UK National Health Service trust adds air ambulance optionnews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 25 0A UK National Health Service (NHS) trust – NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly – has added a helicopter option to residents needing urgent healthcare… Read more
StarFlight orders three Airbus H145snews Terry Spruce 29 Sep 25 0Critical missions operator StarFlight has placed an order for three Airbus H145s to provide emergency helicopter services for the Ambulance Tasmania and Tasmania Police. The… Read more
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity reaches milestone missionnews Terry Spruce 22 Sep 25 0Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has reached a major milestone by completing its 80,000th mission – more than any other air ambulance charity in the UK.… Read more
Air Methods opens new base in Evanston, Wyomingnews Terry Spruce 11 Sep 25 0Air Methods has opened a new base at Evanston Regional Hospital to provide emergency care for residents and visitors throughout southwestern Wyoming and north eastern… Read more
LifeFlight starts new hangar base on Sunshine Coastnews Terry Spruce 9 Dec 24 0Australian aeromedical service LifeFlight has started construction of of a new Aus$18.5m three-hangar base on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The new development will deliver the organisation’s… Read more
Russian Helicopters delivers the first Ansat helicopter to a client in Europenews Terry Spruce 24 Nov 20 023 November 2020 – Russian Helicopters have delivered an Ansat helicopter to Republika Srpska, it has been fitted as an air ambulance. The helicopter cabin… Read more
Leonardo delivers its 100th AW169 and grows EMS fleet in UKnews Terry Spruce 30 Dec 19 0Rome, 27 December 2019 – Leonardo delivered its 100th AW169, setting a major milestone since its EASA Certification in the summer of 2015 for the… Read more
Eleven Med-Trans bases reaccredited by leading Industry Commissionnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 18 0Denton, Texas, December 3, 2018 – The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has reaccredited eleven Med-Trans air medical transport bases in the United States. “This… Read more
Milestone leases two AW169s to Alidaunia for HEMSnews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 17 0Milestone Aviation Group has entered into an agreement to lease two AW169 helicopters to Alidaunia of Italy, to support its emergency medical services (HEMS) in… Read more
First Flight starts operating at Tahlequah in Oklahomanews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 17 0The former EagleMed air medical transport base in Tahlequah, Ok has been renamed First Flight and is now being operated by Med-Trans Corporation. “Although we… Read more
Essex and Herts air ambulance buys £6 million Agusta Westland AW169news Alasdair Whyte 1 Apr 16 0The Essex and Hertfordshire air ambulance has purchased a £6 million Agusta Westland AW169. A 10-year contract to lease an MD902 Explorer has also been… Read more
Polish air medical services takes delivery of four H135snews Terry Spruce 5 Jan 16 0LPR (Polish air medical services) has taken delivery of four new H135 (formerly known as EC135P3) helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)… Read more
Swiss Air-Rescue Rega orders AW helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 2 Dec 15 0Swiss 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… Read more
Norwegian Air Ambulance purchases H135news Terry Spruce 14 Oct 15 0The Norwegian Air Ambulance (Norsk Luftambulanse AS) will be the first operator to purchase the technically improved H135. Three helicopters have been ordered with the… Read more
Med-Trans begins air medical service in McAlester, Oklahomanews Terry Spruce 3 Sep 15 0Med-Trans Corp has begun a critical care air medical flight program serving McAlester Regional Health Center. A Bell 407GX will be based with flight and medical… Read more
Scottish Air Ambulance will take two new H145s next monthnews Terry Spruce 6 Jul 15 0The Scottish Ambulance Service will take delivery of two new helicopters in August. The new Airbus Helicopters H145 aircraft will replace the current EC135s that… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers fifth helicopter to Intermountain Life Flightnews Terry Spruce 3 Dec 14 0AgustaWestland has delivered the fifth and final GrandNew helicopter to Intermountain Life Flight of Utah. Intermountain Life Flight’s helicopters are based at McKay-Dee Hospital in… Read more
Cornwall Air Ambulance prepares for new helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 1 Dec 14 0The Cornwall Air Ambulance is scheduled to take delivery of a new helicopter, the MD Helicopters MD 902 Explorer, before the end of the year.… Read more
EagleMed starts flying critical care in South Montananews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 14 0EagleMed begins flying critical care air medical transport flights throughout Southwest Montana from its newest base at Butte’s Bert Mooney Airport. The company will lease… Read more
Metro Aviation completes milestone EC135news Terry Spruce 28 Oct 14 0Since 1997, Metro Aviation has been customising Airbus Helicopters for the US aeromedical services and it has just finished its 200th EC135 completion to California… Read more
