Angel Jet Network (AJN), a new charitable organization established to provide medical transportation for underprivileged patients across the Asia Pacific region and inspired by U.S.-based Corporate Angel Network (CAN), was launched this week in Shanghai at ABACE 2015.

Like its U.S. counterpart, it plans to partner with corporate aviation providers willing to donate empty legs, empty seats, or flight hours to transport patients from remote locations to medical facilities. Though CAN transports only cancer patients, AJN will also extend charity medical flights to those with cardiac and pulmonary diseases, as well as congenital disorders.

Founding board of director members William Schultz and Jane McBride are both influential figures in the Asia Pacific region. Schultz is the senior vice president of business development for Textron Aviation China, while McBride founded Hong Kong-based air charter broker Avicus Group, and Friends of Thai Daughters, an organization that protects Asian children from human trafficking.

AJN has already received support from NBAA, Altitudes magazine, Lulu Wang & Partners, Beijing Raybay Medical Group and Roberto & Co. Meanwhile, Corporate Angel Network co-founder Priscilla Blum has accepted a position on AJN’s advisory board.