HeliKorea, the Republics air transport firm, has placed an order with Leonardo for three new Leonardo GrandNew light twin helicopters to use on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) operations. The first two helicopters will be delivered by the end of 2017
Milestone has placed a €200 million firm order with Airbus Helicopters for H145, H135 and H175’s. The aircraft will be deployed into EMS and other parapublic segments, with delivery expected to begin in mid-2017. Milestone has a fleet of over
Milestone reported a number of successes in 2016, including the value of its helicopter fleet surpassing $4 billion and writing $1 billion in leases and letters of intent. Its focus on diversification has lead Milestone to offer many of GECAS’
Waypoint Leasing has acquired a pre-owned AW139 in EMS configuration on the open market and placed it on long-term lease to Ornge in support of EMS operations in Ontario, Canada. The aircraft is additional to Waypoint’s current AW139 fleet and
Airlift Northwest, a Pacific Northwest air medical transport provider, has added a Pilatus PC-12 turboprop plane and a new helicopter to its Yakima base at McAllister Field in Washington in the US. The fixed wing has been put into service this
RUAG has completed a cockpit modernisation project on an Airbus EC135 T2+. The helicopter is used by Geneva University Hospital as a rescue helicopter. The EC135 T2+ is used for hospital-to-hospital transfers, accident response, rescue missions in Switzerland and the
Bell Helicopter has delivered a EMS configured 407GXP to Air Methods. This is the first Bell 407GXP of many to be delivered over the next ten years. Bell Helicopter and Air Methods commemorated the delivery at a special ceremony at
LPR (Polish air medical services) has taken delivery of four new H135 (formerly known as EC135P3) helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations in Poland. This latest delivery brings the total H135 LPR fleet to 27 units.
Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has placed an order for three AW169 and one GrandNew light twin-engine helicopters. The new acquisitions will join the existing fleet that includes of a GrandNew and nine single-pilot configured Da Vinci helicopters. The aircraft will perform
The South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service (AMS) has signed a contract for three AW119Kx EMS-equipped helicopters to expand their existing fleet of five AW119Ke aircraft. ALSO READ: Sino-US International signs for three AW119Kx helicopters The contract also includes
