Airbus Foundation and IFRC fly relief goods to Uganda

The Airbus Foundation has used an Airbus A330 test aircraft to transport 100m3 (17 tonnes) of relief equipment and specialized water and sanitation equipment from East Midlands Airport, United Kingdom, to Entebbe, Uganda. The goods are destined to assist the increasing number of refugees escaping the deteriorating conflict situation in South Sudan. The humanitarian mission was organized jointly between the Airbus Foundation, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as well as the British and Uganda Red Cross Societies. The humanitarian cargo included a Mass Sanitation Emergency Response Unit provided by the British Red Cross. The