US-Massachusetts

Boston MedFlight Named One of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts for 2022

Boston MedFlight Named One of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts for 2022

2-Nov-2022Source: Boston MedFlight

  Boston MedFlight, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that for 37 years has provided critical care medical transport      to patients in need by air and ground, has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts.  The award was presented by The Women’s Edge and Boston Globe Magazine.  2022 marks the... Read more

Hearing Opens for Vineyard Wind Helicopter Hangar

Hearing Opens for Vineyard Wind Helicopter Hangar

26-Jul-2022Source: Vineyard Gazette

A helicopter hangar update that would allow Vineyard Wind to link to its offshore wind farm by air as well as sea opened at a public hearing in front of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday. “The hangar has two primary functions,” Vineyard Wind representative Sarah Schweitzer said at the meeting. “The first is the... Read more

Boston MedFlight passes 85,000 patient milestone

Boston MedFlight passes 85,000 patient milestone

13-Aug-2021Source: Boston MedFlight

Boston MedFlight, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides critical care transport by air and ground has announced that it recently surpassed the 85,000 patient transport mark since its founding in 1985.  Boston MedFlight’s headquarters is located at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. Boston MedFlight cares for more than 4,600 patients annually, including the most critically... Read more

Boston MedFlight Reaches 80,000 Patient Transport Milestone

Boston MedFlight Reaches 80,000 Patient Transport Milestone

10-Jul-2020Source: Boston MedFlight

Boston MedFlight, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that for 35 years has provided critical care medical transport to patients in need by air and ground, has announced that it recently provided critical care medical transport to its 80,000th patient since its founding in 1985. This is a significant milestone for the region’s primary provider of critical... Read more

Life Star extend Massachusetts coverage

Life Star extend Massachusetts coverage

29-Jan-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Life Star is extending their coverage over Massachusetts by partnering with Hartford HealthCare, Baystete Health and Air Methods. Baystete Health will provide trained trauma surgeons, Air Methods will provide a hangar, maintenance and flight operations; and Life Star will provide the medical flight crew in this partnership, reports Fox 61.  ... Read more

Bird’s Eye View Helicopters Launches NE & NY Charter Services

Bird’s Eye View Helicopters Launches NE & NY Charter Services

18-Jul-2017Source: Bird's Eye View Helicopters

Bird’s Eye View Helicopter Tours has expanded. The premium sky tour and experience company is now offering private charter services within Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. The Iconic Viper Red Helicopter, that soars high above the skies of beautiful Newport, Rhode Island; now has a twin. The new 2017 Robinson R44... Read more

New Helipad Plans for Boston

New Helipad Plans for Boston

21-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

South Boston’s waterfront has been chosen as the local for the first new helipad in over 16 years. The new location, a pier owned by the city lies behind Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, was announced at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre. As reported by Boston Globe, officials are considering the helipad be on either... Read more

Boston MedFlight teams with hospitals

Boston MedFlight teams with hospitals

8-Jan-2016Source: New Boston Post

The crew of Boston MedFlight, a fleet of helicopters, airplanes, and ambulances, leaves no one behind. See Full Story... Read more

Massachusetts State Police choses Helicopter Flight Training Center

Massachusetts State Police choses Helicopter Flight Training Center

23-Oct-2015Source: Metro Aviation

The Massachusetts State Police Air Wing is the largest and most comprehensive full time public safety aviation unit in New England, responding to more than 1,900 mission requests annually.  The primary duty aircraft is the EC135T2+, and the division recently chose the Helicopter Flight Training Center, a Metro Aviation company, as its training partner for... Read more

23-Oct-15 Monson, US-Massachusetts

23-Oct-15 Monson, US-Massachusetts

23-Oct-2015

Police are looking for a “large section of windshield” which fell from a helicopter... Read more

Conklin & De Decker Announces 2015 State Tax Guide For General Aviaton

Conklin & De Decker Announces 2015 State Tax Guide For General Aviaton

13-Feb-2015Source: Conklin & de Decker

Conklin & de Decker announces the release of their 2015 State Tax Guide for General Aviation (“State Tax Guide”).Packed full of critical tax information, the State Tax Guide is a must-have reference tool for helicopter and fixed-wing operators, accountants, dealers, brokers, aviation law professionals, and others. The State Tax Guide contains the latest taxes and... Read more

06-Jan-15 N7030J Robinson R44 Woburn, US-Massachusetts

06-Jan-15 N7030J Robinson R44 Woburn, US-Massachusetts

6-Jan-2015

Emergency landing in parking lot while on low level traffic patrol over Route 128.  No damage, no injuries... Read more

Conklin & De Decker Release Life Cycle Cost 2014 – Volume II

Conklin & De Decker Release Life Cycle Cost 2014 – Volume II

12-Aug-2014Source: Conklin & de Decker

Conklin & de Decker has released the latest version of LIFE CYCLE COST 2014 Volume II. The most powerful aircraft budgetingand financial planning tool available,LIFE CYCLE COST (LCC)from Conklin & de Decker,provides aircraft owners, operators, flight department managers, and aircraft consultants with independently researched ownership and operating cost data for more than 400 jets, turboprops,... Read more

21-May-14 N55SL Bell 206L Beverly, US-Massachusetts

21-May-14 N55SL Bell 206L Beverly, US-Massachusetts

21-May-2014

Heavy landing with tail missing – boom potentially sliced by main blades... Read more

Boston MedFlight continues upgrading fleet with EC145s

Boston MedFlight continues upgrading fleet with EC145s

25-Feb-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

In keeping with its commitment to provide the highest level of service for patients, Boston MedFlight continues to upgrade its fleet with the planned addition of a second EC145 purchased from Airbus Helicopters Inc. After a review of all the available aircraft, Boston MedFlight officials selected the EC145 in 2012 to replace their existing BK117... Read more

Boston MedFlight buys new helicopter thanks to $8.5M MassDevelopment lease

Boston MedFlight buys new helicopter thanks to $8.5M MassDevelopment lease

16-Dec-2013Source: MassDevelopment

MassDevelopment has issued an $8.5 million tax-exempt lease on behalf of New England Life Flight Inc., which does business as Boston MedFlight, a cooperative venture among Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Tufts Medical Center. The organization will use lease proceeds to... Read more

AMTC – Boston MedFlight wins Vision Zero safety award

AMTC – Boston MedFlight wins Vision Zero safety award

23-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter is pleased to announce that Boston MedFlight has been awarded the 2013 Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award, after being chosen from a record-tying list of 25 nominees. Boston MedFlight Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Wedel was presented the award and $10,000 check by Jennifer Hardcastle, American Eurocopter Sales Manager, Air Medical Specialist, during the AMTC Annual Community... Read more

Boston MedFlight orders second EC145

Boston MedFlight orders second EC145

22-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter announced that Boston MedFlight has placed its second order this year for an EC145 helicopter for Air Medical Transport missions as part of an ongoing fleet replacement plan. The order, which comes just weeks after Boston MedFlight took delivery of its first EC145, is an example of American Eurocopter’s continuing leadership in sales of new... Read more

American Eurocopter showcases EC135 at IACP 2013

American Eurocopter showcases EC135 at IACP 2013

18-Oct-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter, the leader in sales of helicopters for Airborne Law Enforcement with more than 50 percent market share in the U.S., will feature an EC135 T2e from the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing at the 2013 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference, Oct. 19-23 in Philadelphia. With more than 25,000 flight hours... Read more

Massachusetts 407 pilot loses suit against manufacturers

Massachusetts 407 pilot loses suit against manufacturers

6-Oct-2013

Kurt West of Massachusetts said the Dec. 2008 crash in New Hampshire was caused by a mechanical failure that triggered a loss of power and that the incident caused him post-traumatic stress disorder and inflamed a pre-existing gastrointestinal syndrome. He was suing Bell, Rolls Royce and Goodrich for a combined $4M  See full story See also... Read more

Massachusetts State Police Completes NVG Training with Night Flight Concepts

Massachusetts State Police Completes NVG Training with Night Flight Concepts

2-Sep-2013Source: Night Flight Concepts

Night Flight Concepts® recently completed Night Vision Goggle (NVG) repair and maintenance training with the Massachusetts State Police Department (MSP). The addition of Night Flight Concept’s FAA Certified repair and maintenance training services, which include NVG inspections, will streamline MSP’s process and positively affect equipment sustainability, allowing MSP to focus on performance and safety. The... Read more

Boston MedFlight takes delivery of new EC145

Boston MedFlight takes delivery of new EC145

20-Aug-2013Source: American Eurocopter

Boston MedFlight has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC145 helicopter that will be used to provide life-saving emergency airborne medical transport service for a consortium of leading Boston hospitals. Boston MedFlight selected the EC145 in January as the most capable and cost efficient aircraft to replace their current fleet of BK117s. The new helicopter,... Read more

06-May-13 N373NE Eurocopter BK117C1 Bourne, US-Massachusetts

06-May-13 N373NE Eurocopter BK117C1 Bourne, US-Massachusetts

6-May-2013

Precautionary landing due to weather... Read more

Boston police want drones for 2014 marathon security

Boston police want drones for 2014 marathon security

29-Apr-2013Source: The Washington Times

Boston’s top cop wants drones hovering over next year’s marathon, but getting his hands on one may be easier said than done. More than 30 states, including Massachusetts, are rushing to restrict the use of drones by law enforcement, with some seeking to ban it in all but the most extreme circumstances. (See Full Story)... Read more

MassDevelopment issues tax-exempt $8M lease for Boston Medflight EC145

MassDevelopment issues tax-exempt $8M lease for Boston Medflight EC145

12-Apr-2013Source: Boston Medflight

MassDevelopment has issued an $8 million tax-exempt lease on behalf of New England Life Flight, Inc. in Bedford, which does business as Boston MedFlight. The emergency transport service will use lease proceeds to buy a medically configured helicopter that will replace an existing helicopter to transport ill and injured patients. Lease proceeds will also finance... Read more

Metro Aviation begins completion of Boston MedFlight EC145

Metro Aviation begins completion of Boston MedFlight EC145

4-Apr-2013Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation visited with representatives from Boston MedFlight and American Eurocopter recently to begin production of MedFlight’s new EC145.  The new aircraft will replace one of their two BK117 C1s. The new fleet configuration will include the EC145, BK117, and the S76. “We are excited about operating our very first EC145 and look forward to... Read more

Boston MedFlight orders EC145

Boston MedFlight orders EC145

13-Jan-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The Boston Globe reported Friday that Boston MedFlight, a not-for-profit organization that provides critical care transport service, is to replace one of its three helicopters with a new EC145.  Delivery is slated for August 2013. The report does not state which helicopter is being replaced, but Boston MedFlight currently operate the following rotary wing aircraft:-... Read more

21-Aug-12 N911CH Eurocopter BK117B1 Bedford, US-Massachusetts

21-Aug-12 N911CH Eurocopter BK117B1 Bedford, US-Massachusetts

21-Aug-2012

#2 engine low oil pressure illuminated and engine lost power in landing phase. Otherwise uneventful landing... Read more

15-Aug-12 N911CH Eurocopter BK117B1 Lawrence, US-Massachusetts

15-Aug-12 N911CH Eurocopter BK117B1 Lawrence, US-Massachusetts

15-Aug-2012

Door fell off on take off. Landed without further incident... Read more

24-Jul-12 N824AH Eurocopter EC135T2+ Lawrence, US-Massachusetts

24-Jul-12 N824AH Eurocopter EC135T2+ Lawrence, US-Massachusetts

24-Jul-2012

Emergency Services text stated :-  North Andover| Special| 492 Sutton St|MSP Helo Air-4 making a precautionary landing at Lawrence Airport- aircraft disabled in the runway.| 00:30.  “Air 4” is N8924AH from the name on the tail (see photo)... Read more

Metro Aviation delivers second EC135T2+ to Massachusetts State Police

Metro Aviation delivers second EC135T2+ to Massachusetts State Police

28-Jun-2012Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation Inc. recently delivered the second EC135T2+ to the Massachusetts State Police. The first aircraft was delivered late last year at which time the unit received pilot and mechanic training from American Eurocopter. The second aircraft is similar to the first with the exception of the complete HELINET Downlink system and a Eurocopter Deutschland... Read more

05-Jun-12 10-08079 Boeing CH-47F Hadley, US-Massachusetts

05-Jun-12 10-08079 Boeing CH-47F Hadley, US-Massachusetts

5-Jun-2012

Precautionary landing on flight out of the Army Support Facility in Windsor Locks, CT.  Pilot had noticed unusual engine noise and seen smoke... Read more

Boston MedFlight works with Broadleaf on IT disaster recovery

Boston MedFlight works with Broadleaf on IT disaster recovery

1-Jun-2012Source: Broadleaf

Broadleaf, a leader in designing and implementing vendor solutions for data storage, virtualization and WAN optimization, announced that  Boston Medflight (BMF) engaged Broadleaf to provide a solution that would improve uptime for a mission critical application and lay the groundwork for an effective IT infrastructure disaster recovery plan. BMF sought Broadleaf’s expertise to maximize uptime... Read more

Baltimore’s Pier 7 Heliport adds Belfort automated weather system

Baltimore’s Pier 7 Heliport adds Belfort automated weather system

28-May-2012Source: Belfort Instrument

Belfort Instrument Company, one of the country’s oldest meteorological sensor and meteorological system manufactures, has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Pier 7 Heliport. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, altimeter, visibility and cloud height on a graphical display, over a VHF frequency,... Read more

LoJack Helps Law Enforcement Make Two Great Rescues In One Week

LoJack Helps Law Enforcement Make Two Great Rescues In One Week

28-May-2012Source: LoJack

Thanks to a pair of services from LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) and its subsidiary LoJack SafetyNet, law enforcement agencies on opposite coasts of the U.S. were able to make two great saves this week, rescuing two young kidnapped children who were inside a stolen Lexus in Burien, WA, and an elderly Marshfield, MA man with Alzheimer’s who wandered from... Read more

Night Flight Concepts wins multi-year contract with Massachusetts State Police

Night Flight Concepts wins multi-year contract with Massachusetts State Police

8-May-2012Source: Night Flight Concepts

Night Flight Concepts ® (NFC) is pleased to announce award of a multi-year contract with Massachusetts State Police (MSP) for a comprehensive program of night vision imaging system (NVIS) and laser defense support. The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is the principle statewide law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the largest law enforcement agency in... Read more

Boston Medflight creates third base to provide faster service

Boston Medflight creates third base to provide faster service

20-Dec-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Lawrence Municipal Airport is the location of a new base for Boston Medflight, a satellite location to help provide a better service from Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.  The airport is located off Route 125 in North Andover, and operations began there on 21st November with a helicopter moving in from Hancom Field in... Read more

18-Oct-11 Boston-Logan, US-Massachusetts

18-Oct-11 Boston-Logan, US-Massachusetts

18-Oct-2011

Emergency landing by USCG Helicopter after experiencing smoke in the cockpit.  14.15 local time.  More info to follow... Read more

09-Jun-11 N824AH Eurocopter AS355N Wakefield, US-Massachusetts

09-Jun-11 N824AH Eurocopter AS355N Wakefield, US-Massachusetts

9-Jun-2011

Emergency landing in public park. State Police officials said inspection crews were on the way, but that the helicopter would not be able to leave Nasella Field until the issue causing the emergency light to illuminate was fixed.... Read more

10-Apr-11 N791SH Robinson R22 Marlboro, US-Massachusetts

10-Apr-11 N791SH Robinson R22 Marlboro, US-Massachusetts

10-Apr-2011

Tail struck ground on take-off... Read more

EMS EC135 makes precautionary landing at Boston Logan Airport

EMS EC135 makes precautionary landing at Boston Logan Airport

4-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

A Eurocopter Ec135 of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Airborne Response Team “D-HART” made a precautionary landing at the busy Boston Logan Airport today after the pilot reported difficulties with one engine.  Airline operations were not affected in the way that Britain’s London City Airport came to a standstill yesterday after a similar emergency. It was on its... Read more

04-Mar-11 N235DH Eurocopter EC135P1 Boston, US-Massachusetts

04-Mar-11 N235DH Eurocopter EC135P1 Boston, US-Massachusetts

4-Mar-2011

A Eurocopter Ec135 of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Airborne Response Team “D-HART” made a precautionary landing at the busy Boston Logan Airport today after the pilot reported difficulties with one engine.... Read more

02-Feb-11 Robinson R44 Norwood, US-Massachusetts

02-Feb-11 Robinson R44 Norwood, US-Massachusetts

2-Feb-2011

One helicopter (and six fixed wing) damaged when hangar roof collapsed due to weight of snow... Read more

11-Jan-11 N95TV Bell 206L4 Boston, US-Massachusetts

11-Jan-11 N95TV Bell 206L4 Boston, US-Massachusetts

11-Jan-2011

TV reporting helico0pter for WCVB – Boston’s Channel 5.  Warning light came on and pilot made immediate emergency landing.  No damage to helicopter.  Pilot Michael Young employed buy Helicopters Inc, and photographer Karen Lippert of WCVB were aboard.... Read more

19-Sep-10 Halifax, US-Massachusetts

19-Sep-10 Halifax, US-Massachusetts

19-Sep-2010

One report quotes “an experimental helicopter”... Read more

North Andover Flight Academy opens new base at Marlboro Airport

North Andover Flight Academy opens new base at Marlboro Airport

9-Sep-2010Source: MetroWest Daily News

The academy, now open in Marlborough, brought a helicopter to the airport this week and plans to hold a grand opening with a cookout on Oct. 2.... Read more

Metro Aviation delivers new Massachusetts State Police EC135

Metro Aviation delivers new Massachusetts State Police EC135

23-Feb-2010Source: Metro Aviation

After receiving a competitive bid award last year, north Louisiana based Metro Aviation, Inc. has delivered the first new law enforcement equipped Single Pilot IFR (SPIFR) EC135T2+ to the Massachusetts State Police Aviation Section. The comprehensively equipped aircraft was delivered in new “green” condition from the manufacturer to Shreveport, Louisiana where it underwent the extensive... Read more

Medford man convicted of lasering helicopter

Medford man convicted of lasering helicopter

29-Jan-2010Source: Boston Globe

A 51-year-old Medford man has been convicted of shining a green laser beam into a Massachusetts State Police helicopter... Read more

Trial begins in helicopter pilot's sex bias suit against State Police

Trial begins in helicopter pilot's sex bias suit against State Police

14-Oct-2009Source: Boston Globe

The first female helicopter pilot in the Massachusetts State Police has testified that the commander of the prestigious Air Wing unit retaliated against her because she rejected his sexual advances.... Read more

Eagle Eye Solutions Delivers Highly Acclaimed AMRM Training Program to Boston MedFlight

Eagle Eye Solutions Delivers Highly Acclaimed AMRM Training Program to Boston MedFlight

9-Oct-2009Source: Vertical

Eagle Eye Solutions, LLC an industry recognized leader in providing Air Medical Resource Management training delivered their highly acclaimed AMRM training program in September to Boston MedFlight, a not-for-profit critical care transport service based in MA.... Read more

13-Jul-09 N211SH Robinson R22 Hascom Field, Bedford, US-Massachusetts

13-Jul-09 N211SH Robinson R22 Hascom Field, Bedford, US-Massachusetts

13-Jul-2009

13-Jul-09 N211SH Robinson R22 Hascom Field, Bedford, US-Massachusetts... Read more

10-Mar-09 N369RT Hughes H369D Lee, US-Massachusetts

10-Mar-09 N369RT Hughes H369D Lee, US-Massachusetts

10-Mar-2009

10-Mar-09 N369RT Hughes H369D Lee, US-Massachusetts... Read more

27-Feb-09  Sikorsky HH-60J Middleboro, US-Massachusetts

27-Feb-09 Sikorsky HH-60J Middleboro, US-Massachusetts

27-Feb-2009

27-Feb-09 Sikorsky HH-60J Middleboro, US-Massachusetts... Read more

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