Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), a GE Capital Aviation Services company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today that it has recently leased a new, EMS equipped Leonardo AW139 helicopter to LifeFlight (formerly known as CareFlight) to support emergency medical services (EMS) and search and rescue (SAR) missions in Queensland, Australia.

“We are delighted to add to our global EMS fleet through this new partnership with LifeFlight,” said Milestone PresidentDaniel Rosenthal. “LifeFlight is a skilled operator who has been providing lifesaving services to the people of Australia for 35 years and is trusted as the major provider of helicopter-based EMS and SAR services to the Queensland Health department. Milestone is proud to lease the largest fleet of life-saving helicopters in the industry, and this partnership is reflective of our commitment to provide unparalleled support to EMS and SAR operators around the world. We are honored to aid LifeFlight in their critical mission to save lives in Queensland.”

“The introduction of the third state-of-the-art AW139 into our fleet marks an important milestone in our ongoing modernization efforts, helping us to deliver our expanded services faster and more efficiently than ever before,” saidAshley van de Velde, Director and CEO of LifeFlight. “Milestone was creative and flexible in structuring a lease solution that ideally suited our needs, allowing us to introduce new technology to our RACQ LifeFlight Rescue fleet. We look forward to greatly enhancing the services we provide to the people of Queensland as we work to save lives – anyone, anywhere, anytime.”