Yorkshire Air Ambulance MD902 AOG for 7 months
Source: HeliHub.com, 10-May-13
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is in a state of flux at present with a combination of issues all happening at the same time. Their older MD Explorer G-SASH went in for its annual in mid March, and needs a new flexbeam in the rotor system to make it airworthy again. However, MD Helicopters have told [...]
Multiflight provides AS365N2 cover for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Source: Multiflight, 10-May-13
A Dauphin AS365N2 helicopter air ambulance owned and operated by Multiflight is currently providing vital cover for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) service. The helicopter is being used as a replacement aircraft whilst one of the two YAA MD902 Explorers is having its planned mandatory annual service. “Multiflight is pleased to be able to offer [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance paramedics help design revolutionary kit bags
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 03-May-13
Paramedics and doctors at Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) have helped design their own medical kit bags that are now being used to treat patients both on the ground and inflight. The medical teams have worked with manufacturers to produce the revolutionary pouch design bags already attracting interest from other helicopter emergency services. The new bags, [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance paramedics get approval to use powerful painkiller
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 24-Apr-13
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) paramedics treating trauma patients in severe pain can now administer the powerful analgesic drug ketamine. The helicopter medics, who provide a life-saving service to over five million people in Yorkshire and the Humber, have been given the green light to use the very strong painkiller. Until recently, only doctors were able [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance praised by top children¹s doctor
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 04-Mar-13
Specialist child doctors have praised the work of Yorkshire Air Ambulance in helping to save the lives of critically ill babies and children across the county. Over the last year Yorkshire Air Ambulance has worked with Embrace – the Yorkshire and Humber infant and children’s transport service – to rapidly get specialist medical teams and [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance to benefit from five-year corporate donation commitment
Source: SICL, 10-Jan-13
After 5 years sponsoring Yorkshire Air Ambulance SICL has committed to a further 5 years and increased the donation. SICL has provided the YAA Charity with corporate sponsorship including free-of-charge IT support, services and infrastructure for the last five years but it has now re-committed until 2018 and increased the level of sponsorship. The YAA has long been SICL’s [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance granted its own AOC
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 12-Dec-12
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is breaking new ground in the Air Ambulance industry having just become the first Air Ambulance in the UK to apply for and obtain their own Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from scratch. The Yorkshire based charity, which owns and operates two MD 902 Explorers, learned last week that after nearly [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance gain planning approval for new base
16-Oct-12
A vacant site within the Nostell Priory estate, near Wakefield, has been granted planning permission by Wakefield Council. It will have a hangar and aircrew accommodation for one helicopter. (see full story)
Arco keeps Yorkshire Air Ambulance flying high
Source: Arco, 30-Jul-12
Arco, the UK’s leading safety company and provider of workwear, personal protective equipment and workplace safety products, has announced a three-year deal to support the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The deal will help to enable the charity to continue providing a life saving rapid response emergency service to over five million people across Yorkshire. With its [...]
Duke of York to become Patron of Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 27-Jul-12
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Duke of York, KG has kindly agreed to become the Royal Patron of the Charity. The announcement comes after The Duke of York, KG visited and officially opened the YAA’s northern airbase at RAF Topcliffe near Thirsk on Monday 9th July. During [...]
YAA paramedics to take on Guinness World Record challenge
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 16-May-12
Seven of the YAA Paramedics, who will be joined by nine more colleagues from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and friends and family, will attempt to break the ‘Longest marathon playing five-a-side football record’. The current record stands at 40 hours, however the team are determined to break this record by aiming for at [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance one step closer to RAF Topcliffe move
Source: Royal Air Force, 09-Feb-12
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance took one step closer today to the move to their new premises at RAF Topcliffe. Currently based at Bagby Airfield, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance is due to relocate to RAF Topcliffe – which is parented by RAF Linton-on-Ouse – in the coming month. Today offered part of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance [...]
UK: Yorkshire Air Ambulance finds new base to replace Bagby
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 20-Dec-11
“The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) can confirm that they will be relocating one of their air ambulances in the North area of Yorkshire to RAF Topcliffe. RAF Topcliffe offers the YAA an established airfield and infrastructure in North Yorkshire, providing a stable and long term future for one of their air ambulances and crew members. [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance launches iPhone app
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 16-Dec-11
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) have launched an official iPhone App to enable supporters to keep even more up to date with the latest news and activity from the life-saving Charity. The brand-new App, which is now available to download via the iTunes App store for £1.99, enables supporters to track HM98 & HM99 across [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance forced out of Bagby base
Source: HeliHub.com, 18-Nov-11
In an incredulous decision, Hambleton District Council has served an enforcement notice on Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) to move off Bagby Airfield due to noise issues – hands up those who genuinely think MD Explorers are noisy… YAA has also been served with a notice to dismantle its flight crew room, toilet and shower block. [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance confused by Bagby story
Source: HeliHub.com, 22-Sep-11
Britain’s Yorkshire Air Ambulance has featured in a number of local press stories in recent days. The story focuses on Bagby Airfield in a battle with its neighbours over noise, most stories often omitting to point out that the vast majority of local residients moved in with the airfield already in place, and thus in [...]
Multiflight awarded new maintenance deal with Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 21-Aug-11
Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has awarded its new contract for maintenance of their helicopters to Yorkshire based aviation management company, Multiflight. The contract, which will commence on 20th August, will see Multiflight take control of all the maintenance of the two MD902 Explorer helicopters the YAA operate. Ironically, the YAA has been based on Multiflight’s [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance seeks Chief Pilot as contract approaches end
Source: HeliHub.com, 20-Jul-11
Yorkshire Air Ambulance is looking ahead to the late summer when its current contracts for both pilotage and maintenance expire. Both aspects are currently provided by Medical Aviation Services, but YAA has decided to “do its own thing” and will employ their own Chief Pilot and are working towards their own Air Operators Certificate. Further [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance launch Twitter stream
Source: HeliHub.com, 22-Jun-11
Yorkshire Air Ambulance, the British EMS operator with two MD Explorers, have recently joined Twitter. In a growing trend among UK emergency services – both air ambulance and law enforcement – one by one all units are launching their presence on Twitter. Yorkshire Air Ambulance can be found @YorkshireAirAmb The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance raises £1M in five years from recycling clothes
Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, 01-Jun-11
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) want to say a huge thank you to all their supporters who have helped them raise a massive £1million through their recycling scheme over the last 5 years. The life-saving Charity has been operating their successful recycling campaign since 2005, which is managed by their recycling partners Bag It Up [...]
UK: Yorkshire Air Ambulance deny maintenance move to Multiflight
Source: HeliHub.com, 14-Apr-11
Following suggestions in an online forum, HeliHub.com checked with Yorkshire Air Ambulance on the current situation regarding the maintenance contract for their two MD Explorers, registered G-CEMS and G-SASH. The suggestion has been floated that YAA are to move from their current provider Medical Aviation Services (part of the Specialist Aviation Group) to Multiflight, based [...]
Royal Air Force supports Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Source: Royal Air Force, 07-Apr-11
RAF Linton-on-Ouse hosted the Yorkshire Air Ambulance recently when they dropped by to thank the station for their on-going support to the life-saving charity. Group Captain Terry Jones, station commander, welcomed the 160 mph MD902 Explorer helicopter and it’s crew, which was flanked in a unique photograph by a Grob Tutor trainer aircraft of 85 [...]
Yorkshire Air Ambulance to move from Sheffield base
02-Nov-10
Yorkshire Air Ambulance to move one of their MD Explorers from Sheffield to Bagby following a strategic review
Yorkshire Air Ambulance celebrates 10th anniversary
29-Oct-10
From a humble start with one 15 year old Bo105, Yorkshire Air Ambulance now operate two MD Explorers
Yorkshire Air Ambulance team save colleague
Source: BBC, 18-Sep-10
Paramedics from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance have saved the life of one of their own team members after their dispatcher suffered a heart attack.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance features in new TV series
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post, 08-Sep-10
Running on BBC1 throughout September, Helicopter Heroes chronicles the exploits of the two MD Explorers of Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Yorkshire Air Ambulance targets corporates for new Business Supporters Network
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post, 18-Aug-10
The initiative is designed to encourage more businesses to become brand partners of the YAA. In return, for an annual fee, firms will be allowed to use the network logo for promotional purposes, feature on the YAA website and reinforce their corporate social responsibility by supporting a recognised charity
Airport landing fees cut for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post, 07-Jun-10
A vital emergency helicopter is flying that little bit higher after airport bosses slashed its landing fees. (HeliHub.com Editor note – we believe they are still the only UK air ambulance to pay landing fees!)
UK shootings: Helicopter delay over safety fears may have cost lives
Source: Guardian, 04-Jun-10
Great North Air Ambulance, which sent two AS365s, confirmed that police at Whitehaven requested them to wait on the ground. When aircraft were permitted to fly to three of the shooting scenes, the injured victims had already been driven to hospital by, it is believed, members of the public.
Air ambulance gets North Yorkshire operational base
Source: Darlington and Stockton Times, 21-Aug-09
Critically ill or injured people in North Yorkshire are set to benefit as the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) opens a new operational base in the area.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance becomes football club shirt sponsor
Source: Huddersfield Examiner, 25-Mar-09
