The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and Viva Energy have announced an exciting new fuel supply partnership, bringing together two iconic Australian organisations with a long history of helping people get safely to their destinations.
The new partnership will see Viva Energy become the national fuel supply partner of the RFDS, supplying fuel for RFDS aircraft as well as on-the-ground transport. Viva Energy supplies about a quarter of Australia’s fuel requirements and is the only domestic manufacturer of Aviation gasoline (Avgas) – a critical fuel used by RFDS in transporting patients from remote regional locations to the health care they need.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is a national, charitable, health organisation delivering primary healthcare and 24-hour emergency services for those that live in rural and remote Australia.
Long known as one of the largest aeromedical organisations in the world, with 79 aircraft, the RFDS delivers health care where mainstream health services are not available, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology and a broad-reaching ground-service fleet of 185 vehicles.
“We want to thank Viva Energy for this opportunity,” says Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Federation Executive Director Frank Quinlan. “As a direct result of the fuel that Viva Energy manufactures and supplies, the Flying Doctor will be able to provide continued health service access to those needing it – both in the air and on the ground.”
Viva Energy CEO Scott Wyatt says the partnership is based on shared values and vision and the mutual focus on providing critical aviation services to Australia’s rural and most remote areas.
“We are incredibly proud to manufacture and supply the fuel critical to the services that the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia delivers,” Mr Wyatt said. “Both organisations have long proud histories in Australia – with RFDS servicing rural and remote patient care for over 90 years and the business we operate providing the fuels needed by Australian industries for more than 120 years.”
“Viva Energy looks forward to supporting the amazing work that RFDS does in delivering vital medical care and support to more than a thousand patients every day.”
