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MD ONBOARD and The Centre for Aviation Psychology Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Aviation Mental Health, Resilience, and Peer Support.
The partnership integrates aviation-specific peer support, resilience resources, clinical escalation, and operationally aligned wellbeing support into the MD ONBOARD aviation medical platform.
October 13, 2026 · New York
NEW YORK, October 13, 2026 — MD ONBOARD, a Northwell Health company and aviation medical solutions provider, today announced a strategic partnership with The Centre for Aviation Psychology (CAP), a globally recognized specialist in aviation mental health, resilience, and peer support solutions for airlines and aviation operators.
The partnership brings together MD ONBOARD’s digital aviation medical platform with CAP’s expertise in aviation psychology, peer support, resilience training and crew well-being. Together, the organizations will offer airlines and business aviation operators a structured, confidential, and aviation-specific support model designed to help crew access the right support earlier, before personal challenges escalate into safety, performance, or fitness-for-duty concerns.
Through this collaboration, MD ONBOARD and CAP will provide an integrated solution that includes confidential peer support, resilience resources, clinical escalation pathways, critical incident support, and anonymized reporting aligned with the operator’s Safety Management System principles.
“Crew well-being is no longer a standalone HR topic; it is a core component of operational resilience, safety culture, and organizational performance,” said Wehda El Aridi, Chief Growth Officer, MD ONBOARD. “This partnership with The Centre for Aviation Psychology allows us to move beyond fragmented support models and offer aviation operators a more connected, practical, and trusted framework for crew mental health. By integrating peer support, resilience resources, and clinical escalation into the MD ONBOARD platform, we are helping operators support their people earlier, more confidentially, and in a way that reflects the operational realities of aviation.”
“This collaboration reflects the importance of building mental health support around the realities of aviation. By combining peer support, resilience training, and digital access, we can help airlines and business aviation operators engage crew earlier and more effectively.”
Aedrian Bekker
Co-founder, The Centre for Aviation Psychology
The partnership reinforces both MD ONBOARD’s commitment to building a connected aviation medical ecosystem across preflight, inflight, crew health, mental well-being, and post-event support and CAP's commitment to providing high-quality peer support services to aviators via innovative and state-of-the-art channels.
About MD ONBOARD
MD ONBOARD is a leader in aviation medical and security advisory solutions, dedicated to enhancing inflight safety for both commercial and business aviation worldwide. Through MD ONBOARD’s proprietary next-generation platform, an award-winning team of aviation-trained paramedics and emergency physicians provide real-time remote advice. MD ONBOARD also provides state-of-the-art diagnostics, and comprehensive training to equip crew members with the information needed to manage inflight medical emergencies. With a commitment to quality and innovation, MD ONBOARD, a fully owned subsidiary of Northwell Health, one of the foremost health systems in the U.S., partners with airlines, aviation organizations and industry partners to improve passenger safety and crew readiness globally. For more information, visit www.mdonboard.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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Sandy Dell
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
About The Centre for Aviation Psychology
The Centre for Aviation Psychology is a globally recognized authority in aviation mental health, resilience, peer support, and human performance, supporting aviation operators with trusted, confidential, and industry-aligned psychological support frameworks. For more information, www.bizavpeer.com or www.centreforaviationpsychology.com.
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Aedrian Bekker
Director, Centre for Aviation Psychology
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