Healthcare Takes Flight

The healthcare and aviation industries intersect in critical ways - particularly when medical emergencies occur in-flight. Airlines continue to face a persistent challenge: how to reliably identify and engage qualified medical professionals onboard when every second counts. SkyClin was founded to bridge this gap by connecting airlines with certified doctors who are already traveling, while ensuring their presence is known to the crew before departure - so they know exactly who to approach and ready to assist when needed.

Vision

Vision Background

To be the world's leading medical assistance platform, trusted by top airlines worldwide to ensure every flight is equipped to respond quickly and confidently to in-flight medical emergencies.

Mission

mission Background

We help airlines respond to in-flight medical emergencies by connecting them with trusted medical professionals, ensuring timely care, fewer diversions, and smoother operations.

Winning in Innovation

SkyClin was born within a structured innovation ecosystem in 2016, when Royal Jordanian Airlines launched its internal Innovation Lab; a program designed to empower employees to propose innovative solutions to challenges facing the aviation industry. The program welcomed ideas from across the airline, offering selected projects the opportunity to be incubated and tested within the airline, and eventually spun off into independent ventures.

SkyClin emerged from this environment as a response to the high operational and financial impact of in-flight medical emergencies. These events often led to costly and disruptive emergency landings, typically due to uncertainty and a lack of adequate medical support on board. Recognizing the need for a smarter, more proactive approach, the idea for SkyClin took shapeaimed at enhancing medical decision-making during flights and reducing unnecessary diversions

2015
Royal Jordanian Airlines Launched the Innovation Lab
2016
SkyClin was presented to the Innovation Lab Committee and approved
2017
SkyClin launched its pilot Doctor on Board program within Royal Jordanian
2020
Pause to the program due to the pandemic
2025
Relaunched, with a revamped model and enhanced benefits.
Doctor Flight Attendant

A Flight That Sparked the Aspiration

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During the airline-wide internal awareness campaign for the Innovation Lab, a long-haul flight incident provided a pivotal moment of insight. By coincidence, one of the airline’s own doctors happened to be among the passengers. It became immediately clear how valuable it was to have a known, qualified medical professional on board, someone the crew could trust in a high-stakes situation.
When a passenger began experiencing severe medical complications mid-flight, the crew did not follow the usual protocol of making a general announcement for medical assistance. Instead, they discreetly approached the known doctor, who quickly stepped in to provide support. This incident sparked a powerful idea: What if flight crews could know in advance which certified medical professionals were on board? What if in-flight readiness didn’t have to depend on chance?
What began as a passing observation quickly evolved into a structured concept. Through the support of the Innovation Lab, the idea was refined step by step into what would eventually become the foundation of SkyClin.

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Where Are We Heading?

After a successful pilot launch and a pause following the pandemic, SkyClin is now ready for takeoff once again. We've relaunched with a sharper model, a broader vision, and a growing network of dedicated medical professionals ready to make a difference at 30,000 feet and upwards.

As we expand, we invite MDs from all specialties to join us in shaping the future of in-flight care. This is just the beginning. We are working to make pre-identified medical presence a global industry standard to ensure higher levels of safety, readiness, and peace of mind for every airline and every passenger. So buckle up and join us on our journey.

Not just a program, but a Movement

By building a global network of ready, recognized, and informed doctors, we are working towards a future where pre-identified medical presence becomes the industry standard. Whether you usually fly for work or leisure, your presence can make all the difference, and it all starts with YOU!