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Air Evac breaks ground on new Mount Vernon hangar

Air Evac breaks ground on new Mount Vernon hangar

23-Nov-2023Source: WMIX94

People involved in the development of a new Air Evac Joint Base Jefferson being built at Mount Vernon Outland Airport gathered Monday to break ground for the new facility. Air Evac personnel and other partners on the project, including investors and architects, were present for the celebration, along with leaders from City Hall. See Full Story.... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam opens base in Macon County

Air Evac Lifeteam opens base in Macon County

11-Oct-2023Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam (Air Evac) announced its newest emergency air medical transport base in Illinois is in service. Located in the city of Decatur, the base features a Bell 206 aircraft and is staffed around the clock with an Air Evac pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic. The highly trained and experienced crew will be... Read more

Air Evac Opens New Air Medical Base in Pauls Valley

Air Evac Opens New Air Medical Base in Pauls Valley

24-Jul-2023Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam (Air Evac) has announced that its newest air medical base in Garvin County is now in service. Located in the city of Pauls Valley, the base provides emergency air medical services to Garvin County and the surrounding regions. “We are proud to bring another lifesaving air medical base to the state of... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam Opens New Base in Kentucky

Air Evac Lifeteam Opens New Base in Kentucky

13-Jun-2023Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

  Air Evac Lifeteam (Air Evac) announced that its newest air medical transport base in Laurel County is now in service. Located in the city of London, the base will provide emergency air medical services to the London micropolitan area and the surrounding regions. “We are proud to be increasing access to lifesaving air medical... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam opens new base in Georgia

Air Evac Lifeteam opens new base in Georgia

23-Mar-2023Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

The new air ambulance base opened on March 17 and will provide emergency transport services around the clock. The central location will result in faster response times for critically ill and injured patients in Laurens County and the surrounding region. “We are incredibly pleased to open this base and to be serving the residents of... Read more

Air Evac Lifetime launch new base in northern Alabama

Air Evac Lifetime launch new base in northern Alabama

13-May-2022Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

  The base in northern Alabama will be staffed by highly trained pilots, flight nurses, flight paramedics and an on-site aviation maintenance technician.   Air Evac Lifeteam announced its newest emergency air medical transport base in northern Alabama is now in service. Located in Athens, the new base will provide service to Limestone County and... Read more

11-Feb-22 N469AE Bell 206L4 El Dorado, US-Illinois

11-Feb-22 N469AE Bell 206L4 El Dorado, US-Illinois

11-Feb-2022

Pilot observed a flash reflecting in the windshield, followed by smoke in the cabin – caused by lithium batteries in the pocket of a paramedic on board... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam To Open Air Medical Base in Clarinda

Air Evac Lifeteam To Open Air Medical Base in Clarinda

1-Mar-2021Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam is increasing its emergency air medical coverage in Iowa with a new air medical base in Clarinda. The base, scheduled to open in April, will be located on the campus of Clarinda Regional Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Page County. Chuck Nordyke, CEO of Clarinda Regional Health Center, is... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam Helicopter has a New Look

Air Evac Lifeteam Helicopter has a New Look

8-Feb-2021Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

The Abilene Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter has a new look. Air Evac 63 is now known as Hendrick Air 63, and the helicopter features Hendrick Health’s colors and logo. Marta Pagura, Program Director for the air medical base, said only the helicopter’s look has changed – everything else remains the same. Air Evac Lifeteam still... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam Completes Move to Natchitoch

Air Evac Lifeteam Completes Move to Natchitoch

19-Nov-2020Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam has a new home at the Natchitoches Regional Airport. Air Evac Lifeteam has a new home at the Natchitoches Regional Airport. The air medical base was previously located in Winnfield. Jay Caskey, Program Director for the Air Eva Lifeteam base, said Natchitoches is more centrally located. “We are excited to be at... Read more

04-Oct-20 N24AE Bell 206 Jackson, US-Mississippi

04-Oct-20 N24AE Bell 206 Jackson, US-Mississippi

4-Oct-2020

Bird strike which broke the windshield on the pilot’s side and ended up in the cabin... Read more

Navicent Health Baldwin gets new helipad

Navicent Health Baldwin gets new helipad

29-Sep-2020Source: Navicent Health Baldwin

Navicent Health Baldwin is getting a pretty neat upgrade. On Wednesday, the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber joined Navicent Health Baldwin and Air Evac Lifeteam to show off the addition of a brand new helipad. See Full Story.... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam and Med-Trans join with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi

Air Evac Lifeteam and Med-Trans join with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi

10-Sep-2020Source: Global Medical Response

Officials with Air Evac Lifeteam and Med-Trans Corp., part of the Global Medical Response (GMR) family of companies, announced they have signed an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield in Mississippi and Advanced Health Systems, Inc. (Mississippi State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plans), effective as of May 1, 2020. Because Blue Cross... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam 38 transitions into Univ Missouri program

Air Evac Lifeteam 38 transitions into Univ Missouri program

4-Sep-2020Source: KTVO

Exciting changes are in store for one Heartland air ambulance service. Tuesday, September 1, Air Evac Lifeteam 38 in Kirksville will officially transition to MU 4 and integrate into the University of Missouri Air Medical Services Program. See Full Story. ... Read more

Eight Air Evac Lifefteam bases in Arkansas now carry blood

Eight Air Evac Lifefteam bases in Arkansas now carry blood

6-Aug-2020Source: EMS WORLD

When it comes to helicopter air ambulance services, quality patient care and safety are top priorities. See Full Story.... Read more

COVID-19 – Air Evac Lifeteam now wearing full PPE every flight

COVID-19 – Air Evac Lifeteam now wearing full PPE every flight

22-Apr-2020Source: WTRF.com

As medical industries across the country continue to take the brunt of the covid-19 virus, there’s one specific part of the industry that has been affected that you may not be thinking about. See Full Story. ... Read more

Phoebe Putney Health System opens new helipad

Phoebe Putney Health System opens new helipad

17-Mar-2020Source: Phoebe Putney Health System

A new helipad is now in use on Phoebe’s main campus to provide more efficient and effective transport of emergency patients. Members of Phoebe’s emergency center team joined health system leaders and representatives from Air Evac Lifeteam to cut the ribbon on the helipad Friday. “The location on top of our employee parking garage will... Read more

Vertical Flight Society Announces Continued Strong Growth

Vertical Flight Society Announces Continued Strong Growth

16-Jan-2020Source: VFS

The Vertical Flight Society, the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, announces that it continues its strong growth in membership as a result of the unprecedented global investment in advanced new military and civil vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Worldwide increases in research and development (R&D) funding by governments and industry... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam closes two Arkansas bases

Air Evac Lifeteam closes two Arkansas bases

11-Dec-2019Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette

A helicopter ambulance service has closed its bases in Paragould and Morrilton, an official with the Arkansas Department of Health said Thursday. See Full Story.... Read more

11-Jan-19 N346AE Airbus AS350B2 Ponca City, US-Oklahoma

11-Jan-19 N346AE Airbus AS350B2 Ponca City, US-Oklahoma

11-Jan-2019

NTSB report :  The pilot and an air ambulance crewmember were repositioning the helicopter due to incoming inclement weather. About halfway into the flight, the front windshields were fogging over, and the pilot increased the demister. Upon reaching the destination, the pilot hovered near the company hangar; by this time, the windshields had completely fogged over. The crewmember warned the pilot that he was getting... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam #78 Celebrates Decade of Work

Air Evac Lifeteam #78 Celebrates Decade of Work

29-Oct-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Air Evac Lifeteam #78 base were happy to celebrate their 10th anniversary this year, on October 19. To commemorate the evening, they held an open house for the community. The base is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It houses 15 employees that make up flight paramedics, flight nurses, pilots, a maintenance... Read more

Air Evac LifeTeam Sends Crews and Helicopters to help with Hurricane Florence

Air Evac LifeTeam Sends Crews and Helicopters to help with Hurricane Florence

13-Sep-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Air Evac LifeTeam is responding to the call for help in communities that will be affected by Hurricane Florence. They will be sending 72 crew members with 12 helicopters for as long as need be. Once at their designated communities, the crews will be working under FEMA as well as state and local EMS agencies,... Read more

08-Nov-17 N275AE Bell 206L3 Union City, US-Tennessee

08-Nov-17 N275AE Bell 206L3 Union City, US-Tennessee

7-Nov-2017

Air Evac Lifeteam aircraft had in-air problem on approach to the local 911 centre and put down in a hurry.  Power lines cut – not known if that was cause or effect of the heavy landing. Helicopter ended up on its skids, tail boom creased, main blades missing, upper part of tail bent and significant... Read more

Able signs seven year contract with Air Evac Lifeteam

Able signs seven year contract with Air Evac Lifeteam

5-Nov-2017Source: Able Aerospace

 Able Aerospace Services, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has signed a long-term contract renewal with Air Evac Lifeteam, part of Air Medical Group Holdings – the largest air ambulance service in the U.S. The contract designates Able as the exclusive service provider for dynamic component repair and overhaul services for... Read more

Air Evac Looks to Expansion

Air Evac Looks to Expansion

19-Apr-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Air Evac Lifeteam is thinking of adding Whiteside County’s Rock Falls to their list of 125 bases. In the March Airport Board meeting they spoke of leasing two buildings at the Whiteside County Airport for five years for $120,000 with an annual increase of 3%. They hope to have the air ambulance run as a... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam Earns FAA’s Diamond Maintenance Award

Air Evac Lifeteam Earns FAA’s Diamond Maintenance Award

17-Mar-2017Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam, the nation’s leading helicopter air ambulance provider, is now the largest Part 135 aviation operator to receive the Federal Aviation Administration’s Diamond Maintenance Award. The FAA’s St. Louis Flight District Standards Office presented the award on Tuesday, March 14 at the Air Evac Lifeteam corporate headquarters in O’Fallon, Mo. Seth Myers, president... Read more

Able Delivers 100th Flight Deck Upgrade for Air Evac Lifeteam

Able Delivers 100th Flight Deck Upgrade for Air Evac Lifeteam

9-Mar-2017Source: Able Aerospace

Able Aerospace Services Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that it has delivered its 100th state-of-the-art flight deck upgrade for Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated membership-supported air ambulance service in the U.S. Completed for a mixed fleet of Bell 206 and Bell 407 helicopters, the upgrade ensures that Air... Read more

U.S. based Air Evac Lifeteam deploys Ramco Aviation Suite V5.7

U.S. based Air Evac Lifeteam deploys Ramco Aviation Suite V5.7

27-Feb-2017Source: Ramco

The United States’  largest independently owned and operated, membership-supported air medical service, Air Evac EMS, Inc., announced the successful implementation of Ramco Systems’ aviation software, Ramco Aviation V5.7, for its maintenance and engineering operations across 135 air bases. Air Evac is a subsidiary of Air Medical Group Holdings, the world’s largest independent provider of air... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam Earns FAA Validation of its SMS Program

Air Evac Lifeteam Earns FAA Validation of its SMS Program

26-Jan-2017Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam’s continued commitment to safety was recently validated by the FAA when its Safety Management System was awarded the designation of “Active Conformance.” This is the highest status a SMS can achieve. Tom Baldwin, Air Evac Lifeteam’s SMS manager, said the company’s Safety Management System is an organization-wide comprehensive and preventive approach to... Read more

New Air Evac Base in Decatur County

New Air Evac Base in Decatur County

19-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Air-Evac has opened up a new base in Decatur County in the old Parson’s airport. The county only has one hospital and travelling to a larger city can take up to an hour by road. They can now transport patients in an air ambulance to Nashville or Memphis in half the time, reports WBBJ Eyewitness... Read more

FACT – 88% of Bell 206L4 production is for just one customer

FACT – 88% of Bell 206L4 production is for just one customer

5-Nov-2016Source: HeliHub.com

In our close monitoring of the helicopter production lines around the world, we have noticed that in the last two years Bell has produced 26 LongRanger IVs.  Of these, no less than 23 have been for one customer, 88% of the total.  That customer is Air Evac Lifeteam, the EMS provider operating predominantly in the... Read more

Abrupt Closure for Air Evac Lifeteam Base

Abrupt Closure for Air Evac Lifeteam Base

18-Oct-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Air Evac Lifeteam is abruptly closing their Martins Ferry medical base. Seth Myers, the President of Air Evac Lifeteam has reported that the reason for closing is due to low reimbursement and a low demand for transportation. The employees have been offered severance packages or other company positions, reports WTOV 9.  ... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam names Region 4 Pilot of the Year

Air Evac Lifeteam names Region 4 Pilot of the Year

22-Sep-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Clarence Carldwell has recently been honoured with the title of being Air Evac Lifeteam’s Region 4 Pilot of the Year. Even though Clarence recently changed over from an area pilot to a base pilot, he was clearly seen as a winning candidate. Ozark Radio News reports that Ronnie Fleming, the regional director of flight operations,... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam names Region 1 Base Clinical Lead of the Year

Air Evac Lifeteam names Region 1 Base Clinical Lead of the Year

20-Sep-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Farmington Air Evac Lifeteam base recently awarded Shane Cook, a flight nurse and clinical lead, the title of Region 1 Base Clinical Lead of the Year. This award is given to a flight paramedic or nurse who shows the ability to be dedicated, accountable, enthusiastic and is someone who takes initiative and has a full... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam earns full accreditation from CAMTS

Air Evac Lifeteam earns full accreditation from CAMTS

22-Aug-2016Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Evac Lifeteam is proud to announce that it recently earned full accreditation from CAMTS – the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. CAMTS is comprised of nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical transport services. CAMTS-appointed surveyors visited 25 air medical bases within the Air Evac Lifeteam system in... Read more

Air Evac EMS sues insurance company for $10 million

Air Evac EMS sues insurance company for $10 million

31-May-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Air ambulance operator Air Evac EMS Inc. has reportedly said it is owed $10 million by Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield (ABCBS), for medical flights provided to policyholders.  The company has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Little Rock last month to collect the money. The issue surrounds a payment cap of... Read more

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center helipad dedicated

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center helipad dedicated

18-Apr-2016Source: Harrison Daily

Even though AirEvac has been using its helicopter base adjacent to North Arkansas Regional Medical Center on Main Street for about three months, it’s officially open now.  See full story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam picks Garmin Avionics for Bell 206 and 407 fleets

Air Evac Lifeteam picks Garmin Avionics for Bell 206 and 407 fleets

26-Feb-2016Source: Garmin

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the selection of a completely integrated Garmin avionics suite by Air Evac Lifeteam for its fleet of Bell 206 and Bell 407 helicopters. This Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatible upgrade consists of the G500H glass flight display, GTN™ 650 touchscreen GPS/NAV/COMM and GTR... Read more

Air Evac sues Medical Mutual for $3.5 Million

Air Evac sues Medical Mutual for $3.5 Million

24-Feb-2016Source: Cleveland

One of the nation’s largest air ambulance services is suing Medical Mutual of Ohio over $3.5 million in unpaid bills, opening a new front in a national battle over the use of costly helicopters to transport patients. See Full Story... Read more

FAA certifies Air Evac Lifeteam LongRanger FTD

FAA certifies Air Evac Lifeteam LongRanger FTD

15-Feb-2016Source: Air Evac

Air Evac Lifeteam pilots are training in a Level 7 Flight Training Device. The FTD, manufactured by Frasca International, was recently certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, and is used to train newly hired pilots and pilots throughout the Air Evac Lifeteam system who return to O’Fallon, Mo., each year for recurrent training. Tim Jenkins,... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam pledges $45K to MedEvac Foundation International

Air Evac Lifeteam pledges $45K to MedEvac Foundation International

15-Jan-2016Source: MedEvac Foundation

Air Evac EMS, dba Air Evac Lifeteam, has pledged a donation of $45,000 over the next three years to the MedEvac Foundation International. Air Evac Lifeteam, based in O’Fallon, Mo., is the nation’s largest independently owned and operated air medical service. The donation will be used by the MedEvac Foundation International for air and critical... Read more

Frasca Delivers Bell 206 FTD with TruCue™ to Air Evac Lifeteam

Frasca Delivers Bell 206 FTD with TruCue™ to Air Evac Lifeteam

27-Nov-2015Source: FRASCA

FRASCA International, Inc., Urbana, IL has delivered a Bell 206L Level 7 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Air Evac Lifeteam in O’Fallon, Missouri. The Level 7 FTD includes Garmin G500H, Genesys Aerosystems HeliSAS, HTAWS, and Garmin GTN650. It will also feature Frasca’s high-fidelity NVG simulation for the ultimate realism and accuracy in NVG training and... Read more

Houston County restarts EMS service with Air Evac Lifeteam

Houston County restarts EMS service with Air Evac Lifeteam

26-Nov-2015Source: KSLA News

Christmas came a little early for Houston County residents.See full story.... Read more

Work begins on the first of two EMS helicopter bases at Henry County Airport

Work begins on the first of two EMS helicopter bases at Henry County Airport

26-Oct-2015Source: The Paris Post Intelligencer

Work has begun on the first of two permanent air ambulance helicopter bases at the Henry County Airport. See Full Story... Read more

63% of LongRanger production is for just one customer

63% of LongRanger production is for just one customer

22-Oct-2015Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com continues to build on its reputation of unearthing key facts about the helicopter industry by monitoring production data very closely.  Our team crank the numbers on the world’s helicopters on an ongoing basis. 52400 to 52478 – 79 aircraft – have been delivered in the last six years.  The first of these – serial... Read more

8 more LongRanger IVs for Air Evac Lifeteam

8 more LongRanger IVs for Air Evac Lifeteam

21-Oct-2015Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the sale of eight Bell 206L-4s to Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH). AMGH is one of the largest independent providers of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in the world, and the aircraft will be configured for HEMS missions and operated by Air Evac Lifeteam, an... Read more

HIV-infected paramedic sues Air Evac Lifeteam

HIV-infected paramedic sues Air Evac Lifeteam

22-Sep-2015Source: Star Advertiser

An HIV-positive man is suing a St. Louis-area air ambulance service in federal court, alleging he was wrongly removed from his job as a paramedic and reassigned to a dispatch center because of his illness. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam breaks ground on new base in Harrison, Arkansas

Air Evac Lifeteam breaks ground on new base in Harrison, Arkansas

22-Sep-2015Source: Newton County Times

Officials from North Arkansas Regional Medical Center and Boone County, Ark., Air Evac Lifeteam ceremoniously broke ground on the new Air Evac base on Friday, Sept. 18. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam closes Parkersburg base

Air Evac Lifeteam closes Parkersburg base

17-Sep-2015Source: The News Center

Parkersburg loses an air ambulance base, but will remain partners with the company. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam open new base at Kinder, Louisiana

Air Evac Lifeteam open new base at Kinder, Louisiana

11-Sep-2015Source: 7 KPLC

Time means everything, especially in a medical emergency.  See Full Story... Read more

Lauderdale County hears Air Evac service proposal

Lauderdale County hears Air Evac service proposal

4-Sep-2015Source: Times Daily

Lauderdale County commissioners are considering a proposal that would provide air ambulance service for county employees and their families as part of their benefits package. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac officials speak at Quota meeting

Air Evac officials speak at Quota meeting

3-Sep-2015Source: Paris P I

Rick Perry and Mark Pierce, who work for the Air Evac air ambulance service, spoke at the Quota club’s luncheon meeting Aug. 26 at the Lunchroom at Lee Academy for the Arts. See Full Story... Read more

14-Aug-15 N485AE Bell 407 San Antonio, US-Texas

14-Aug-15 N485AE Bell 407 San Antonio, US-Texas

14-Aug-2015

Struck lower tail fin on concrete curb while repositioning after refuelling... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam celebrates 30 years with 115 bases in 15 states

Air Evac Lifeteam celebrates 30 years with 115 bases in 15 states

11-Aug-2015Source: Air Evac Lifeteam

The company began in West Plains, Mo., on August 1, 1985, with one helicopter and a dream to provide air medical service to citizens in the small southern Missouri community. Today, Air Evac Lifeteam has more than 115 air medical bases across 15 states, and is the nation’s largest independently owned and operated air medical... Read more

Air Evac membership purchased for Paxton Township residents

Air Evac membership purchased for Paxton Township residents

5-Aug-2015Source: Chillicothe Gazette

Paxton Township residents now have an Air Evac Lifeteam membership when they need a medical helicopter for a life- or limb-threatening emergency anywhere in Ross County, thanks to a purchase by Paxton Township officials. See Full Story... Read more

Roanoke council considers Air Evac proposal

Roanoke council considers Air Evac proposal

17-Jul-2015Source: The Randolph Leader

The Roanoke City Council heard a presentation from Jason Monday, regional director of Air EVAC Lifeteam Monday in a public hearing, were impressed, and will probably take action in the Jan. 27 council meeting. See full story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam works with Missouri hospital on STEMI improvements

Air Evac Lifeteam works with Missouri hospital on STEMI improvements

10-Jul-2015Source: The Salem News Online

In 2008, Missouri Baptist Medical Center partnered with Salem Memorial District Hospital to develop a program for the rapid identification, treatment, and transport of patients with a certain type of heart attack. See full story... Read more

Jackson Air Evac base upgrades to LongRanger 4

Jackson Air Evac base upgrades to LongRanger 4

12-Jun-2015Source: The Jackson Sun

The Jackson Air Evac Lifeteam base has a new addition, and Paul Stutsman, base pilot supervisor, could not be happier. The base, opened in July 1998, recently welcomed a brand new aircraft. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac to build facility at NARMC

Air Evac to build facility at NARMC

7-Apr-2015Source: Harrison Daily

Air Evac officials were at NARMC on Thursday, April 2 to shake hands on the deal between the two companies. See Full Story... Read more

Texas Dept of Health investigates Air Evac Lifeteam

Texas Dept of Health investigates Air Evac Lifeteam

1-Apr-2015Source: KRGV

The state just opened an investigation into a medical helicopter company after a Rio Grande Valley man died. See Full Story... Read more

FRASCA to Provide Bell 206L FTD to Air Evac Lifeteam

FRASCA to Provide Bell 206L FTD to Air Evac Lifeteam

9-Mar-2015Source: FRASCA

FRASCA International, Inc., Urbana, IL has been contracted to provide a Bell 206L Level 7 Flight Training Device (FTD) to Air Evac Lifeteam, O’Fallon, Missouri. The FTD will be an FAA Level 7 Bell 206L with Garmin G500H, Genesys Aerosystems HeliSAS, HTAWS, and Garmin GTN650. It will also feature Frasca’s high-fidelity NVG simulation for the... Read more

FRASCA International Introduces New Simulator Technology

FRASCA International Introduces New Simulator Technology

9-Mar-2015Source: FRASCA

FRASCA International, Inc. Urbana, IL, has developed three new simulation technologies to enhance training capabilities of their flight simulators. These include SimTracker™, SimAssist™ and TruCue™. SimTracker™ is FRASCA’s new cloud based utility that helps manage your flight simulators and meet your regulatory quality management needs. Features include: live availability and usage reporting, simplified discrepancy &... Read more

PARIS TN: Hospital picks Vanderbilt for air ambulance

PARIS TN: Hospital picks Vanderbilt for air ambulance

2-Mar-2015Source: PI

If everything goes as planned, a Vanderbilt Medical Center Life Flight helicopter will be based permanently at Henry County Medical Center by early spring. See Full Story... Read more

13-Feb-15 N279AE Bell 206L-1 White House, US-Tennessee

13-Feb-15 N279AE Bell 206L-1 White House, US-Tennessee

13-Feb-2015

Emergency landing after vibration experienced. No patient on board... Read more

Wetzel County Commission renews with Air Evac Lifeteam

Wetzel County Commission renews with Air Evac Lifeteam

5-Feb-2015Source: Wetzel Chronicle

Wetzel County residents can have peace of mind knowing that they will have the protection of Air Evac Lifeteam services for another year. See Full Story... Read more

Vanderbilt and Air Evac Lifeteam bid for Henry County Tennessee

Vanderbilt and Air Evac Lifeteam bid for Henry County Tennessee

2-Feb-2015Source: PI

Henry County Medical Center is likely to see an air ambulance based here sometime this year. The question is which of the two entities petitioning the hospital’s board of trustees will be chosen. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam pilots celebrate 1000 flights

Air Evac Lifeteam pilots celebrate 1000 flights

22-Jan-2015Source: The Ada News

Three pilots with the Air Evac Lifeteam base in Pauls Valley are celebrating a milestone in their careers — 1000 patient flights. Mike Kendrick, Ken Capitol and Base Pilot Supervisor Tom Knoblauch recently received their 1000th flight pins from Program Director Steve Bates. See Full Story... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam opens Beckley base in West Virginia

Air Evac Lifeteam opens Beckley base in West Virginia

8-Jan-2015Source: wvva

Air Evac Lifeteam has opened a fifth base in West Virginia. See Full Story... Read more

Able Aerospace Services, Air Evac Lifeteam Expand Partnership

Able Aerospace Services, Air Evac Lifeteam Expand Partnership

12-Nov-2014Source: Able Aerospace

Able Aerospace Services is expanding its partnership with O’Fallon, Missouri-based Air Evac Lifeteam. As part of the expanded partnership, Air Evac will transition the airframe maintenance/upgrades currently completed in Air Evac’s West Plains Completion Center to Able’s facility in Mesa, Arizona. Upgrades will include Garmin glass cockpits and HeliSAS autopilot systems. Additionally, Able will incorporate... Read more

11-Nov-14 N414AE Bell 206L4 Merkel, US-Texas

11-Nov-14 N414AE Bell 206L4 Merkel, US-Texas

11-Nov-2014

Emergency night landing between two buildings after bird strike while ferrying a patient from Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.  A nurse was reported injured by the bird entering the helicopter... Read more

04-Oct-14 N335AE Bell 206L.1 Wichita Falls, US-Texas (3F)

04-Oct-14 N335AE Bell 206L.1 Wichita Falls, US-Texas (3F)

4-Oct-2014

Accident on night EMS flight just one block short of its intended landing spot at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, inbound from Waurika, OK.  Patient (named here as 26-year-old Buddy Rhodes) killed in the accident, and the three crew named here as pilot Zechariah Smith, flight nurse Leslie Stewart and flight paramedic Erasmus J. Vandercolff... Read more

Tyler County renews AirEvac contract

Tyler County renews AirEvac contract

3-Oct-2014Source: Tyler Star

Tyler County Commissioners renewed the county’s contract renewal for medical helicopter services with AirEvac Sept. 23 see full story... Read more

Boone Co. Air Evac Lifeteam Honored

Boone Co. Air Evac Lifeteam Honored

13-Aug-2014Source: KRZK

Boone Co. Air Evac Lifeteam is being named Region 4 Most Improved Base for 2014. See Full Story... Read more

FAA Proposes $110,000 Civil Penalty Against Air Evac EMS

FAA Proposes $110,000 Civil Penalty Against Air Evac EMS

3-Aug-2014Source: FAA

The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $110,000 civil penalty against Air Evac EMS Inc., of West Plains, Mo., for operating a Bell BHT 206 helicopter that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges a company mechanic installed a chin bubble window on the aircraft without... Read more

Air Evac closes base in Ennis TX

Air Evac closes base in Ennis TX

23-Jun-2014Source: Daily Light

Emergency responders around the area are making adjustments to their operation plans after the Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter base closed its doors at Ennis Municipal Airport on June 13.  See full story... Read more

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