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NBAA Activates HERO Database for Hurricane Relief Effort
NBAA advises that longer-range aircraft may be more helpful during initial relief efforts
Officials from Jamaica (Photo: Rudranath Fraser via the Jamaican government)
Senior Jamaican officials, including Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz (second right), Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh (center), and CEO of PAC Kingston Airports Sitara English-Byfield, discuss relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. © Rudranath Fraser via the Jamaican government

NBAA has activated its Humanitarian Emergency Response Operator (HERO) Database to help connect the business aviation community with relief efforts in response to the devastation Hurricane Melissa wreaked in Jamaica. The HERO database provides basic information on people in the business aviation community who are available for disaster response efforts.

The Category 5 hurricane came ashore on the island nation on Tuesday, leaving more than half a million residents without power, severing communications throughout, and causing widespread damage, according to reports.

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