Germany – DRF Luftrettung flew 38,366 missions in 2011
Source: DRF, 04-Feb-12
In 2011 the air rescue organisation DRF Luftrettung flew a total of 38,366 rescue missions, involving helicopter missions at 31 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Denmark as well as worldwide repatriations with its ambulance aircraft. In Germany alone the crews were alerted to 35,075 missions, meaning a rise of 3 % compared to the [...]
UK helicopter fleet rises 139% in 25 years
Source: HeliHub.com, 06-Feb-11
Britain’s helicopter fleet has risen by 139% in the last 25 years, from 571 in 1986 to 1364 in 2011. Analysis of statistics released by the CAA detailing aircraft registered on their “G” register at the 1st January each year from 1985 makes very interesting reading. In 1986 there were four civilian Chinooks registered with [...]
Australian aviation statistics: Bird and animal strikes 2002 to 2009
Source: ATSB, 30-Jun-10
A significant proportion of all occurrences reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) involve aircraft striking wildlife, especially birds. This report provides aviation birdstrike and animal strike occurrence data for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2009. It also describes the results of an ATSB survey of aerodromes concerning current wildlife control [...]
Helisolutions expected growth of 20% in Brazil’s helicopter fleet
Source: Latin American Aviation News, 13-Jul-09
