End Human Trafficking ATL Summit1

Join us on Monday, March 11, 2019 when Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport marshals the power of community to address the issue of forced labor in Atlanta. The ATL End Human Trafficking Summit is a collective action to bring an end to this blight on society. This will be a day of expert panels and a powerhouse luncheon. You’ll…

Press Release on Wings of Love

HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACTIVIST & FOUNDER OF AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INT’L TO RELEASE MEMOIR Arlington, VA, December 12, 2018 – Nancy Rivard, founder of Airline Ambassadors International and recipient of the 2018 United Nations Human Rights Award will release her memoir, “Wings of Love,” in 2019. The funds for the project, which aims at inspiring people to…

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global movement to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity, and has inspired millions of people to support the causes they believe in. Facebook and Paypal are MATCHING all donations that come in on this day DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT with an end of year donation on November 27th by donating HERE to Airline Ambassadors the…

International Volunteerism SURVEY

If you have participated on Airline Ambassadors missions or any international volunteer travel, we would appreciate your help by completing this SURVEY. George Peppas is an AAI member and completing his doctoral thesis based on our work and the experience of all international volunteers.  Thanks for taking the time to help us! GEORGE D. PEPPAS,…

Cartagena HOLIDAY Party

Christmas is a time of giving, a time of sharing, come join Airline Ambassadors as we continue to put smiles on kids faces of kids for more than 20 years! Dec 12-15! This December we partner with SACSA (Cartagena airport) to improve the quality of life of people in Barrio San Francisco in Cartagena, Colombia.…

UN – Human Trafficking

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ERADICATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING took place on Friday, November 9, 2018 – United Nations Airline Ambassadors was honored to participate in this event on eradicating Human Trafficking.   Our star trainer, Donna Hubbard –  received a standing ovation! Opening remarks were made by E. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio & Permanent Observer of the…

THANK YOU American Airlines

We appreciate American Airlines, our #1 Sponsor! for our Children’s Medical Escort, Humanitarian Missions & Human Trafficking Aawareness programs Here are the faces of some of the employees and children whose lives were touched:                             

Philadelphia Airport Training

AAI provided TWO Human Trafficking Awareness training’s in Philadelphia on September 18, 2018.             “We cannot thank you enough for your support and for providing the two training sessions at PHL.  I have had countless requests today to add more sessions!  Word traveled fast on how informative and moving the…

American Way Ad

We are grateful to American Airlines our # 1 Sponsor, for providing a full page ad in American Way in flight magazine to be seen by millions of passengers this October.   American Airlines signed the ECPAT Code of Conduct last year making public their determination to combat Modern Day Slavery. We applaud their commitment. (See…

Airlines Denounce Trafficking and commit to Action

 Airlines Denounce Trafficking and commit to Action at the 2018 General Meeting at IATA in Sydney, Australia. Bravo to UNODC Goodwill Ambassador – Mira Sorvino for her statement for the IATA General Meeting June 4, 2018! We appreciate the support of Tim Colehan and IATA encouraging airlines to educate staff on Human Trafficking Awareness.  Airline cabin crew…

ICAO Empowers Cabin Crew to Recognize Trafficking.

AAI’s star trainer Donna Hubbard opened the International Aviation Transportation Association (IATA’s) conference on Cabin Safety in Bangkok in May as well as the conference in Geneva on at the High Commission on Human Rights with the formal release of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Circular 352 – Guidelines for airline companies for training of…

Testimony to Helsinki Commission

AAI at Senate Briefing -HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM CSPAN Coverage HERE FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM: NEW CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS Monday, May 7, 2018 3:00 p.m., Russell Senate Office Building Room 485 Live Webcast: www.facebook.com/HelsinkiCommission   CSPAN Coverage HERE Traffickers move trafficking victims on airplanes, buses, trains, and taxis—frequently relocating to avoid detection by law…

Afghanistan with SABER ROCK

In October – Nov 2018 Saber Rock traveled to Afghanistan to set up our Airline Ambassadors office, deliver humanitarian aid, and begin projects to help make Afghanistan great again! Saber joined AAI’s Board of Advisor’s in July.  His  film won the “Most Inspiring Documentary” and also  “Most Exceptional Human Being” Award at the 2017 Hollywood…

Air Asia In Flight Magazine

Thanks so much to Air Asia Airlines for highlighting Airline Ambassadors in their In Flight Magazine this month! AAI’s Nancy Rivard, Donna Hubbard and Andrea Hobart traveled to SE Asia in August to provide training for Air Asia Airline four largest bases and they are the first international airline to have embraced the issue of…

AAI / UNODC Partnership

After conducting several human trafficking trainings with UNODC Colombia, AAI was invited to sign a global Memorandum of Understanding to partner with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime on preventing and combatting trafficking in persons.  Jean Luc de Lemahieu, Director UNODC participated at AAI’s Side event in Vienna in May and used AAI’s…

Senate Testimony July 12, 2017

Testimony to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation  Force Multipliers: “How the Transportation Industry can Combat Human Trafficking” The critical infrastructure of our transportation system can no longer be used as a tool to implement human trafficking, or modern day slavery. This is also the fastest growing crime in the world. It is…

2019 Calendar of Missions

Here is a list of the upcoming AAI missions for 2019 Itineraries for each trip will be out soon and for more information contact coordinators below or angels@airlineamb.org MARCH 6-8 Romania , Human Trafficking Awareness training for US Embassy in Bucharest angels@airlineamb.org   Nepal –  30 – April 11  Dr. Kate Jewell; drkatejewell@yahoo.com  APRIL Guatemala ; Marie…

Combined Federal Campaign

      The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the largest and most successful workplace fundraising campaign in the world. Over the past fifty years, the CFC has raised $7 billion to help neighbors in need around the corner, across the nation and throughout the world.  Federal employees can donate to any CFC-approved charity in…

Congressional Endorsements of Airline Ambassadors

Congressional Endorsements   Airline Ambassadors pioneering work raising awareness for human trafficking has received support from Congressional leaders from both parties! Congressman Chris Smith and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock personally received awards on September 27, 2016.  See this article from Hollywood on the Potomac The links below are video statements from other representatives who have received our "Trafficking in…