September Corporate News Bites

These are shorter articles about some of AsMA’s Corporate Members. 

AeroClenz: In conjunction with the Society of Federal Health Professionals (AMSUS), AeroClenz ran a webinar in early August on Strategic Layered Disease Defense and Biosecurity in a World of Risks. Dr. Kris Belland, a long-time member and Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association, was a featured speaker. This webinar explored how real-time UV-C disinfection is being integrated into public health, military, and aerospace environments to combat biological threats. To see the webinar or read the transcript, please visit https://aeroclenz.com/uvc-disinfection-webinar-aeroclenz-amsus/.

MD Onboard: The CEO of MD Onboard was interviewed about the ongoing expansion of inflight connectivity for medical treatment. The article is about how video is now available and more telemedicine providers are offering real-time diagnostics and treatment through an airplane’s connectivity system. This allows sharing of medical information with qualified professionals, no matter where they are in the world. To read the article, please visit https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/safety-through-innovation/inflight-connectivity-for-remote-medical-treatment-is-evolving/.

MedAire: Joan Sullivan Garrett, the founder and Chair of MedAire was recently in a webinar entitled “Leading the Way—Bizav Legends Share Their Stories”. In the webinar, Garrett described the beginnings of MedAire and how she developed the idea for the company. To read the article or listen to the webinar, please visit https://nbaa.org/flight-department-administration/leadership/nbaa-thought-leadership-series-webinar-business-aviation-leaders-share-their-stories/.

ALPA: The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), has become the bargaining agent for Porter Airlines, who are now the 43rd pilot group to join ALPA. They are the 4th largest pilot group in Canada and join thousands of other pilots from Canada, including Air Canada and Cargojet. Please see https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2025-08-12-porter-airlines-pilots-choose-alpa to read more.