Due to the important nature of the mission, transplant flights put pressure on medical teams, dispatch centers, and aircraft operators to perform.
This pressure has the potential to create hazardous flying conditions if robust safety processes are not followed. Research has estimated that procurement air travel via private charter is significantly riskier than scheduled commercial airline service, and that transplant teams may have “the riskiest job in medicine” (Englesbe and Merion). However, there are many ways to reduce these risks using industry best practices.
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