EMS

LCI leases two more H175s to Omni in Brazil

LCI leases two more H175s to Omni in Brazil

4-Nov-2024Source: LCI

LCI is pleased to announce the expansion of its successful partnership with Omni Helicopters International with the lease of two new Airbus Helicopters H175. Omni is the largest helicopter operator in Latin America delivering a range of Search and Rescue (SAR), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and onshore and offshore crew transport missions. The two H175s will be used to support Omni’s... Read more

Ruidoso Fire Dept selects Air Methods Ascend’s first responder program

Ruidoso Fire Dept selects Air Methods Ascend’s first responder program

4-Nov-2024Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that the Ruidoso Fire Department has selected Air Methods Ascend’s Critical Care Review online program to provide continuing education to its first responders. With three full-time fire stations and a team of 30 professionals, the Ruidoso Fire Department provide emergency services for the over... Read more

CareFlight honours pioneering pilot John Hoad

CareFlight honours pioneering pilot John Hoad

1-Nov-2024Source: CareFlight

CareFlight has named its iconic Sydney helicopter in honour of its founding pilot John Hoad.  Earlier this year the aeromedical service’s longest serving employee officially retired after more than 37 years flying for CareFlight.  In October, 2024, a ceremony was held at CareFlight’s Westmead base to name the Airbus H145 helicopter, “Captain John Hoad”, honouring... Read more

HELP Appeal donates £300K to Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance’s new Airbase

HELP Appeal donates £300K to Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance’s new Airbase

1-Nov-2024Source: HELP Appeal

The HELP Appeal has granted £300,000 towards the relocation of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance airbase and charity headquarters to a site near Southampton Airport. The HELP Appeal is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads and air ambulance base helipads. The charity has previously funded helipads at... Read more

Tasmania – Launceston General Hospital helipad opened

Tasmania – Launceston General Hospital helipad opened

31-Oct-2024Source: Tasmania Government

The construction of the Launceston General Hospital’s new state-of-the-art $16 million helipad is officially complete and just days away from taking its first flight.The completion of the helipad was great news for the community, and would support our healthcare workforce to deliver better, safer and faster care for patients.It will ensure patients in need of... Read more

London – King’s College Hospital marks 2600 landings in 8 years

London – King’s College Hospital marks 2600 landings in 8 years

31-Oct-2024Source: HELP Appeal

This year marks a significant milestone for King’s College Hospital as it celebrates the eighth anniversary of its life-saving rooftop helipad, which has seen 2,660 landings since its opening in 2016. Serving as a Major Trauma Centre for South East London and Kent, the hospital has become a vital hub for emergency medical care, with... Read more

Zimbabwe – stats released on use of EMS helicopters

Zimbabwe – stats released on use of EMS helicopters

28-Oct-2024Source: HeliHub.com

Local news website Bulawayo24 has provided some insight on the first six weeks of the new air ambulance service from when it started on 24th August, some 15 months after the launch announcement of the helicopters arriving in Zimbabwe. The landmark initial mission was to transfer a cardiac arrest patient from Chegutu District Hospital in... Read more

California air ambulance Bell 407 covered in graffiti

California air ambulance Bell 407 covered in graffiti

28-Oct-2024Source: HeliHub.com

An Air Methods Bell 407 has been vandalised over the weekend by graffiti.  Known by its callsign “Mercy Air 22”, the helicopter fuselage was covered on both sides, and found early Sunday.  Local news outlet Victorville Daily press quoted San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in saying that the vandalism was first reported just after 5:20... Read more

Toll Group expands EMS footprint in Australia with fixed wing acquisition

Toll Group expands EMS footprint in Australia with fixed wing acquisition

25-Oct-2024Source: Toll Group

Toll Group, a leading provider of global logistics services, has signed an agreement to acquire Pel-Air from Rex Holdings. As part of the acquisition, Toll Group will acquire Pel-Air’s fixed wing air ambulance services currently under 10 year contract terms with the NSW and Victorian governments and assets including 10 planes comprising eight King Air... Read more

Scottish Health Secretary visits Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

Scottish Health Secretary visits Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

25-Oct-2024Source: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance played host to a visit from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Neil Gray at the charity’s Perth HQ base today. The Cabinet Secretary spent over an hour with charity leaders and frontline pilot and paramedic crew members as he toured the facility at Perth Airport. SCAA, launched in... Read more

ITC-AeroLeasing closes 11 new transactions in the EMS sector

ITC-AeroLeasing closes 11 new transactions in the EMS sector

24-Oct-2024Source: ITC-AeroLeasing

ITC-AeroLeasing announces the finalization of eleven (11) new aircraft leases with our long-term Emergency Medical Services partner in the United States, between June and August. ITC-AeroLeasing is very pleased to announce the conclusion of 11 aircraft leases with our long-time partner in the US, Global Medical Response, through their operating companies Air Evac EMS, Guardian Flight, Med-Trans Corporation,... Read more

New AirCare base expands EMS response to Quad Cities

New AirCare base expands EMS response to Quad Cities

24-Oct-2024Source: Iowa Health Care

University of Iowa Health Care and Air Methods are increasing Quad Citizens’ access to life-saving critical care services by opening a new helicopter base in Davenport, Iowa. The new base will serve as a hub for the expert physicians, flight nurses, pilots, and other professionals who staff UI Health Care’s AirCare emergency services and is expected to... Read more

DRF Luftrettung to exhibit at European Rotors

DRF Luftrettung to exhibit at European Rotors

22-Oct-2024Source: DRF Luftrettung

DRF Luftrettung will be presenting its extensive range of services at the international helicopter trade show European Rotors from 5 to 7 November 2024 at stands 4085 and 5090 in Amsterdam. The focus will be on offers and services from DRF Maintenance and DRF Akademie – including maintenance solutions and helicopter modifications as well as... Read more

Air Methods Achieves Safety Standard with FAA Compliance

Air Methods Achieves Safety Standard with FAA Compliance

21-Oct-2024Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, is proud to announce its submission of a declaration of compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Safety Management System (SMS) under 14 CFR Part 5. This compliance, which applies to both Part 91 and Part 135 operations, makes Air Methods one of the... Read more

Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance marks 20,000th mission

Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance marks 20,000th mission

18-Oct-2024Source: Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance

On Wednesday 16 October our paramedic and doctor team responded to an incident in Winchester. They attended the incident via one of our emergency response vehicles and provided treatment to a patient who was taken to hospital by road ambulance. This comes as the specialist doctors, dispatchers, pilots and paramedics have responded to almost 2,000 call-outs this year... Read more

Magpas moves forward with Castle Air and an AW109SP

Magpas moves forward with Castle Air and an AW109SP

15-Oct-2024Source: Magpas Air Ambulance

On Monday, 7th October, a new helicopter touched down at the Magpas Air Ambulance airbase in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire. This new aircraft, an AW109 SP registered as ‘G-MPAS’, is supplied by Castle Air under a new four year contract. It replaces the charity’s previous helicopter, an AW169, which was sold as part of a pre-pack... Read more

Air Ambulances UK CEO quits

Air Ambulances UK CEO quits

15-Oct-2024Source: Air Ambulances UK

Air Ambulances UK regrets to announce that Simmy Akhtar, our Chief Executive Officer since March 2021, will leave the charity in December to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Life Saving Society UK. Simmy leaves behind a legacy of supportive and innovative leadership together with a wide range of achievements,... Read more

Saudi Arabia hosts 10-day international SAR conference

Saudi Arabia hosts 10-day international SAR conference

15-Oct-2024Source: Cospas Sarsat

The International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Council (CSC)’s 71st meeting started in Riyadh, hosted by the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). It is the first time since the establishment of this council that this meeting is taking place outside the Cospas-Sarsat headquarters in Montreal. CSC is an intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the global satellite... Read more

Samaritan’s Purse coordinates 210 missions in Hurricane Helene response

Samaritan’s Purse coordinates 210 missions in Hurricane Helene response

15-Oct-2024Source: Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan’s Purse has completed more than 210 helicopter and fixed-wing missions to deliver emergency relief supplies to some of the most isolated and hard-hit areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in response to Hurricane Helene—with more airlifts going out every day. From small helicopters to Black Hawks to Chinooks, capable of carrying over 15,000 pounds of cargo,... Read more

Ecocopter+Helisul and Airbus Foundation work together to combat forest fires in Bolivia

Ecocopter+Helisul and Airbus Foundation work together to combat forest fires in Bolivia

15-Oct-2024Source: Ecocopter

September 20, 2024, marked the beginning of an aid mission for Ecocopter+Helisul and Airbus Foundation, in their joint fight against the devastating forest fires in Bolivia, which currently mainly affect the regions of Santa Cruz. The H145 helicopter, equipped with cutting-edge firefighting technology, began its journey to the heart of Bolivia’s Chiquitania, a region besieged... Read more

Cornwall Air Ambulance appoints Chair of the Board

Cornwall Air Ambulance appoints Chair of the Board

15-Oct-2024Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance

Cornwall Air Ambulance is excited to announce it has appointed a new Chair of the Board, David Richards CBE. With a very successful and high-profile career in motorsports, David’s impressive experience includes founding Prodrive, leading teams in Formula One, and previously chairing Aston Martin. After 50 years within the motor industry, David remains heavily involved... Read more

Salisbury District Hospital installs weather station on helipad

Salisbury District Hospital installs weather station on helipad

15-Oct-2024Source: HELP Appeal

A donation of £34,077 from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, has enabled Salisbury District Hospital to become one of the first nine hospitals in the country to be equipped with a HELP Appeal funded state-of-the-art weather station on its helipad. This innovative addition provides emergency... Read more

North West Air Ambulance increases blood coverage

North West Air Ambulance increases blood coverage

15-Oct-2024Source: HeliHub.com

British EMS charity North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) have carried blood on board Helimed 72, their doctor-led aircraft, bringing lifesaving blood transfusions to patients across the region sine 2019. In early October, the charity has expanded the service by introducing blood on board to all of their vehicles, including their three Airbus EC135 helicopters and... Read more

Life Link III becomes first air medical program to achieve AACN Beacon Award

Life Link III becomes first air medical program to achieve AACN Beacon Award

14-Oct-2024Source: Life Link III

Life Link III, the premier critical care air medical transport program serving Minnesota, Wisconsin and the midwest, has achieved an unprecedented milestone in the field of critical care air medical transport. The program has been awarded the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Beacon Award for Excellence Gold, marking a historic first as the only... Read more

Three Air Bases Mark 20 Years of Service in White Sands Area 

Three Air Bases Mark 20 Years of Service in White Sands Area 

10-Oct-2024Source: Air Methods

With a mission to provide the people of the White Sands area with critical emergency air medical service, Native Air established bases in Alamogordo, Las Cruces, and Silver City 20 years ago. On Sept. 25, the three came together at Las Cruces International Airport to celebrate two decades of care to the communities of Southern... Read more

AirLife Utah Receives First Responder Status

AirLife Utah Receives First Responder Status

10-Oct-2024Source: Air Methods

Patients in northern Utah and western Wyoming may now receive emergency air medical care faster because the AirLife Utah bases in Brigham City and Lehi recently obtained first responder status. This means that when they are called to the scene of an emergency by 911 dispatch or a Sheriff’s or fire department, the pilot can... Read more

HELP Appeal’s first helipad sees 1,187 landings

HELP Appeal’s first helipad sees 1,187 landings

7-Oct-2024Source: HELP Appeal

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital’s helipad in Oswestry opened 15 years’ ago this month, after HELP Appeal donated £400,000 to cover its entire upgrade. Since then, it has seen 1,187 landings which have included patients with serious spinal injuries, who have been flown directly to the hospital to receive specialist care. The... Read more

Members of The Air Ambulance Service shortlisted for national awards

Members of The Air Ambulance Service shortlisted for national awards

7-Oct-2024Source: The Air Ambulance Service

We are delighted to announce that four members of The Air Ambulance Service’s (TAAS) Operational Team have been shortlisted for the prestigious Air Ambulances UK Awards of Excellence. These awards celebrate individuals who work tirelessly to ensure patients receive the highest standards of care in the air ambulance sector. Critical Care Paramedic Paul Mullins has... Read more

Police Aviation News – October 2024 Edition

Police Aviation News – October 2024 Edition

3-Oct-2024Source: Police Aviation News

The October 2024 edition of Police Aviation News can be found here. HeliHub.com is providing an external link.  Police Aviation News is responsible for the content of their monthly newsletter... Read more

Air Methods’ Mental Health Program Celebrates One Year of Service

Air Methods’ Mental Health Program Celebrates One Year of Service

1-Oct-2024Source: Air Methods

Air Methods’ first-ever peer-to-peer support group — the Stress Intervention & Recovery Employee Network (SIREN) — completed its first year of supporting teammates’ mental health and well-being, citing the effectiveness of the program with nearly 300 touchpoints. Launched in September 2023, SIREN was created to ensure all teammates have access to the mental health care they... Read more

Air Methods of Kentucky 3 celebrate 20 years of service

Air Methods of Kentucky 3 celebrate 20 years of service

27-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods

To commemorate two decades of providing lifesaving care to Somerset and the surrounding communities, Air Methods of Kentucky 3 held a special celebration on Sept. 12. The event, attended by local partners and community members, featured lunch and tours of their aircraft. “This anniversary shows how much Air Methods of Kentucky means to the area... Read more

Mercy Air conducts specialized LZ training with US Borax

Mercy Air conducts specialized LZ training with US Borax

27-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods

Mercy Air recently conducted a specialized landing zone training with U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, California’s largest open pit mine. The training, designed for the U.S. Borax Mine Emergency Response Team (ERT), focused on aircraft safety and the procedures for establishing a secure landing zone for the air medical team should they ever be dispatched... Read more

Tulsa Life Flight Celebrates 45 Years of Lifesaving Service

Tulsa Life Flight Celebrates 45 Years of Lifesaving Service

26-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods

In honor of providing 45 years of lifesaving emergency air medical care, Tulsa Life Flight held a special event on Sept. 13 at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel to mark the notable anniversary. The event, which was held in conjunction with the Saint Francis Trauma Symposium to honor the program’s founding history with the hospital, brought... Read more

LifeNet of the Heartland marks 10 Years in North Platte

LifeNet of the Heartland marks 10 Years in North Platte

26-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods

For the last decade, LifeNet of the Heartland has served North Platte and the surrounding area with lifesaving care. In recognition of that milestone, the community joined the crew on Saturday night to celebrate. The celebration was held at Pals Brewing Company following the annual Flat Rock EMS Conference where local EMS and hospital partners... Read more

Mercy Air hosts annual emergency care conference

Mercy Air hosts annual emergency care conference

26-Sep-2024Source: Air Methods

Mercy Air ambulance and medical provider partners, including Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego (RCHSD) and UC San Diego (UCSD) Health System, hosted the annual Southern California Emergency Care Conference on Sept. 14 in San Diego. The conference is unique to Southern California as it brings together physicians, registered nurses, paramedics, first responders, and other critical care specialties in... Read more

Investec Partners with RIVE to Support EMS Helicopters

Investec Partners with RIVE to Support EMS Helicopters

25-Sep-2024Source: Investec

Investec Aviation Finance is proud to announce its collaboration with RIVE Private Investment (“RIVE”) on a significant transaction that supports helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in France and Spain. The transaction involves a facility covering twelve Airbus H135 and Leonardo AW109-type helicopters, for three different operators. The helicopters play a vital role in supporting governmental services... Read more

Air ambulance fundraising app wins Third Sector Award

Air ambulance fundraising app wins Third Sector Award

24-Sep-2024Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

A fundraising app, which supports East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), has been announced as the winner of a ‘Digital Innovation of the Year’ award. The EAAA ‘Missions’ app was recognised at the 20th anniversary of the Third Sector awards, which took place on Friday 20 September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The app was... Read more

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance appoints new Chairman

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance appoints new Chairman

19-Sep-2024Source: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

Aberdeenshire farmer and businessman Robbie Brown has been appointed Chairman of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA). Robbie (53) takes over from Interim Chair Mike Beale and will serve up to two terms in office (four years per term). Now running a pedigree Beef Shorthorn herd at his north east Causewayend Farm, Robbie’s previous lengthy career... Read more

NEMSPA Launches Medical Pilot Career Launch Program at AMTC

NEMSPA Launches Medical Pilot Career Launch Program at AMTC

18-Sep-2024Source: NEMSPA

The National Emergency Medical Services Pilots Association (NEMSPA) is excited to announce the launch of its new program, the Medical Pilot Career Launch. This immersive two-day experience is designed to provide aspiring and new air medical pilots with a unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders, network with professionals, and gain valuable insights into the... Read more

Leeds General Infirmary helipad reaches landing milestone

Leeds General Infirmary helipad reaches landing milestone

18-Sep-2024Source: HELP Appeal

The helipad at Leeds’ Major Trauma Centre has seen 1,182 landings since the HELP Appeal donated over £132,000 in 2017 to install essential lighting and fire-fighting equipment on the helipad, allowing air ambulances to land later in the evening and provide immediate access to the Emergency Department for critically ill patients. Previously, the helipad had... Read more

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance orders second AW169

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance orders second AW169

17-Sep-2024Source: HeliHub.com

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance are expecting to take delivery of a second Leonardo AW169 in the next two years. In a recently published newsletter, CEO Charles Hackett announced that the charity “have secured a delivery slot from the helicopter manufacturer and we have the initial design scheme for the operational base upgrade”. The very... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance celebrates Air Ambulance Week 2024

Devon Air Ambulance celebrates Air Ambulance Week 2024

6-Sep-2024Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Air Ambulance Week 2024 takes off across the UK from 9 – 15 September, to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of air ambulance charities here in Devon and across the UK. Our local Air Ambulance charity will be sharing stories of previous patients who have benefited from the time-critical care and the ways in which... Read more

Nova delivers mission system for Dutch Caribbean SAR AW139s

Nova delivers mission system for Dutch Caribbean SAR AW139s

5-Sep-2024Source: Nova Systems

New life-saving search and rescue and border protection capabilities – developed by Nova Systems supporting Bristow Group – have begun operating in service as part of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. Nova Systems’ next-generation mission system solution has been successfully tested, delivered and accepted into service for two AW139 law enforcement and search and rescue... Read more

STARS and Viterra celebrate 40 years of critical care

STARS and Viterra celebrate 40 years of critical care

5-Sep-2024Source: STARS

STARS and Viterra publicly launched the 2025 STARS Calendar — marking 40 years of critical care with powerful stories of survival, perseverance, and growth. Now in its 32nd year, the STARS Calendar has become a cherished tradition that showcases the bravery and resilience of STARS medical crew and their Very Important Patients (VIPs). To celebrate STARS’... Read more

LifeFlight wins EMS Business of the Year award

LifeFlight wins EMS Business of the Year award

5-Sep-2024Source: LifeFlight

LifeFlight was last night recognised at the third Australian Aviation Awards as the ‘Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Business of the Year’. The win adds to a string of accolades for the leading aeromedical provider in the past year, which included winning the Air Ambulance of the Year award at the International Travel and Insurance Conference.... Read more

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance welcomes new Aviation Director

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance welcomes new Aviation Director

4-Sep-2024Source: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Bill Long as its new Aviation Director, effective Monday 16th September. Bill will join EHAAT’s executive team, bringing with him a wealth of aviation experience and a strong passion for advancing the charity’s life-saving mission. In his role as Aviation Director, Bill... Read more

Police Aviation News – September 2024 Edition

Police Aviation News – September 2024 Edition

3-Sep-2024Source: Police Aviation News

The September 2024 edition of Police Aviation News can be found here. HeliHub.com is providing an external link.  Police Aviation News is responsible for the content of their monthly newsletter... Read more

LCI delivers 2 AW139s to Babcock Australasia

LCI delivers 2 AW139s to Babcock Australasia

30-Aug-2024Source: LCI

LCI, a leading aviation company, has delivered two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia (Babcock) for emergency medical services (EMS) operations across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. The helicopters, which were delivered to Australia to begin modification for their EMS role in late August, have been placed in LCI’s... Read more

CHC Ireland to launch Fatigue Risk Management System trial

CHC Ireland to launch Fatigue Risk Management System trial

29-Aug-2024Source: CHC Ireland

CHC Ireland, a subsidiary of CHC Helicopter, is to launch a trial of a Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) specifically for its Flight Crew in rotary wing Search and Rescue and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations. FRMS is a data-driven means of continuously monitoring and managing fatigue-related safety risks. Since 2019, CHC has gathered... Read more

Avincis takes delivery of two Airbus H145s on lease from LCI

Avincis takes delivery of two Airbus H145s on lease from LCI

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

Air Methods awarded Customer Impact Award from Workato

Air Methods awarded Customer Impact Award from Workato

26-Aug-2024Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the leading air medical services provider, announced today that it has been awarded the Customer Impact Award from Workato, the leading enterprise orchestration platform, in recognition of its commitment to setting a higher standard for enterprise orchestration and integration. “We are thrilled to receive the Customer Impact Award from Workato,” said Air Methods... Read more

SPAES designs new medial racks for MD902

SPAES designs new medial racks for MD902

21-Aug-2024Source: SPAES

SPAES has recently completed the design and manufacturing of five medical racks in a MD 902 helicopters for Heli Austria. These MD 902 helicopters are vital for HEMS missions and have been upgraded to include additional medical equipment, such as three essential units, two storage bags, and two oxygen bottles. The medical rack is placed... Read more

Wales Air Ambulance deploys Altitude Angel’s Approval Services platform

Wales Air Ambulance deploys Altitude Angel’s Approval Services platform

20-Aug-2024Source: Wales Air Ambulance

Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced Wales Air Ambulance is the latest organisation to deploy its Approval Services platform allowing drone operators the ability to request and pay for operations which involve taking-off and landing from a landowner’s property. Wales Air Ambulance delivers advanced medical help to... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance to host Medi-Connect Conference

Devon Air Ambulance to host Medi-Connect Conference

20-Aug-2024Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Devon Air Ambulance will host their first Medi-Connect conference, kindly sponsored by Zoll and SES, next month. The charity is looking forward to welcoming attendees to Exeter Racecourse on Tuesday 24 September for this fully interactive and educational experience, the first of its kind in the Southwest. The 2024 Medi-Connect Conference designed for those in... Read more

Midlands Air Ambulance prepare for second Airbus H145

Midlands Air Ambulance prepare for second Airbus H145

19-Aug-2024Source: HeliHub.com

The second Airbus H145 for Midlands Air Ambulance (MAA) was recently added to the UK register, and has been delivered by road from the factory in Germany.  It is now being fitted out with a full medical interior by Airbus Helicopters UK at their Oxford base, and after further flight testing will be delivered to... Read more

LifeFlight launches $26M maintenance facility at Archerfield

LifeFlight launches $26M maintenance facility at Archerfield

14-Aug-2024Source: LifeFlight

LifeFlight will significantly increase its engineering capability following the official opening of a new $26 million maintenance facility – the LifeFlight Clive Berghofer Maintenance Centre – at Archerfield Airport in Brisbane. The facility, which spans 5000sqm and is the largest in LifeFlight’s network, was developed by Archerfield Airport Corporation. It is named in honour of... Read more

Gama Aviation renews Scottish Ambulance Service contract

Gama Aviation renews Scottish Ambulance Service contract

13-Aug-2024

Gama Aviation has been awarded the Scottish Ambulance Service’s Air Ambulance contract The Air Ambulance Service transfers patients living in remote, rural and island communities to and from hospital. As part of the ScotSTAR service it also provides air ambulance support to the specialist transport retrieval teams and responds to 999 calls in a Helicopter... Read more

CHC wins North Sea wind farm contract with RWE

CHC wins North Sea wind farm contract with RWE

9-Aug-2024Source: CHC

CHC Helicopter, the global helicopter services company specialising in transportation and search and rescue operations, is delighted to announce it has secured a new contract with RWE Renewables to support the development of its Sofia Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea. In total, 100 turbines will be installed at the site on Dogger Bank,... Read more

El Paso Fire Department to open new air medical base

El Paso Fire Department to open new air medical base

9-Aug-2024Source: Air Method

Air Methods, the leading air medical service provider, has partnered with the El Paso Fire Department (EPFD) to establish Fire STAR, a new air medical base set to open in September and provide emergency medical services for the El Paso community. The El Paso City Council’s approval of the five-year contract with Air Methods last... Read more

ÖAMTC Air Rescue receives 40th H135 helicopter

ÖAMTC Air Rescue receives 40th H135 helicopter

8-Aug-2024Source: ÖAMTC

The ÖAMTC Air Rescue Service has taken delivery of a new helicopter – its 40th H135 – from Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth. “This completes a key part of the modernization of our fleet: at the end of 2020, we decided to purchase five helicopters of the latest H135 generation and secured the option for two... Read more

Maldives seeks emergency service helicopter operator – big incentive offered

Maldives seeks emergency service helicopter operator – big incentive offered

7-Aug-2024Source: HeliHub.com

On 5th August, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of the Maldives published a document inviting interested parties to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for helicopter operations aimed at enhancing national emergency services. They foresee the establishment of a helicopter service for responsive EMS and SAR work across the archipelago of over 100 islands,... Read more

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Announces New Deputy CEO

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Announces New Deputy CEO

6-Aug-2024Source: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) is delighted to announce the promotion of Finance Director Jonathan Ager to the newly created position of Deputy CEO in addition to his role as Finance Director, effective from 1st August 2024. This strategic appointment is aimed at ensuring the smooth running of the Charity as it continues to... Read more

Police Aviation News – August 2024 Edition

Police Aviation News – August 2024 Edition

5-Aug-2024Source: Police Aviation News

The August 2024 edition of Police Aviation News can be found here. HeliHub.com is providing an external link.  Police Aviation News is responsible for the content of their monthly newsletter... Read more

Air Rescue Systems Acquired By Vita Inclinata Technologies

Air Rescue Systems Acquired By Vita Inclinata Technologies

1-Aug-2024Source: Vita Inclinata

Vita Inclinata Technologies, a leading provider of intelligent lifting solutions, announced today the acquisition of Air Rescue Systems (ARS), a global leader in helicopter response, training, and equipment. Air Rescue Systems has a strong reputation for its custom and total team approach to serving customers in various branches of the military and emergency response organizations across... Read more

Australia – LifeFlight helped 11% more people in FY24

Australia – LifeFlight helped 11% more people in FY24

26-Jul-2024Source: LifeFlight

Key Stats: FY24  8,177 people helped – up 11.2% on FY23 A patient helped every 64 minutes Helicopter flying hours surged 25% to 5,159 hours People helped by rotary wing up 131% to 5,313 Toowoomba was the busiest base again helping 891 people Townsville and Brisbane jets helped 850 people – up 79% on FY23... Read more

Reiser H145 simulator D3 upgrade approved

Reiser H145 simulator D3 upgrade approved

26-Jul-2024Source: Reiser

Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH is proud to announce the successful qualification of the D3 Flight Model for the H145 FFS, which was handed over to Swiss Air-Rescue Rega last November. Certification was made by the Swiss Authorities, marking a major advancement in Rega’s training program and underscoring their dedication to maintaining the highest standards... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance take part in what3words campaign

Devon Air Ambulance take part in what3words campaign

17-Jul-2024Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Devon is a county made up of stunning, but rural and sometimes dangerous beauty spots like Dartmoor and our incredibly scenic coastal paths that both locals and tourists alike will flock to for their summer adventures. This week Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is working in partnership with what3words to gear up for a busy summer... Read more

Coulson wins 10 year New South Wales fire contract – fleet includes 7 helicopters

Coulson wins 10 year New South Wales fire contract – fleet includes 7 helicopters

16-Jul-2024Source: Coulson Aviation

Coulson Aviation is pleased to announce a new, $400 million dollar (AUD), 10-year contract with Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service (RFS). Awarded after an open and competitive bid process, Coulson will manage, operate, and maintain their entire fleet. The company has managed the majority of the NSW RFS aircraft fleet for the previous five... Read more

PHI Air Medical adopts ICARUS Devices

PHI Air Medical adopts ICARUS Devices

16-Jul-2024Source: PHI Air Medical

ICARUS Devices is proud to announce PHI Air Medical, a leader in the HEMS industry, is now using the Smart View Limiting Devices to train for IFR and IIMC. PHI was founded in 1949 with three Bell 47s at the birth of the commercial helicopter industry. In 1981 PHI Air Medical was formed at the... Read more

Memorial Hermann Life Flight orders one EMS Airbus H160 and four H145s

Memorial Hermann Life Flight orders one EMS Airbus H160 and four H145s

15-Jul-2024

Memorial Hermann Life Flight has placed orders for one H160 and four H145s to replace its current fleet of EC145 helicopters. The nationally recognised emergency medical services program will be the first in the world to operate the H160 for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS). Memorial Hermann Life Flight®, a service provided by Memorial Hermann... Read more

PHI Air Medical Expands Partnership with Flight Vector

PHI Air Medical Expands Partnership with Flight Vector

12-Jul-2024Source: PHI Air Medical

PHI Air Medical, a leader in the air medical industry, is pleased to announce the expansion of its strategic partnership with Flight Vector. Currently, PHI Air Medical utilizes FV Flight Operations to facilitate communication for fixed, rotor, and ground assets through a variety of systems, including tracking and dispatching. By expanding utilization of Flight Vector... Read more

NEMSPA is accepting nominations EMS Pilot of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards

NEMSPA is accepting nominations EMS Pilot of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards

12-Jul-2024Source: NEMSPA

The National EMS Pilots Association is now accepting nominations for the NEMSPA EMS Pilot of the Year and the NEMSPA Lifetime Achievement Awards. Both awards will be presented at the annual Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Salt Lake City, UT November 2024. Nominees should embody the best that the air ambulance industry has to... Read more

LifeFlight Australia appoints Non-Executive Director

LifeFlight Australia appoints Non-Executive Director

11-Jul-2024Source: LifeFlight Australia

Experienced aviation executive Amelia Evans has been appointed to the Board of LifeFlight Australia as a Non-Executive Director. As CEO at Queensland Airports Limited (QAL), she brings a wealth of experience to LifeFlight from a near 30-year career across a range of industries including aviation, telecommunications, tourism and higher education. Ms Evans has led QAL... Read more

Guyana´s First SAR Rear Crew for Omni Helicopters graduate

Guyana´s First SAR Rear Crew for Omni Helicopters graduate

11-Jul-2024Source: Omni Helicopters

Omni Helicopters, leading air mobility solutions provider for the offshore sector is proud to announce the successful completion of training and graduation of OHGI`s first Guyanese SAR Rear Crew class. The graduation ceremony marked a significant milestone for Guyana, OHGI, and most importantly Curt Mendonca, Daniel Yorris, Ishwar Parbhu, Kevin Sawh and Johnelle Ogle, who... Read more

Native Air Base now carry whole blood onboard

Native Air Base now carry whole blood onboard

11-Jul-2024Source: Air Methods

The industry-leading trauma clinicians with the Native Air emergency air medical base in Snyder are proud to announce they now carry and can administer whole blood onboard every transport. Having whole blood aboard their helicopter allows them to provide additional life-saving care when every minute counts. “When transfusion is required for patients with a traumatic... Read more

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