MAXjet Airways enhances medical training and services contract with MedAire

Airline Industry Information, August 24, 2007

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Business-class transatlantic airline MAXjet Airways Inc has enhanced its medical training and services contract with MedAire Inc (ASX:MDE), which provides a life-saving solution for managing medical emergencies, including 24/7 direct telephonic access to board-certified physicians, medical education, medical kits and defibrillators.

MAXjet will upgrade its current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved medical curriculum, provided by MedAire, to incorporate web-based interactive training modules, to include AED/CPR use and bloodborne pathogens.

MAXjet confirmed that all crewmembers will have access to MedAire's eLearning curriculum in addition to instructor-led classroom training, enabling flight attendants to remain up to date on medical training. It said Internet training will provide a flexible, high-quality learning experience for crewmembers, regardless of time zones and geographical barriers, ensuring consistent training in an interactive, memorable context.

According to MedAire, it's eLearning programme creates a foundation of the basics and allows instructor-led education held in a classroom environment to focus more on the hands-on skills and details provided for crewmembers.

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