MAF Norge

What MAF Norge does

MAF Norge (Mission Aviation Fellowship Norge) is the Norwegian national office of the international Mission Aviation Fellowship, a humanitarian aviation nonprofit founded in 1945 and headquartered in Oslo at St. Olavs gate 28. The Norwegian entity operates as a fundraising, donor-engagement, and missionary-recruitment arm for the global MAF network, which runs 138 aircraft across 34 countries and lands on 1,650+ remote airstrips. MAF operates bush aviation services — primarily using Cessna Caravan and similar short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft — to deliver humanitarian aid, medical evacuations, missionary transport, and disaster response in areas unreachable by road. Annual operations include 52,000+ flights, 150,000+ passengers, 5,200 tons of cargo, and 5,000+ ambulance/medevac missions.

The Norwegian office runs a multi-channel fundraising operation: individual donations (one-time, monthly recurring, testamentary, birthday giving), church partnerships (menighetspartner with 2-5 year agreements), corporate partnerships (via Dialog Norge), and youth engagement through the CO-PILOT program. Donations are typically small unit amounts (297-891 NOK for fuel-related giving), with tax-deductible contribution limits of 500-25,000 NOK per donor per year. MAF Norge is approved by Innsamlingskontrollen (Norwegian fundraising control authority) and complies with Norwegian data protection law. Donations are processed through website (gi.maf.no), Vipps mobile payments, and bank transfers.

The organization is led by CEO Willy Ludvigsen, with Board Chair Rebecca Hansen and Recruitment Manager Sam Norman (former MAF pilot in DR Congo). MAF Norge employs 7 people in Norway, while the global MAF program employs around 1,200 people across 34 countries. Core partners include Panzi Hospital (Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation), Doctors Without Borders, Cordaid, Mercy Ships, Doctors for Life, and RedTribe. The organization is exploring drone delivery services (Windracers ULTRA) as a complement to piloted bush aviation.

Name

MAF Norge

Legal name

Mission Aviation Fellowship Norge

Website

https://maf.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MAF Norge is the Norwegian fundraising office of Mission Aviation Fellowship, a humanitarian aviation nonprofit. It funds bush aviation services in 34 countries, providing medical evacuations, disaster relief, and missionary transport to isolated communities via 138 aircraft and 1,650+ remote airstrips.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aviation Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAAAI

Humanitarian Logistics, Supply Chain & Air/Sea/Land Relief Transport

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

SECONDARYBPADADAF

Logistics, Supply Chain & Humanitarian Air/Sea/Land Transport

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Humanitarian Relief & Emergency Response

SECONDARYBPAGAAAH

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

SECONDARYBPAGAAAC

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

SECONDARYHLAJAKAE

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aviation
• Air ambulance services
• Medical evacuation flights
• Bush aviation
• Disaster relief transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: MAF Norge is primarily funded through private donations from individuals in Norway. Donors give one-time gifts, become monthly recurring donors, or leave testamentary bequests. The organization emphasizes the importance of faithful givers who enable the bushfly operations to continue year-round.
2. Corporate and Church Partnerships: Business partnerships and church partnerships (menighetspartner) provide organizational-level funding. Churches can enter 2-5 year intention agreements to support MAF's work economically and through information sharing.
3. Special Purpose Giving: Donors can give to specific purposes such as fuel for Jerrycans (drivstoff), ambulance flights, fistula treatment transport, or specific country programs. The organization offers birthday giving campaigns where supporters collect donations instead of gifts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MAF Norge operates as the Norwegian national office of Mission Aviation Fellowship, providing bush aviation humanitarian services to isolated communities across 29 countries. Core offerings include air ambulance/medical evacuation flights (5,000+ annually), disaster response airlifts, and transport of aid workers, missionaries, teachers, and medical personnel to areas inaccessible by road. The Norwegian office funds these operations through individual donations, church partnerships, and corporate sponsorships, and recruits Norwegian pilots, mechanics, and staff for international MAF programs.

Product overview

MAF Norge (Mission Aviation Fellowship) operates as a humanitarian aviation organization providing bushfly services across 29 countries. The core offering is aviation-based humanitarian aid delivery, including air ambulance/medical evacuation (5,000+ flights annually), emergency disaster response, and community/church support flights for 1,500+ partner organizations. MAF complements its flight operations with youth engagement through the CO-PILOT program, publishes the Håpets Vinger (Wings of Hope) magazine, accepts donations through various giving programs, and is exploring drone delivery services. The organization recruits volunteers for international assignments including pilots, mechanics, and administrators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Ambulance and Health Services Medical evacuation flights and mobile health clinic transport for sick, pregnant, and war-injured patients from isolated areas, including transport of doctors, midwives, nurses, and eye surgeons to remote locations. MAF conducts over 5,000 ambulance flights annually.
• Emergency and Disaster Response Rapid deployment of humanitarian aid and aid workers during major disasters including tsunamis, earthquakes, typhoons, and local crises involving floods, drought, disease, and famine.
• Community and Church Support Flights Aviation transport services for over 1,500 partner organizations including churches, missionaries, aid workers, health personnel, and teachers working in remote and nearly inaccessible locations.
• Bushfly Aviation Services Core bush aviation operations providing air transport to isolated communities in 29 countries, landing on more than 1,650 remote airstrips using specialized Cessna Caravan and similar STOL aircraft.
• Drone Delivery Services Emerging unmanned aerial cargo delivery service for emergency aid to isolated and inaccessible areas, using drone technology such as the Windracers ULTRA platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000 ambulance flights annually rescuing sick, pregnant, and war-injured people from isolated areas
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• InnsamlingskontrollencoreOthers · 1 January 2020Norwegian fundraising control organization that has approved MAF Norge. Provides regulatory oversight and donor trust certification for charitable organizations in Norway.
• Panzi Hospital / Dr. Denis Mukwege FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2020, MAF has established an air bridge with Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, DRC. MAF flies women victims of sexual violence from remote jungles to the hospital and transports mobile medical teams out to isolated areas. Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege leads the hospital which operates on 3,000 women annually and has helped 60,000 women since 1999. Dr. Mukwege personally credits MAF with saving his life in 1996.
• Doctors for LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF provides essential transport for eye surgery teams in South Sudan and Sudan border regions. Teams of 18 people including eye surgeons perform hundreds of cataract and eye surgeries on patients who have walked for days to reach clinics. MAF transport replaces dangerous ground travel that would take weeks.
• Mercy ShipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring hospital ship services to isolated communities far from Madagascar's coast. MAF transports medical personnel and supplies to complement the floating hospital services.
• CordaidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization partnership for emergency response in South Sudan. MAF flies in essential supplies including mosquito nets, blankets, and soap for Sudanese refugees in Renk camp. MAF provides air support for Cordaid's humanitarian operations in remote areas.
• Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAF transports medical supplies to MSF's three mobile health clinics in Renk, South Sudan. Supplies include malaria medication, measles treatment, and respiratory infection medicine for refugees.
• RedTribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenyan NGO providing education, clean water to 12,000 Maasai people, healthcare clinic serving 20 patients daily, and sustainable development. MAF flies staff and supplies, replacing 8-hour dangerous road journey with 35-minute flight. RedTribe was founded by Pelua Siloma and started by Portuguese missionaries.
• Tribal FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization working to stop gender-based violence in Papua New Guinea. Initiated the Senisim Pasin (Change Tradition) project which MAF now helps continue by flying trained teams to remote tribes for behavioral change workshops.
• WycliffeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBible translation organization working to provide tribal peoples with written languages. MAF supports their work by transporting translators and materials to remote areas in Papua New Guinea.
• Dialog NorgeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for donor and corporate dialog engagement in Norway. Helps MAF Norge maintain relationships with givers and corporate supporters.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Mercy Ships: Operates hospital ships to deliver healthcare to remote coastal communities. Direct partnership peer with MAF (which transports Mercy Ships' teams inland) and complementary humanitarian healthcare model.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): Major medical humanitarian NGO that relies on MAF for medevac and supply transport to remote clinics. Customer rather than competitor, but shares the humanitarian aid delivery mission and donor pool.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based humanitarian relief organization operating disaster response and medical programs globally. Adjacent humanitarian aviation and aid delivery operator with comparable donor base.
• Zipline: Commercial drone delivery company expanding into medical and humanitarian logistics in Africa. Emerging technology competitor that could reshape MAF's bush aviation value proposition over time.

Direct peers

• Air Serv International: Provides humanitarian air transport in Africa and beyond for NGOs and UN agencies. Closest direct competitor in humanitarian aviation services with similar donor base.
• Wings of Hope: A US-based humanitarian aviation nonprofit operating medical and supply flights in remote regions worldwide. Directly comparable mission, fleet model, and donor-funded structure.
• LightHawk: Volunteer pilot nonprofit flying environmental, conservation, and humanitarian missions. Comparable donor-funded aviation model serving remote-access missions.
• Adventist World Aviation: Faith-based humanitarian aviation organization operating bush flights in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Comparable mission-driven, donor-funded bush aviation model.
• Mission Aviation Fellowship International: The parent international organization of MAF Norge; operates the global bush aviation fleet across 34 countries. Direct operational and brand peer serving the same humanitarian aviation mission.

Regional players

• Norwegian Church Aid: Major Norwegian humanitarian NGO operating in the same donor geography as MAF Norge. Shares Norwegian donor pool, ecumenical mission, and humanitarian aid focus but does not operate aviation.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mafnorge
• YouTubeyoutube.com/mafnorge
• Facebookfacebook.com/mafnorge
• Instagraminstagram.com/mafnorge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maf-norge

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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