The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the capacity of health systems worldwide, with several cities declaring the collapse of the hospital system. In order to find a way to support Brazil in the fight against the pandemic, this paper applied the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Value-Focused Thinking (VFT) methods to select the most suitable hospital aircraft to be acquired by the Brazilian government. The airplane would be used in aeromedical evacuations, supporting the fight against the pandemic, especially in cities where there are no more ICU beds available, transporting patients to other locations with greater structure, technological and technical experience. Six models manufactured by Embraer, employed in aeromedical evacuations, were evaluated in the light of operational, technical and commercial criteria. This paper aims to solve a problem of extreme relevance to academia and society, as it contributes to the solution of a problem that affects millions of people in Brazil and worldwide. After the application of the AHP and VFT methods, Legacy 450 aircraft was chosen as the most indicated to be acquired by the Government and used as hospital aircraft in the fight against the pandemic.
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