4-Sep-2013 Source: Aerolite
Aerolite announced it received TCCA approval for HEMS interiors for the AW109S and SP models. The interior can be configured with one or two stretchers, up to four attendants in one stretcher configuration and up to two attendants in the two stretcher configuration.
The innovative multi-mission medical floor allows the integration of a swiveling/tracking medical seat as well as up to five passengers in pax configuration. Optional equipment such as oxygen system, suction unit, incubator platform and medical equipment integrations is also available.
Aerolite received its first EASA STC for AW109SP EMS interiors in 2010 and has AW109SP EMS interiors in daily operation with various operators in Austria, Italy, Japan and Switzerland. “The first SP interiors for North America will be delivered to a Canadian customer shortly. The FAA approval for the SP interior is expected this month”, comments Hans Bretscher, VP of Aerolite America.
About Aerolite
Aerolite Max Bucher AG and its subsidiary Aerolite America LLC, is an independent designer and manufacturer of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft interior solutions for a variety of airframes. Since it began in 1995, Aerolite has become a leading aeromedical interior innovator and supplier for the AW109S and SP, AW139, Bell 429 and 412, EC135 and EC145 and MD902 helicopters. With operations in Switzerland and the US, Aerolite is known for its quality medical, parapublic and VIP interiors.