Norsk Luftambulanse

20-Nov-21 LN-OOS Airbus H145 Kongsvikdalen, Norway

20-Nov-21 LN-OOS Airbus H145 Kongsvikdalen, Norway

20-Nov-2021

Air ambulance on a mission to help three persons that were lost in the mountains. The helicopter had to wait in heavy snow showers while boarding the passengers. The crew were aware of a power line they had to be careful to avoid while navigating out of the valley. Due to the heavy snow the... Read more

01-Jun-20 LN-OOU Airbus H145 Skibotn, Norway

01-Jun-20 LN-OOU Airbus H145 Skibotn, Norway

1-Jun-2020

Damage to belly of helicopter after attempted landing on top of two metal posts about a metre tall which appear to have once supported a sign.  Google Street View shows the posts in place in July 2019 Helicopter repaired and back in service by 22-Jul-20... Read more

Milestone Aviation to lease two AW139s to Norsk Luftambulanse

Milestone Aviation to lease two AW139s to Norsk Luftambulanse

6-Mar-2017Source: Milestone Aviation

Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, announced today that it will provide two AW139 helicopters from its order book with Leonardo Helicopters to Norsk Luftambulanse AS (“NLA”) to support emergency medical services (HEMS) in Norway. In July, Norway’s National Air Ambulance Service awarded NLA with a six-year contract (with a... Read more

CEO agrees with Norsk Luftambulanse board, and resigns

CEO agrees with Norsk Luftambulanse board, and resigns

13-Sep-2015Source: Norsk Luftambulanse

[electronic translation] Syver Leivestad (pictured) resigns as CEO of Norwegian Air Ambulance AS (NLA AS). Chairman Kobberstad been appointed acting CEO until a new CEO is hired. Syver Leivestad continues in another role in the company. Board of NLA AS and CEO Syver Leivestad have agreed that he will resign as head of the company.... Read more

Norsk Luftambulanse picks Turbomeca power for three EC135s

Norsk Luftambulanse picks Turbomeca power for three EC135s

17-Jun-2015Source: Turbomeca

Norwegian Air Ambulance (Norsk Luftambulanse AS) has selected Turbomeca’s (Safran) Arrius 2B2Plus engine to power its three new Airbus Helicopters H135. Signed at the Paris Airshow, this agreement marks the first step of a new collaboration with one of Europe’s major medical airlift service provider. Franck Saudo, Turbomeca Executive Vice President Support & Services, said:... Read more

Norsk luftambulanse orders three Airbus Helicopters H135s

Norsk luftambulanse orders three Airbus Helicopters H135s

6-Mar-2015Source: Airbus

Norway’s Norsk luftambulanse AS has ordered three H135s to further broaden the leading medical airlift services provider’s fleet of Airbus Helicopters-built rotorcraft. The agreement, signed today during the Heli-Expo 2015 industry convention in Orlando, Florida, marks Norsk luftambulanse’s latest acquisition of Airbus Helicopters’ lightweight twin-engine rotorcraft – with its current inventory consisting of 13 H135s... Read more

Norsk Luftambulanse Signs For An AW169

Norsk Luftambulanse Signs For An AW169

14-Oct-2014Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA AS) of Norway has signed a contract for one AW169 light twin-engined intermediate helicopter for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Norway. The contract was signed today at the Helitech 2014 exhibition being held in Amsterdam. The helicopter will feature an advanced EMS mission configuration including state-of-the-art... Read more

Norsk Luftambulanse in Danish EMS operation

Norsk Luftambulanse in Danish EMS operation

7-Jul-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

On 1 July 2014 the Nordic Air Ambulance team was thanked for its service in the HEMS trial period in Karup, Denmark. The operation will now be inherited by Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA), which will operate the Karup helicopter in cooperation with SOS until 20 September 2014. Starting on 1 October 2014 Norsk Luftambulanse will commence... Read more

Norsk Luftambulanse to run Narvik HEMS

Norsk Luftambulanse to run Narvik HEMS

7-Jul-2014Source: Nordic Rotors

Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA) has been awarded a contract for the operation of a new air ambulance base at Evenes, Norway. The National Air Ambulance Service of Norway, locally designated Luftambulansetjenesten ANS, announced the assignment on 18 June. The new emergency medical operation will be stationed at Harstad / Narvik Airport Evenes, and it will employ... Read more

Fatal air ambulance EC135 accident in Norway

Fatal air ambulance EC135 accident in Norway

14-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com

A Norsk Luftambulanse EC135P2+ stationed at Loerenskog has crashed about 20 miles north west of Oslo on landing at a road traffic accident scene.  The helicopter reportedly struck powerlines on final approach, leading to instability which the pilot was unable to control.  Norsk Luftambulanse have confirmed that two of their employees have died and the national... Read more

14-Jan-14 LN-OOI Eurocopter EC135P2+ Solihøgda, Norway (2F)

14-Jan-14 LN-OOI Eurocopter EC135P2+ Solihøgda, Norway (2F)

14-Jan-2014

Air Ambulance helicopter struck powerlines (video) on final approach to road traffic accident landing site.  Norsk Luftambulanse has confirmed two of its employees have died in the accident.  Fatalities confirmed here as pilot Bjorn Nergård and doctor Anders Nakstad with the paramedic Sondre Bjartland seriously injured... Read more

Eurocopter launches the EC135T3 and EC135P3

Eurocopter launches the EC135T3 and EC135P3

6-Mar-2013Source: Eurocopter

Eurocopter marked a new milestone in its product line enhancement strategy by launching the improved-performance, updated EC135 T3/P3 helicopter versions at the Heli-Expo 2013 industry show today, signing Air Methods of the U.S., Norsk Luftambulanse of Norway, and Italy’s Aiut Alpin Dolomites as launch customers. New features for these latest variants of Eurocopter’s EC135 light,... Read more

Norsk Luftambulanse to expand fleet with another EC135

Norsk Luftambulanse to expand fleet with another EC135

19-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Norsk Luftambulanse has confirmed to HeliHub.com that they will take delivery of a new EC135P2+ on 20th January 2012.  Serial 1033 from the production line at Donauworth, the new aircraft will add to the fleet which provides EMS cover throughout Norway, and now includes a base in Denmark as well.  The helicopter will be registered... Read more

London’s Air Ambulance hosts Norwegian delegation

London’s Air Ambulance hosts Norwegian delegation

17-Aug-2011Source: London's Air Ambulance

We were delighted to host a visit for His Excellency, Kim Traavik, The Norwegian Ambassador for London, in July.  He was joined by Steinar Sørlie, General Secretary of the Norwegian Air Ambulance and former Minister, and Professor Hans Morten Lossius, Research and Development Director of the Norwegian Air Ambulance. The visit was arranged to hear... Read more

Norsk Luftambulance to fly new EMS operation in Denmark

Norsk Luftambulance to fly new EMS operation in Denmark

3-Jun-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A new EMS operation is opening in the Danish provinces of Midtjylland / Nordjylland (Central and Northern Jutland), with a Eurocopter EC135 flown by Norway’s Norsk Luftambulanse.  This is only the second air ambulance helicopter in Denmark, and the first one operational 24 hours a day.  Although Denmark is a small country, its hospital structure... Read more

Norsk Luftambulanse selects Polycon Wireless Intercom System for helicopters

Norsk Luftambulanse selects Polycon Wireless Intercom System for helicopters

18-Apr-2011Source: Becker Avionics

Becker Avionics’ partner, Axnes Aviation AS, just announced the sale of the Polycon Wireless Intercom Extension system to Norsk Luftambulanse AS (Norwegian Air Ambulance AS) for retrofit into their entire EMS fleet of helicopters. The product will be installed in the company’s ten EC135s and one EC145, as well as in their lead company, Norwegian Air Ambulance... Read more

London and Norwegian Air Ambulances collaborate on pre-hospital care R&D

London and Norwegian Air Ambulances collaborate on pre-hospital care R&D

6-Apr-2011Source: London’s Air Ambulance

This agreement formalises the existing strong links between two long established providers of physician-led pre-hospital care. Both organisations are committed leaders in the field of quality improvement in pre-hospital care and place research and development high on their agendas. London’s Air Ambulance has an international reputation for clinical excellence and has trained the majority of... Read more

New CEO starts at Norsk Luftambulanse

New CEO starts at Norsk Luftambulanse

1-Sep-2010Source: Norsk Luftambulanse

Syver Leivestad (54) begins September 1 as CEO of Norsk Luftambulanse AS. He will be responsible for managing the business that includes eight ambulance helicopter bases in Norway, and that includes flight operations, rescue, medical and helicopter technical activities. Syver Leivestad has extensive experience in aviation as well as extensive management experience. Today, he served... Read more

Norwegian Air Ambulance chasing new site in Vestby

Norwegian Air Ambulance chasing new site in Vestby

11-May-2010

A delegation from the Norwegian air ambulance met politicians in Vestby yesterday to negotiate over an empty site where they would like to base one of their fleet of EC135s.... Read more

1-May-09 LN- Eurocopter EC135 Eid, Norway

1-May-09 LN- Eurocopter EC135 Eid, Norway

1-May-2009

1-May-09 LN- Eurocopter EC135 Eid, Norway... Read more

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