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Children’s Air Ambulance announces busiest year

Children’s Air Ambulance announces busiest year

31-Jan-2024Source: Children’s Air Ambulance

The national Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) has announced 2023 as its busiest year since the vital service started over a decade ago. The Children’s Air Ambulance is a pioneering service, changing the face of paediatric and neonatal care through the high-speed transfer of critically ill babies and children – flying them from one hospital to... Read more

2023 was second busiest year ever for The Air Ambulance Service

2023 was second busiest year ever for The Air Ambulance Service

31-Jan-2024Source: The Air Ambulance Service

Your local air ambulance has announced its second busiest year in 20 years as it responded to 3,803 potentially lifesaving missions throughout 2023. The Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) along with the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA), have worked tirelessly around the clock over the past year, and despite the continued impact... Read more

RAF picks Axnes wireless comms for Puma Mk.2

RAF picks Axnes wireless comms for Puma Mk.2

31-Jan-2024Source: Axnes AS

Axnes AS, a leading provider of innovative wireless intercom communication systems, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to deliver its cutting-edge PNG Wireless Intercom System (WICS) technology to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for their Puma HC Mk2 Air System. The PNG WICS will be utilized to enhance the aircrafts’ communication... Read more

Westpac funding retained as Tasmanian Gov takes over air ambulance provision

Westpac funding retained as Tasmanian Gov takes over air ambulance provision

31-Jan-2024Source: Rockliff Liberal Government

The Rockliff Liberal Government has welcomed a new funding agreement with Westpac Banking Corporation to enhance emergency helicopter services that provide life-saving care to the Tasmanian community. The agreement is for an initial term of two years to 2026 and will enable the purchase of specialist equipment, training, and other service enhancing measures to ensure... Read more

Maldives President announces EMS and SAR heli services

Maldives President announces EMS and SAR heli services

30-Jan-2024

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has decided to introduce safe helicopter flight services in the Maldives. The President made this decision following the Cabinet’s deliberations on a paper submitted by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. The President has decided to mandate ‘Medivac’ and ‘Search and Rescue’ services, utilising twin-engine helicopters to initiate helicopter operations.... Read more

Omni celebrates one year of operations in Guyana

Omni celebrates one year of operations in Guyana

26-Jan-2024Source: Omni

In just one year of operations, Omni Helicopters Guyana Inc, a strategic collaboration with Roraima Airways, has achieved remarkable milestones, safely transporting over 50,000 passengers with an average of 200 flights per month. Operating from Eugene F. Correia International Airport with a fleet of 6 modern helicopters, Omni has grown its workforce to over 80... Read more

Lufttransport wins Equinor offshore SAR contract with AW139

Lufttransport wins Equinor offshore SAR contract with AW139

25-Jan-2024Source: Lufttransport

Lufttransport RW AS is excited to announce a favourable outcome after a thorough tender process for the SAR AW139 Troll-Oseberg area with Equinor, with operations out from Bergen Airport Flesland. “We are thrilled to have been chosen by Equinor for this service, one of the pillars for emergency preparedness on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).... Read more

LCI launches LCI Analytics

LCI launches LCI Analytics

24-Jan-2024Source: LCI

LCI, a leading aviation company, has launched a new independent division dedicated to high quality advisory, consultancy and research services. LCI Analytics will initially cover mission critical rotorcraft and advanced air mobility operations across sectors including energy, emergency medical services (EMS), and search and rescue (SAR). It will publish regular, in-depth research and forecasts, and... Read more

Gama Aviation acquisition of Specialist Aviation Services making good progress

Gama Aviation acquisition of Specialist Aviation Services making good progress

22-Jan-2024Source: Jeremy Parkin

The CEOs of Gama Aviation and Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) gave an exclusive update with HeliHub.com late yesterday.  Marwan Khalek of Gama Aviation and Luke Farajallah of SAS advised that the process of Gama Aviation acquiring the SAS business is progressing well, and their expectation is that it will be concluded shortly via a pre-pack process. ... Read more

Heli-Expo 2024 Adds Training Course for Air Medical Teams

Heli-Expo 2024 Adds Training Course for Air Medical Teams

22-Jan-2024Source: HAI

As part of a continuous program to improve Professional Education Courses offered at HAI HELI-EXPO®, Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce the addition of the Air Methods Ascend Advanced Airway Training class with Cadaver Lab at the upcoming show in Anaheim, California. “The air medical crew is a team, and it’s important for... Read more

Omni trains Guyana´s first SAR Rear Crew

Omni trains Guyana´s first SAR Rear Crew

19-Jan-2024Source: Omni Helicopters

Omni Helicopters officially selected six Guyanese nationals to become Search & Rescue (SAR) Rear Crew with additional aviation security roles. The team have commenced training with the primary role as Rear Crew to work as part of the team supporting the SAR Helicopter responding to emergency situations that may result in saving lives and delivering... Read more

Fórsa and Irish Airline Pilots’ Association reach agreement with Bristow

Fórsa and Irish Airline Pilots’ Association reach agreement with Bristow

19-Jan-2024Source: Bristow

Bristow Ireland Limited, Fórsa, and the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) have reached an agreement which will enable a smooth transition of all search and rescue (SAR) pilots and technical crew from the current operator to Bristow Ireland Limited. The comprehensive agreement between Bristow Ireland Limited, Fórsa, and IALPA was reached in December and captures... Read more

Santa Barbara County Approves 5-Year Contract with CALSTAR

Santa Barbara County Approves 5-Year Contract with CALSTAR

12-Jan-2024Source: Noozhawk

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a five-year air ambulance services contract with CALSTAR, the company that responds to major-injury incidents and transports patients to local hospitals by helicopter. See Full Story.... Read more

East Anglian Air Ambulance welcome three new trustees

East Anglian Air Ambulance welcome three new trustees

20-Dec-2023Source: East Anglian Air Ambulance

East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is delighted to welcome three new trustees to the board, who were appointed in December 2023, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion for the 24/7 life-saving service. Marie Sigsworth is a senior director with over 35 years’ experience of Financial Services and more recently the technology... Read more

Sikorsky Delivers First Replacement MH-60T Airframe To US Coast Guard

Sikorsky Delivers First Replacement MH-60T Airframe To US Coast Guard

1-Dec-2023Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE:LMT), delivered the first of 45 replacement MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter airframes to the U.S. Coast Guard, launching a 10-year program to extend the service life of the Coast Guard’s existing MH-60T fleet, and continue flying life-saving missions into the 2040s. The first MH-60T helicopter to receive the new airframe, consisting... Read more

Nova to deliver mission systems for Bristow AW139 Irish SAR contract

Nova to deliver mission systems for Bristow AW139 Irish SAR contract

30-Nov-2023Source: Nova Systems

Nova Systems announced today it has been awarded a contract by Bristow Ireland Limited as the mission system integrator for Bristow’s six AW189 helicopters supporting the search and rescue on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard. Nova Systems will use their EASA approved Part 21 Design Organisation in Shannon to act as the mission system... Read more

Bell delivers third EMS 429 to Air Zermatt

Bell delivers third EMS 429 to Air Zermatt

29-Nov-2023Source: Bell

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced at European Rotors 2023, the delivery of its third Bell 429 to Swiss-based helicopter rescue company, Air Zermatt. “Air Zermatt’s acquisition of a third Bell 429 not only highlights their devotion to providing life-saving search-and-rescue missions in a particularly demanding environment in the Swiss Alps, but also their... Read more

Norwegian Air Ambulance signs for H135 and H145 for Danish contract

Norwegian Air Ambulance signs for H135 and H145 for Danish contract

29-Nov-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

The Norwegian Air Ambulance has ordered three H135s and two five-bladed H145s that will be used for life-saving missions in Denmark, following a tender the operator recently won in the country. Moreover, the HEMS operator will take delivery of two new H145s in 2024 to expand their fleet in Norway. “I would like to thank... Read more

Bucher and CARE sign MoU for joint EMS development of in China

Bucher and CARE sign MoU for joint EMS development of in China

29-Nov-2023Source: Bucher Leichtbau

Bucher Leichtbau is proud to announce its collaboration with China Aviation Rescue & Emergency (CARE), marking a significant milestone in the advancement of air rescue capabilities in China. CARE takes a pioneering role in China as the launch customer for Bucher’s AC67 flex equipment, with the potential to place an order for an additional ten... Read more

Air Evac breaks ground on new Mount Vernon hangar

Air Evac breaks ground on new Mount Vernon hangar

23-Nov-2023Source: WMIX94

People involved in the development of a new Air Evac Joint Base Jefferson being built at Mount Vernon Outland Airport gathered Monday to break ground for the new facility. Air Evac personnel and other partners on the project, including investors and architects, were present for the celebration, along with leaders from City Hall. See Full Story.... Read more

Netcare 911 wins Gold EMS Angels Award for emergency stroke care

Netcare 911 wins Gold EMS Angels Award for emergency stroke care

21-Nov-2023Source: Netcare 911

In a first for the country, Netcare 911 in KwaZulu-Natal has won a gold award in the World Stroke Organisation’s (WSO) Emergency Medical Services Angels Awards. “Ensuring quality standards in pre-hospital care is an essential component of stroke management for improving survival rates and quality of life outcomes,” says Zasskia Wiese Netcare’s national stroke programme... Read more

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega launches Full-Flight Simulator from Reiser

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega launches Full-Flight Simulator from Reiser

20-Nov-2023Source: Swiss Air-Rescue Rega

Rega strives for new helicopter pilot and crew training levels by adopting the innovative FFS, underscoring their strong commitment to safety and sustainability in air rescue operations. The latest addition to the RST FFS family is officially handed over to Rega at the Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) Site in Opfikon, Switzerland, on November 16th.  This... Read more

US Coast Guard MH-60 crashes in Alaska during SAR response

US Coast Guard MH-60 crashes in Alaska during SAR response

16-Nov-2023Source: US Coast Guard

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Sitka crashed with four people aboard on Read Island during a search and rescue mission late Monday night. Rescue crews from Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Petersburg Fire and Rescue arrived on scene at approximately 12:50 a.m., and a second MH-60 Jayhawk air crew from... Read more

Air Methods’ Life Flight 2 and City of Fitchburg recognize the importance of fast EMS

Air Methods’ Life Flight 2 and City of Fitchburg recognize the importance of fast EMS

16-Nov-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods’ Life Flight 2 air ambulance program partnered with the City of Fitchburg to host a groundbreaking event at Fitchburg Municipal Airport to ceremoniously recognize the importance of fast, reliable air medical services in the community. Earlier this year, Air Methods partnered with the City of Fitchburg to ensure critical health care access to Worcester... Read more

Native Air Flight Paramedic Achieves Milestone

Native Air Flight Paramedic Achieves Milestone

15-Nov-2023Source: Air Methods

Native Air 7’s Flight Paramedic and Clinical Base Lead Josh Malia recently surpassed transporting his 1,000th patient. Flying a thousand miles can be quick and easy, but impacting a thousand lives takes hundreds of hours of training, teamwork, and meticulous effort, and Malia achieved this milestone in less than nine years. “I can remember nearly... Read more

MetroHealth, ProMedica Unveil New Helipad on Main Campus

MetroHealth, ProMedica Unveil New Helipad on Main Campus

14-Nov-2023Source: MetroHealth

In November, MetroHealth officials and community partners will celebrate the opening of a new helipad on the health system’s Main Campus. The new helipad, located on the roof of MetroHealth’s Critical Care Pavilion, is the latest piece of MetroHealth’s $1 billion transformation of its Main Campus in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood. To honor the occasion, we... Read more

LifeFlight crew reflects on busiest day of rescues in its history

LifeFlight crew reflects on busiest day of rescues in its history

14-Nov-2023Source: LifeFlight Australia

Tuesday, November 14 is a year since the one-in-5000-year flood almost wiped the small New South Wales town of Eugowra off the map. Two residents died and others who hadn’t seen flood water on their property in decades almost drowned in their backyards. Flying the dedicated emergency response Special Mission helicopter, deployed by New South... Read more

HELP Appeal funded helipads reach 26 000 landings

HELP Appeal funded helipads reach 26 000 landings

13-Nov-2023Source: HELP Appeal

The HELP Appeal has announced that there have been 26,000 landings on the 25 new hospital helipads it has funded across the country since its creation in 2009. In addition, this figure does not include the 20 hospital helipads which have also been upgraded thanks to its supporters. Since 2009 the charity: Funded 45 new,... Read more

LifeFlight named ITIJ Air Ambulance Company of the Year

LifeFlight named ITIJ Air Ambulance Company of the Year

13-Nov-2023Source: LifeFlight Australia

LifeFlight Australia’s fixed wing Air Ambulance fleet, aviators, aeromedical crew and support staff have been officially recognised as the best in the world, after being named ITIJ Air Ambulance Company of the Year. It recognises LifeFlight has shown resilience to market pressures, demonstrated innovation in the face of adversity, and risen above expectations to maintain the... Read more

Alpine rescue org ICAR makes DRF Luftrettung permanent member

Alpine rescue org ICAR makes DRF Luftrettung permanent member

8-Nov-2023Source: DRF Luftrettung

In future, DRF Luftrettung will be represented as a permanent member of ICAR (International Commission for Alpine Rescue), the leading international professional organization for alpine rescue. This was recently decided unanimously at the ICAR conference in Toblach, Italy, which brought together around 200 delegates from 41 countries.   The aim of ICAR and its 72 international... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance receives accreditation from Best Companies

Devon Air Ambulance receives accreditation from Best Companies

8-Nov-2023Source: Devon Air Ambulance

The data that Devon Air Ambulance receives from Best Companies will help the charity to further explore what they do well and enable them to identify any areas for change, to ensure the organisation continues to create a great environment to work in. The survey consists of several questions based on how employees are feeling... Read more

Native Air holds open house to celebrate one year of service

Native Air holds open house to celebrate one year of service

31-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

As a “thank you” for the amazing support over the past year, Native Air 18 in Show Low, AZ invited first responders, partners, and requestors to an open house event where guests had the opportunity to enjoy camaraderie and partnership with the Native Air 18 crew. When Native Air 18 opened one year ago, the... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance thanks generous donors

Yorkshire Air Ambulance thanks generous donors

30-Oct-2023Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) took a unique approach to thank its dedicated supporters during their first ‘Ta Very Much’ day, which was part of the charity’s 23rd anniversary celebrations. This heartwarming event, hosted at the Nostell Air Base in Wakefield, was designed to show gratitude to donors for their generous contributions. The name ‘Ta Very... Read more

EuroTec Vertical Flight Solutions delivers Airbus H125 to Teton County SAR

EuroTec Vertical Flight Solutions delivers Airbus H125 to Teton County SAR

26-Oct-2023Source: EuroTec

EuroTec Vertical Flight Solutions, a leading helicopter sales and service center, delivers brand new custom completed aircraft to Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Since it was founded in 1993, Teton County Search and Rescue has never had its own year-round SAR-dedicated helicopter. For many years, the team contracted a... Read more

European Medical Drone signs for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft from Dufour

European Medical Drone signs for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft from Dufour

26-Oct-2023Source: European Medical Drone

European Medical Drone, the Swedish drone operator focusing on connecting hospitals by means of drone transportation, and Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL innovator, signed a development cooperation and purchase agreement for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft. The agreement includes the delivery of one Aero2 X2.3 prototype aircraft in 2024 and 10 serial Aero2 aircraft with... Read more

Wales Air Ambulance unveils the newest additions to fleet

Wales Air Ambulance unveils the newest additions to fleet

26-Oct-2023Source: Wales Air Ambulance

The Wales Air Ambulance Charity has unveiled its new aircraft, which has been named by the people of Wales, and its new Rapid Response Vehicles. The lifesaving service, funded through charitable donations, funds a fleet of rapid response vehicles and aircraft. They are equipped with some of the most advanced medical equipment in the world... Read more

Gympie Council pledges $160K to LifeFlight

Gympie Council pledges $160K to LifeFlight

26-Oct-2023Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue

Gympie Regional Council has further strengthened its commitment to aeromedical service RACQ LifeFlight Rescue with a new $160,000 agreement. The partnership will see LifeFlight receive $40,000 each year, for the next four years, from Council. The agreement recognises the significance of the work done by the service in Gympie and beyond. “LifeFlight play such an... Read more

Teton County Search & Rescue receives new Airbus H125

Teton County Search & Rescue receives new Airbus H125

25-Oct-2023Source: Teton County SAR

Teton County Search & Rescue is excited to announce that it has received its year-round rescue helicopter, completing the capital campaign to provide an on-call rescue ship to Teton County and surrounding areas. The helicopter—a single-engine H125 aircraft built by the France-based Airbus and then customized as a rescue ship by Kansas-based EuroTec—officially arrived on... Read more

Dorset County Hospital – plans approved for new ED and Helipad

Dorset County Hospital – plans approved for new ED and Helipad

23-Oct-2023Source: Dorset County Hospital

Plans to develop the Dorset County Hospital (DCH) site, including building a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, have been given the green light by local planners. The Trust’s Your Future Hospital programme sets out plans to expand facilities on the site in Dorchester and help meet increasing demand. These include building a new... Read more

AirLife celebrates 20 years of partnership with Carle Health

AirLife celebrates 20 years of partnership with Carle Health

23-Oct-2023Source: Carle Health

On Oct. 7, the Carle Health AirLife team gathered at Frasca Field to celebrate the 20th anniversary of AirLife’s partnership with Carle Health. Since 2003, AirLife has transported critically ill or injured patients to the highest level of care while providing care in the air. AirLife is a flying emergency room where personnel can provide... Read more

Green light for Tweed Valley Hospital Helipad in NSW

Green light for Tweed Valley Hospital Helipad in NSW

23-Oct-2023Source: NSW Government

The first helicopter test flight has been completed at the new rooftop helipad as part of the $723.3 million Tweed Valley Hospital development, with a helicopter rescue team undertaking a successful landing and takeoff. The helipad testing exercise, carried out by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, is part of the operational commissioning activities being undertaken... Read more

Air Methods CEO wins 2023 Women In Tech Trailblazer Award

Air Methods CEO wins 2023 Women In Tech Trailblazer Award

23-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

The Women Tech Council (WTC), a national organization focused on the economic impact of women in the technology sector, selected Air Methods CEO JaeLynn Williams as the winner of the 2023 Women In Tech Trailblazer Award. The winners were announced on Oct. 11 at an awards luncheon at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. “I... Read more

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity appoints new Operations Officer

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity appoints new Operations Officer

20-Oct-2023Source: Great Western Air Ambulance

On 2 October 2023, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) appointed Tim Ross-Smith to a brand-new role that was created in collaboration with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASfT). As GWAAC’s Operations Officer, Tim is line-managing the Advanced Practitioners and Specialist Paramedics in Critical Care. He will be leading on the operational, rather... Read more

HELP Appeal sponsors weather station at Bristol Royal Infirmary

HELP Appeal sponsors weather station at Bristol Royal Infirmary

19-Oct-2023Source: HELP Appeal

Thanks to a £37,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, Bristol Royal Infirmary has become the second major trauma centre in the UK to benefit from a weather station which provides certainty and real time information for emergency helicopter pilots about weather conditions, ensuring that its patients are seen quicker and with more efficiency. The weather... Read more

Remote rescue recognized as winner of 2022 Cormorant Trophy

Remote rescue recognized as winner of 2022 Cormorant Trophy

18-Oct-2023Source: Leonardo

Leonardo is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Cormorant Trophy which has been awarded to Rescue 439, a CH-149 Griffon helicopter crew that pushed the aircraft to its limits in challenging conditions in an evolving remote rescue scenario in Quebec. On October 12, 2022 at 11:00 hrs, Rescue 439, a CH-149 Griffon helicopter... Read more

South Australia commits to Police and EMS helicopters

South Australia commits to Police and EMS helicopters

17-Oct-2023Source: Government of South Australia

Two new helicopters will be added to South Australia’s police and ambulance services to boost response time and operational capacity, in a major Malinauskas Government investment. A state government commitment of $150 million will see two new State Rescue Helicopter Service (SRHS) helicopters online before the end of 2024, four new dedicated pilots and an... Read more

United Rotorcraft and DART Aerospace partners to develop an aerial firefighting system

United Rotorcraft and DART Aerospace partners to develop an aerial firefighting system

17-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

United Rotorcraft, a global leader in critical mission systems for nearly 30 years, and DART Aerospace, a Canadian aerospace company specialized in designing, manufacturing, and supporting helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft components and systems for nearly 43 years, announced today their partnership agreement to develop an aerial firefighting system for the Airbus Super Puma family of... Read more

The Air Ambulance Service celebrates its years of lifesaving services

The Air Ambulance Service celebrates its years of lifesaving services

16-Oct-2023Source: The Air Ambulance Service

The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) is at a very exciting chapter in its history as it celebrates 10, 15, 20 years of dedication across its lifesaving services with the charity’s full fleet coming together. Your local air ambulance sees the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) celebrating 20 years of lifesaving service and Derbyshire, Leicestershire... Read more

AAMS Announces Finalists for the 2023 Community Awards

AAMS Announces Finalists for the 2023 Community Awards

13-Oct-2023Source: AAMS

Each year, the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recognizes excellence and leadership in emergency medical transport through a variety of notable national awards. AAMS is pleased to announce the following finalists for each of the 2023 Community Awards to be presented during the Air Medical Conference (AMTC) in Columbus, Ohio. Program of the Year, sponsored by Airbus Recognizes... Read more

Waikato Region welcomes arrival of H145

Waikato Region welcomes arrival of H145

11-Oct-2023Source: Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Waikato, King Country and Coromandel region receive the newest addition to its Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter operations family, the new Airbus H145 twin-engine helicopter. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter service has long been a two rescue helicopter base and with this new H145 rescue helicopter, it will remain a two rescue helicopter base, ensuring... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam opens base in Macon County

Air Evac Lifeteam opens base in Macon County

11-Oct-2023Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam (Air Evac) announced its newest emergency air medical transport base in Illinois is in service. Located in the city of Decatur, the base features a Bell 206 aircraft and is staffed around the clock with an Air Evac pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic. The highly trained and experienced crew will be... Read more

London Oxford Airport gets green light for R&D Science Park

London Oxford Airport gets green light for R&D Science Park

11-Oct-2023Source: London Oxford Airport

London Oxford Airport is looking forward to breaking ground on its all new, self-funded R&D Science Park in January 2024. This follows the successful planning application of the £48 million development, which was approved last summer.  Demolition of the original buildings has already started, paving the way for the new 200,000 sq.ft. facility, which the airport... Read more

Skyryse takes delivery of Airbus H130 from Air Methods

Skyryse takes delivery of Airbus H130 from Air Methods

11-Oct-2023Source: Skyryse

Skyryse, the provider of an intuitive integrated flight operating system, today announced a pivotal partnership milestone with the delivery of an Airbus H130 helicopter from Air Methods. The aircraft is primed for cutting-edge integration with Skyryse’s game-changing technology, an integrated flight operating system (formerly referred to as FlightOS) that promises to revolutionize aviation technology. The... Read more

LifeNet of New York Flight Nurse Achieves 1,000 patient Milestone

LifeNet of New York Flight Nurse Achieves 1,000 patient Milestone

10-Oct-2023Source: LifeNet of New York

For one flight clinician to serve 1,000 patients in a little over a decade is no easy feat. It takes time, dedication, grit, and mental fortitude to provide the highest level of care and ensure the safety of each patient with every transport. Recently, Flight Nurse Rod Kester transported his 1,000th patient after a little over... Read more

Madison Fire Department selects Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program

Madison Fire Department selects Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program

10-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced that Madison Fire Department has selected Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program to provide additional training for their paramedics. With stations in the City of Rexburg, Townsite of Archer, and Sugar City, Madison Fire responds to an ever-increasing number of fire and ambulance... Read more

Emergent Air selects Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs

Emergent Air selects Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs

3-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

 Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Emergent Air has selected Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs to provide additional advanced training for their flight nurses, respiratory therapists, and paramedics. Emergent Air started as a ground ambulance provider in El Paso nearly 20 years ago but... Read more

GNAAS have busiest summer on record

GNAAS have busiest summer on record

3-Oct-2023Source: Great North Air Ambulance

The charity’s critical care teams, which include a doctor and a specialist advanced trauma paramedic, are based in Eaglescliffe in the North East, and Penrith in Cumbria, and cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles. From 21 June to 23 September they were activated to more than 600 incidents in the North East,... Read more

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex celebrates 10 years of night flights

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex celebrates 10 years of night flights

2-Oct-2023Source: Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex are proud to be marking ten years of becoming the first Air Ambulance charity in the country to fly 24/7, 365 days a year, enabling us to reach more patients and save more lives. On 29th September 2013 we became the first Air Ambulance in the country to provide a 24/7... Read more

Taranaki Offshore Partnership named as Rescue Helicopter Winch sponsors

Taranaki Offshore Partnership named as Rescue Helicopter Winch sponsors

29-Sep-2023Source: Taranaki Rescue Helicopter

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter is delighted to welcome Taranaki Offshore Partnership (TOP) to our family of sponsors to support the vital emergency response service for the region and our communities. TOP’s sponsorship is specifically for the Rescue Winch, which is critical during missions where the helicopter cannot land. An important piece of equipment, the winch ensures... Read more

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service turns 50

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service turns 50

29-Sep-2023Source: Westpac Lifesaver Rescue

The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is today celebrating 50 years of service since its first day of operations on 29 September 1973. In partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia, Westpac (then Bank of New South Wales) has been proudly supporting the Service since it began, making it one of the longest community partnerships in... Read more

Black Hills Life Flight will carry whole blood onboard

Black Hills Life Flight will carry whole blood onboard

27-Sep-2023Source: Black Hills Life Flight

All four Black Hills Life Flight aircraft, located in Rapid City and Hot Springs, SD, are proud to announce that they now carry and can administer whole blood onboard every air medical transport. Black Hills Life Flight is the first and only community-based air ambulance service in the state with this capability. Having whole blood... Read more

AirLife Utah 3 will now carry whole blood on board

AirLife Utah 3 will now carry whole blood on board

27-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

AirLife Utah 3 is proud to announce that it now carries and can administer whole blood on board every air medical transport. Having whole blood aboard their AS350 helicopter allows their industry-leading trauma clinicians to provide additional life-saving care in emergency situations when every minute counts. “Whole blood is the gold standard for blood delivery,”... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew injured in laser attack

Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew injured in laser attack

26-Sep-2023Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), a lifeline for communities in Yorkshire, has recently seen a disturbing rapid escalation in laser attacks. Over the course of a single week, YAA has been subjected to three separate and deliberate laser assaults, with the latest attack resulting in an injury to one of their crew members. On Friday evening... Read more

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Enhances Search and Rescue Operations with TrakkaBeam TLXc

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Enhances Search and Rescue Operations with TrakkaBeam TLXc

26-Sep-2023Source: Trakka Systems

Trakka Systems, a prominent provider of Critical Vision Technologies, is excited to announce an ongoing partnership with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office located in Arizona, USA. The most recent collaboration is the acquisition by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office of Trakka’s cutting-edge TrakkaBeam TLXc, which expands the range of Trakka C4ISR equipment utilized by the... Read more

Air Idaho Rescue transports 1000th patients

Air Idaho Rescue transports 1000th patients

25-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

Whether local residents or guests to Yellowstone National Park from around the world, people facing medical emergencies in the West Yellowstone area are in good hands thanks to Air Idaho Rescue. On Saturday, Sept. 16, the air medical crew transported its 1,000th patient. The team of four pilots, one mechanic, three flight nurses, and three flight... Read more

Health Care District of Palm Beach County receives first AW169

Health Care District of Palm Beach County receives first AW169

21-Sep-2023Source: Health Care District of Palm Beach County

The Health Care District announces the delivery last week of the first of two Leonardo AW169 helicopters. The AW169 helicopters were selected for Trauma Hawk following more than a decade of planning and due diligence. It’s anticipated the second helicopter will also be delivered this month. “This marks a new era in the Health Care District’s... Read more

Vita Inclinata Expands SAR Solutions with Global Distribution Partnership

Vita Inclinata Expands SAR Solutions with Global Distribution Partnership

21-Sep-2023Source: Vita Inclinata

Vita Inclinata recently completed an agreement that authorizes the company to be a global distributor of Lifesaving Systems, LLC equipment. This exciting partnership allows Vita Inclinata’s Aerospace division to provide an even wider range of life-saving equipment and gear to the Search and Rescue community. “With our expanded capabilities, we are committed to being the complete provider for the... Read more

Tulsa Life Flight wins C.T. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trauma Care

Tulsa Life Flight wins C.T. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trauma Care

20-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

The Tulsa Life Flight teams in Okmulgee and Pryor, OK were honored to receive the C.T. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trauma Care by St. Francis Hospital. This was a special honor for the team because their program was the vision of the late Dr. C.T. Thompson, along with Dr. Jerry Gustafson. The annual award... Read more

Kankakee Community College selects Air Methods Ascend’s online EMS Review program

Kankakee Community College selects Air Methods Ascend’s online EMS Review program

19-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Kankakee Community College (KCC) has selected Air Methods Ascend’s online EMS Review program to integrate into the curriculum for students in the paramedic program. A two-year college, KCC serves the 130,000 residents of Community College District 520, which includes all of Kankakee and... Read more

Two Utah EMS programs celebrate anniversaries

Two Utah EMS programs celebrate anniversaries

18-Sep-2023Source: Intermountain Life Flight

Two of the nation’s premier air medical transport and rescue programs are celebrating major anniversaries, each one marking multiple decades of life-saving service to thousands of patients. Intermountain Life Flight is celebrating its 45th anniversary, while Classic Air Medical is commemorating its 35th anniversary. Both are part of the Intermountain Health system and serve patients... Read more

Native Air receives Healthcare Impact Award

Native Air receives Healthcare Impact Award

15-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

In a special ceremony for the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce 2023 Annual Healthcare Awards, Native Air’s White Sands Area team was proud to receive the Healthcare Impact Award on behalf of the entire program. The award recognizes a healthcare professional or organization that made a direct impact on an individual’s care. The awards... Read more

Princess Royal opens new Magpas Air Ambulance base

Princess Royal opens new Magpas Air Ambulance base

15-Sep-2023Source: Magpas Air Ambulance

On Tuesday, 12th September Magpas Air Ambulance staff, clinicians, former patients and supporters witnessed an important milestone in the charity’s history as HRH The Princess Royal opened the new charity airbase . The lifesaving charity has been working to build its new home for the past six years: a purpose-built airbase, headquarters and training centre in Alconbury Weald,... Read more

Penn State Health honored for its support of military employees

Penn State Health honored for its support of military employees

15-Sep-2023Source: Penn State Health

Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini received the national-level Above and Beyond Award on behalf of the health system. It honored Penn State Health for actively promoting the hiring of military members, recognizing their valuable experience and dedication. It also acknowledged Penn State Health’s ongoing support for both active service members and veterans. This award specifically recognizes... Read more

ADAC takes delivery of 1500th EC135/H135

ADAC takes delivery of 1500th EC135/H135

4-Sep-2023Source: ADAC

[electronic translation] The ADAC air rescue has the 1,500. H135 helicopters acquired from Airbus Helicopters. The helicopter manufacturer handed over the anniversary model to the non-profit company in Donauwörth today. At the ceremony, the managing director of ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH Frédéric Bruder emphasized: “With the investment in the latest version of the H135, we are once again... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance to celebrate Air Ambulance week

Devon Air Ambulance to celebrate Air Ambulance week

1-Sep-2023Source: Devon Air Ambulance

Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) are calling for the people of Devon to join them and the nation in celebrating Air Ambulance Week from 4 – 10 September 2023. This annual campaign, organised by Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), aims to raise awareness of the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities. Air Ambulance Week serves as a... Read more

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