Helikorea orders three new EMS GrandNewnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Jun 17 0HeliKorea, the Republics air transport firm, has placed an order with Leonardo for three new Leonardo GrandNew light twin helicopters to use on Emergency Medical… Read more
Milestone places €200 million order with Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Mar 17 0Milestone 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… Read more
Milestone helicopter fleet surpasses $4 billionnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 17 0Milestone reported a number of successes in 2016, including the value of its helicopter fleet surpassing $4 billion and writing $1 billion in leases and… Read more
Waypoint Leasing acquires a pre-owned AW139 EMSnews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 16 0Waypoint 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… Read more
Airlift Northwest to add both rotary and fixed wing to fleetnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Mar 16 0Airlift 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… Read more
RUAG modernises Geneva hospital helicopternews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 16 0RUAG has completed a cockpit modernisation project on an Airbus EC135 T2+. The helicopter is used by Geneva University Hospital as a rescue helicopter. The… Read more
Bell delivers 407GXP to Air Methodsnews Terry Spruce 19 Jan 16 0Bell Helicopter has delivered a EMS configured 407GXP to Air Methods. This is the first Bell 407GXP of many to be delivered over the next… 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
South African Red Cross orders three AW119Kx helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 15 0The 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… Read more
Thames Valley Air Ambulance first H135 helicopternews Terry Spruce 22 Oct 15 0Thames Valley Air Ambulance has taken delivery of the first H135 EMS helicopter in the UK. The helicopter was initially delivered to Bond Air Services… 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
Waypoint Leasing acquires 20 H135 helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 9 Oct 15 0Waypoint Leasing has become the first lessor to acquire the Airbus Helicopters H135s, with an order for 20 helicopters at Helitech 2015. The 20 aircraft… Read more
LCI agrees two multi-year debt facilitiesnews Terry Spruce 7 Oct 15 0LCI has finalised two long-term debt facilities. Both lines will support $200m of incremental fleet growth in Australia. The aircraft have been financed under a… 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
Metro Aviation attends ALEA 2015news Terry Spruce 15 Jul 15 0Metro Aviation is attending this year’s ALEA conference in Houston, Texas. The company will feature an EC145 law enforcement, search and rescue and EMS helicopter… 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
Atlantic Airways orders two AW139snews Terry Spruce 23 Jun 15 0Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands has ordered two AgustaWestland Aw139 helicopters. Deliveries are expected in late 2015 and spring 2016, replacing… Read more
East Anglian Air Ambulance operates new H145news Terry Spruce 24 Apr 15 0The East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) celebrates the arrival of its newest helicopter, the Airbus Helicopters H145. The new aircraft has begun service operation as… Read more
Northwest MedStar takes delivery of new H135news Terry Spruce 2 Apr 15 0Metro Aviation, based in Shreveport, Louisiana has delivered a new Airbus Helicopters H135 to Northwest MedStar. MedStar operates a mixed fleet with four fixed wing… Read more
