15-Dec-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s largest provider of emergency aerial services, has become the first operator in the world to surpass 5,000 flying hours on the Leonardo AW169. The aircraft that has reached this significant milestone supports our HEMS operation in the Västra Götaland region of Sweden, where it has performed 9,000 missions since entering into service in... Read more
23-Sep-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s largest emergency aerial services operator, has acquired KN Helicopters in Denmark. KN Helicopters has been delivering helicopter services to the offshore wind sector since 2016, having secured contracts with wind farm owners and operators such as Vattenfall and Siemens. The company is led by CEO Niels Peter Kjeldahl, who will continue to lead... Read more
15-Aug-2025Source: UAVOS
UAVOS has been selected by Avincis, a leading European company specializing in aerial emergency services and critical operations, to supply composite main rotor blades for its LUMES unmanned helicopter platform. This collaboration reinforces UAVOS’s position as a trusted OEM supplier of advanced rotorcraft components to international unmanned platform operators. The rotor blades delivered by UAVOS... Read more
11-Aug-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s leading provider of emergency aerial services, is proud to announce the launch of its first operations in Greece, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued expansion across Europe. With the addition of Greece, Avincis now operates in nine countries worldwide thanks to the support and dedication of its more than 2,400 employees.... Read more
29-Jul-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis proudly marks a decade of delivering critical offshore helicopter services in Mozambique. Since commencing its long-term contract for Eni in June 2015, Avincis has grown the service from a single Leonardo AW139 helicopter based at Pemba International Airport to become a trusted aviation partner in the region. Today, the company operates a fleet of... Read more
2-Jul-2025Source: HeliHub.com
Malta-based Gulf Med Aviation Services has won a five year air ambulance contract in Portugal. The operator will supply four Airbus H145 D3 helicopters to INEM (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica) to provide 24/7 national coverage from four bases. The contract started 1 July, reportedly lasts to 31 December 2030, and is valued at €77.475... Read more
13-Jun-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s largest provider of emergency aerial services, has revealed a bold new helicopter livery design, reflecting its new brand identity which was rolled out last year. Using the latest colour scheme, the Avincis inhouse marketing team worked closely with graphic designers at Leonardo to come up with this new look and feel for the... Read more
5-Jun-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis has taken delivery of two five-bladed H145 helicopters from Airbus at its production facility in Donauwörth, Germany. These aircraft are destined for Stockholm, where they will reinforce Avincis’ existing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) fleet operating in Sweden. These latest additions mark a continuation of Avincis’ investment in advanced, mission-ready aircraft across its global... Read more
30-May-2025Source: CENTUM
CENTUM and Avincis are proud to announce a strategic partnership in the framework of the newly awarded contract to Avincis as the helicopter service provider for Sasemar (the Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency). This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing the technological capabilities of Avincis’ fleet, with the integration of CENTUM’s Lifeseeker system,... Read more
23-May-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s leading provider of emergency aerial services, has been awarded new wildfire response contracts by Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) and the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha. The new contracts, build upon Avincis’ ongoing firefighting operations in collaboration with the regional governments of Andalusia, Aragon, the Valencian Community,... Read more
11-Apr-2025Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s leading emergency aerial services operator, has concluded a four-month aerial firefighting mission in Chile where it tripled the number of hours flown compared to previous seasons. The company deployed two Airbus Super Puma AS332-L2 helicopters from Spain to Chile. Between them they performed almost 3,300 water drops, accounting for around 10 million litres... Read more
17-Dec-2024Source: Avincis
Avincis, Europe’s largest provider of emergency aerial services, has started to explore locations for a new state-of-the-art emergency aviation training “centre of excellence” site. Avincis has identified a need to in-source its training to support its global growth ambitions, uphold its commitment to safety, and drive standardisation of operations. The facility will also be available... Read more
5-Nov-2024Source: TracPlus
TracPlus has been selected by Avincis, Europe’s leading provider of emergency aerial services, to deliver operational intelligence and tracking across their fleet of around 220 aircraft. The partnership, announced today ahead of European Rotors in Amsterdam, will bring together all aspects of Avincis’ operations – from Emergency Medical Services to Search and Rescue and Aerial... Read more
8-Oct-2024Source: Avincis
Avincis, which has a fleet of 180 helicopters operating in Europe, has for the first time chosen Lisbon, Portugal, as the location for a large-scale scheduled maintenance procedure on one of its Italian-based aircraft. The helicopter arrived in Lisbon from Italy and will receive a complete overhaul from the Portuguese technical team. With this pilot... Read more
9-Sep-2024Source: Avincis
Avincis has been awarded a further five-year contract by the public entity responsible for maritime search and rescue services in Spain, the Maritime Safety and Rescue Society (SASEMAR), valued at €305 million. This contract solidifies Avincis’s position in providing search and rescue (SAR) services in a region where it has delivered uninterrupted SAR support for... Read more
28-Aug-2024Source: LCI
Avincis has taken delivery of two five-bladed H145 aircraft at the Airbus facility in Donauwörth, Germany. Both aircraft will be deployed in Avincis HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) operations. One will the join the fleet in Italy, strengthening operations across Avincis’ network of Italian bases. The other will join the Avincis fleet in Stockholm, Sweden,... Read more
7-Jun-2024Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus and Avincis, a well-established European helicopter operator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on the development of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The companies will collaborate to explore opportunities for operating electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft throughout Europe. Through the agreement, Airbus and Avincis will focus on defining the concept of... Read more
15-Nov-2023Source: LEVL Leasing
LEVL Leasing Limited, a joint venture between Lobo Leasing Limited and EMP Structured Assets GmbH, closed a EUR 50m sale and leaseback transaction of six Airbus H145D2 and D3 helicopters with Avincis, Europe’s largest aerial emergency services operator. All of these helicopters are now being operated on long term Emergency Medical Support (EMS) contracts in... Read more
1-Mar-2023Source: HeliHub.com
Babcock International Group today announced the conclusion of its portfolio alignment programme with the completion of the sale of certain of its aerial emergency services businesses to Ancala Partners. These businesses were sold for a cash consideration of €136.2 million (c. £120 million), before completion adjustments and transaction costs. In turn, Ancala have rejuvenated the... Read more
