affected regions. Comparable in remote medevac logistics but operates on a commercial-fee model rather than donation.

Others

• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): Major humanitarian medical NGO that charters aircraft and operates medevac capacity in remote/conflict zones. Indirect peer - uses aviation services similar to what MAF provides, and overlaps in customer/partnership ecosystems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MAFvideosAustralia
• Facebookfacebook.com/mafaus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mafaustralia
• Instagraminstagram.com/maf_australia
• TikToktiktok.com/@maf_australia
• Xx.com/MAF_Australia

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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