4-Mar-2015Source: CBC News
When health care workers in communities outside Yellowknife have an emergency situation on their hands, now they only need to dial one number to reach the medical support and air ambulance dispatch that their patient needs. See Full Story... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today an agreement for the sale of 200 Bell 407GXPs configured for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) to Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest provider of air medical transport services in the world. This order marks one of the largest commercial sales in Bell Helicopter’s... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: Airbus
Airbus Helicopters Inc. is pleased to announce that EagleMed LLC, a subsidiary of Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), is committed to growing its fleet of Airbus Helicopters AS350 AStar helicopters. EagleMed has ordered three AS350s and taken delivery of two since May 2014, including one delivered Feb. 19. Delivery of the third aircraft is scheduled... Read more
3-Mar-2015
Dare County MedFlight, the air medical service provider for much of the Outer Banks region of North Carolina and the site of the Wright Brothers first flight, is the U.S. launch customer for the Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2. The Dare County aircraft is on display at Airbus Helicopters Booth #2437 during Heli-Expo 2015. A longtime... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: Spectrum Aeromed
Spectrum Aeromed completed its first of four Agusta 109/119 equipment kit installations for TriState CareFlight. TriState CareFlight offers inter-facility fixed and rotor wing transports, and rotor wing EMS services (excluding maternal and neonatal patients) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They operate out of Arizona serving Colorado, Nevada and New... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: Milestone Aviation
Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and the global leader in helicopter leasing announced today at Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo that the company is expanding its international presence into three new regions – Asia, South America and the Middle East/Africa – while also growing its European staffing. Milestone will be opening offices... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: Avinco
In spite of a challenging global helicopter market, Avinco completed a total of 25 helicopter transactions in all ranges & mission types in Asia Pacific, Central & South America, Australia, Europe and Africa in 2014. Among these sales, were the last two BO105’s from its 17-strong portfolio acquired some years ago from the German Police.... Read more
3-Mar-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announced today that Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) of the UK will be appointed as an Authorized Service Centre for the new generation AW169 light intermediate helicopter in UK. The company will ensure a range of support and maintenance services are supplied for the new model, following the selection of SAS by prime HEMS customers... Read more
2-Mar-2015Source: Aerolite
Aerolite will be highlighting the newest aeromedical interior designs for the Airbus EC145 T2, EC135 T3 and Bell 429 during the 2015 Heli-Expo. EC145 T2 Aerolite received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from EASA for a modular aeromedical EMS Interior. The interior allows an operator various configuration set up choices regarding stretchers, seating arrangements and... Read more
2-Mar-2015Source: Memorial Hermann
Memorial Hermann and Lifetime announced today the upcoming premiere of Life Flight: Trauma Center Houston, a six-episode docudrama series that will air on Lifetime, beginning Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m. CST. Highlighting not only the Memorial Hermann Life Flight® team but also Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital staff, nurses... Read more
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
2-Mar-2015Source: Joplin Globe
Missouri Southern State University’s emergency medical services department will host an open house and helicopter landing demonstration Monday in and around the Julio S. Leon Health Sciences Building. See Full Story... Read more
2-Mar-2015Source: WA Today
Fiona Stanley Hospital management failed to finalise operating protocols for the RAC rescue helicopter to land at its new helipad, forcing a pilot to divert to nearby Jandakot Airport during an emergency airlift of two patients on Saturday. See Full Story... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: Metro Aviation
Metro Aviation, along with its subsidiary, Paradigm Aerospace Corporation, will once again exhibit at HELI-EXPO this year. The worldwide completion leader is displaying three aircraft in Orlando, a first for the company, but a move that is sure to draw some buzz. Metro recently completed the first EC145e or “e-lite,” a utility version of the... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: PHI
PHI, Inc. (The Nasdaq Global Market: PHII (voting) PHIIK (non-voting)) today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2014. Consolidated operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased $20.2 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. Oil and Gas segment revenues increased $27.8 million primarily as a result of... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: RACQ CareFlight
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has airlifted a patient after he was bitten by what is believed to be a deadly Tiger Snake. The man in his 60s was struck on the left foot once while moving boxes in a shed at a property in Queensland’s South West. “The patient was initially treated on scene by QAS... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: Air Methods
Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM), the global leader in air medical transportation, reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. For the year, revenue increased 14% to $1,004.8 million compared to $879.2 million in the prior year. Income from continuing operations after minority interests increased 57% to $98.8 million, or $2.56 per... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: Safe Flight
Safe Flight Instrument Corporation of White Plains, NY announced that Australian Helicopters will operate Safe Flight’s Powerline Detection System (PDS) in six AgustaAW-139 aircraft as part of the Ambulance Victoria Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) contract awarded in 2014. Safe Flight’s PDS is European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified under... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: WellSpan
WellSpan York Hospital, today, officially opened its new, state-of-the-art helipad as part of the hospital’s ongoing $50 million overhaul of its emergency department, enhancing the hospital’s ability to provide advanced, life-saving specialty care to the region’s sickest and most seriously injured patients. WellSpan York Hospital is the only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center in... Read more
1-Mar-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland and Australia’s Toll Group are pleased to announce the purchase of eight AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters. The aircraft will be operated to perform Emergency Medical Service (EMS) missions in the Southern Region of New South Wales from newly constructed bases in Bankstown (Sydney), Orange, Wollongong and from the existing base in Canberra as part... Read more
27-Feb-2015Source: Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital. Randomized patients who are at risk of hemorrhaging could receive two units of plasma, which can improve a patient’s... Read more
27-Feb-2015Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the Ministry of Health in Kuwait will be operating the first two Bell 429s configured for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in the Middle East. The purchase agreement for the aircraft was announced at the end of last year, and is a milestone win for... Read more
27-Feb-2015Source: BBC News
Air ambulance charities across the country are to receive grants of £250,000 each from a banking fine fund. See Full Story... Read more
27-Feb-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland and Australian Helicopters are pleased to announce the delivery of the first AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter in EMS configuration for Ambulance Victoria. The fleet of six helicopters will soon start to replace the existing Ambulance Victoria helicopters with the transition being completed in early 2016. Australian Helicopters’ Managing Director, John Boag, says “the internal... Read more
25-Feb-2015Source: LAA
A revolutionary new mobile app and EE’s 4G network are helping London’s Air Ambulance save lives by reducing the time it takes to dispatch the charity’s advanced trauma teams by up to two minutes. Developed by mobile app developer Mubaloo and EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, the app increases emergency dispatch efficiency... Read more
25-Feb-2015Source: LCI
Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has entered into a multi-year agreement to lease four new AW139 helicopters to Australia’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The helicopters will be delivered in the second half of 2016 and, following fit-out for EMS operations, will be deployed in Northern New South Wales... Read more
19-Feb-2015Source: Research and Markets
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/scb82h/global_air) has announced the addition of the “Global Air Ambulance Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. The Global Air Ambulance market to grow at a CAGR of 9.57 percent over the period 2014-2019. Air ambulance services are sophisticated and advanced medical services provided in a mobile environment. These services have become an... Read more
19-Feb-2015Source: WDBJ7
You’ve seen them in the air before and you may have even ridden in one yourself. Carilion’s Life-Guard Air Ambulance program has been a staple in Southwest Virginia since 1981, when it became the first Air Ambulance in the Commonwealth of Virginia. See Full Story... Read more
17-Feb-2015Source: Globe Gazette
Icing was the probable cause of a Mercy Air Med helicopter crash near Ventura that killed three people on Jan. 2, 2013, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. See Full Story.... Read more
13-Feb-2015Source: Ornge
Ornge, Ontario’s provider of air ambulance and related services, announced today it has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for helicopter fleet renewal. As part of its three year strategic plan, Ornge has been assessing whether the organization has the most effective and efficient aircraft for its mission moving forward. While the current Ornge fleet... Read more
13-Feb-2015Source: Sikorsky
Earlier this month, Sikorsky Aircraft employees assembled and donated 50 bicycles to patients at Miami Children’s Hospital Doral Outpatient Center. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The bicycles were assembled during Sikorsky’s Worldwide Sales Conference held recently in Miami, and were donated to 50 patients from Miami Children’s Hospital Doral... Read more
12-Feb-2015Source: HeliHub.com
Various Spanish websites including ABC, Efe and ELDiA are reporting that an EMS pilot based at Tenerife Sur airport (=Reina Sofia Airport) has failed a breath test. INAER, who have a zero tolerance approach to the taking of drugs or alcohol, called the Guardia Civil to conduct the breathalyser test, and the pilot reportedly showed positive... Read more
12-Feb-2015Source: Life Flight Network
Life Flight Network (LFN), the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in the United States, announced it will be opening a base in Astoria, Oregon. The base will begin 24/7 operations May 15, 2015. The LFN base in Astoria will significantly improve access to air medical resources along the Oregon and Washington Coast. Columbia Memorial... Read more
12-Feb-2015Source: Didsbury Review
The new helipad at the Didsbury hospital should be completed by the late summer of this year, according to officials involved with the project. See Full Story ... Read more
11-Feb-2015Source: Enole
Enloe Medical Center’s FlightCare Program became the first in the world to use an EC130 T2 EcoStar helicopter as an air ambulance this month. The single-engine aircraft is retrofitted with the latest aviation safety technology and features a more powerful engine, a spacious cabin with new medical equipment, and a quieter sound signature. “This is... Read more
11-Feb-2015Source: TriState Careflight
TriState Careflight, which offers critical care transport services in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada announced today that it will team with Baldwin Safety and Compliance, headquartered in Hilton Head, South Carolina, to enhance and grow its existing safety management system. “This collaboration with one of the nation’s most respected Safety Management System development organizations... Read more
10-Feb-2015Source: Nordic Rotors
The emergency medical helicopter in Gothenburg will join the new local HEMS federation that is being established in Värmland and Dalarna. Adding to this, the federation, which is currently known as “Kommunalförbundet Ambulanshelikopter Värmland-Dalarna” (KAVD), will change name to “Svensk Luftambulans” according to a press release from Värmland’s County Council. The EMS helicopter service in... Read more
10-Feb-2015Source: AAT
Air Ambulance Technology (AAT), the Austrian based specialist for customized EMS, VIP and Mission Intereriors for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, recently received an FAA Validation for its successful AW 139 interior solutions in quick change configuration. The validation was granted based on an earlier issued Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from EASA and covers a... Read more
6-Feb-2015Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announced today it has completed the delivery of the Italian Police’s AW139 intermediate twin helicopters at the end of December 2014. Deliveries started in mid-2013 and now eight aircraft are in service at five different bases in central and southern Italy comprising three aircraft in Pratica di Mare close to Rome, two helicopters in... Read more
4-Feb-2015Source: Wiltshire Air Ambulance
Pilot Steven Judd, who will oversee the operation of Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s pioneering new helicopter, says he is joining at an exciting time in the charity’s history. The charity’s new helicopter is the first Bell 429 to operate as an air ambulance in the UK. It leases the helicopter from Heli Charter and Steven has... Read more
4-Feb-2015Source: LAA
We are calling on the people and organizations of London to join together in owning the solution to London’s vital need for a second emergency medical helicopter. In our largest ever fundraising drive, the ‘Your London, Your Helicopter’ campaign is hoping to raise the remaining £4.4 million needed to acquire and sustain a second helicopter... Read more
3-Feb-2015Source: DRF Luftrettung
When every minute counts 37,811 missions for German air-rescue organization Shortness of breath, sudden crushing chest pain – heart attack. A typical emergency for DRF Luftrettung,which is alerted every day to provide patients with medical care.In 2014 its crews flew a total of 37,811missions (in 2013: 38,180) from its 30 HEMS bases in Germany and... Read more
2-Feb-2015Source: Welsh
A number of hospitals in Wales have existing helicopter landing sites but only three currently support 24-hour-a-day landings – Ysbyty Gwynedd, in Bangor; Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, in Rhyl and Morriston Hospital, in Swansea. The £180,000 investment announced today means helicopter landing sites, which have already been cleared for day landings, will become available for night... Read more
2-Feb-2015Source: King’s College Hospital
The facility at King’s will be London’s third helipad, and serve a trauma population of 5.5 million people across south east London and Kent. The multi-million pound helipad will speed up the time it takes helicopters to transfer critically ill patients to King’s. The helipad will be built on top of an existing tower-block on... Read more
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
2-Feb-2015Source: BBC News
The Your London Your Helicopter scheme wants to buy a second helicopter by the end of the summer to provide rapid trauma care for the capital. See Full Story... Read more
30-Jan-2015Source: The Star
For sale: Four air ambulances from ORNGE. Price? Just under $7 million. See Full Story... Read more
30-Jan-2015Source: The Miami Times
Jackson South Community Hospital celebrated the opening of its new helipad with an inaugural helicopter landing Friday, Jan. 23. The new helipad will allow air ambulance transfers between Jackson South and other hospitals. See Full Story... Read more
27-Jan-2015Source: EURAMI
We congratulate the staff of Scandinavian Air Ambulance on their successful reaccreditation! They have received Regional Fixed Wing Accreditation and HEMS, SAR & Inter-Hospital Transport for their Rotor Wing service. Both with Medical endorsements for Adult & Paediatric Critical Care. They were accredited according to the standards 4.0(2013). The certificate is valid until the 16th of December 2017.... Read more
26-Jan-2015Source: Nordic Rotors
Gothenburg City Airport, more commonly known as Säve Airport, will be closed for airline operations, says state-owned airport operator Swedavia. The company issued a press release earlier today where it announced that it has taken over the remaining shares in the company that runs the airport and that it has decided to initiate a gradual... Read more
22-Jan-2015Source: MedEvac Foundation
The MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to announce it has approved grant funding for Dr. Daniel Patterson to investigate sleep-wake patterns and real-time fatigue reduction in EMS Clinicians. The medical transportation community requires that emergency care be available 24-hours a day. Shift work requires the prehospital emergency clinician to diverge from normal circadian sleep cycles... Read more
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
21-Jan-2015Source: Nottingham Post
A helipad at the Queen’s Medical Centre is a step closer to being built after plans were submitted to Nottingham City Council. See Full Story... Read more
21-Jan-2015Source: dna
Helicopter operator Pawan Hans Ltd has posted its highest turnover of Rs 530 crore in the last year, around 15% increase from Rs 465 crore last year. See Full Story... Read more
20-Jan-2015Source: Herald Sun
THE new Monash Children’s Hospital will have a lifesaving helipad, the State Government has confirmed, after yesterday saying plans for it had been ditched. See Full Story... Read more
20-Jan-2015Source: Air Methods
United Rotorcraft, an Air Methods Division, announced that it received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) of an Airbus EC130 T2 Emergency Medical helicopter equipped with a next generation state-of-the-art medical interior and avionics suite. The first completed aircraft was delivered from United Rotorcraft’s facility in Englewood, Colo. The STC was completed in... Read more
19-Jan-2015Source: GNAAS
Thanks to the magnificent fundraising efforts of the Henry Surtees Foundation and its supporters, the charity is now able to support the work of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and the local Blood Bike groups As of this week, the Air Ambulance service now has the capacity to deliver fresh blood supplies to... Read more
19-Jan-2015Source: EagleMed
EagleMed critical care air medical transport company is co-sponsoring an aviation hazards seminar for general aviation pilots and aviation weather enthusiasts scheduled Jan. 23, 2015 in Wichita. Co-sponsors are the National Weather Service office in Wichita, and the Kansas Army National Guard. The seminar on Convective Weather Effects (thunderstorms and their hazards) will be held... Read more
19-Jan-2015Source: CWRU
Acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) students, specializing in flight nursing at Case Western Reserve University, will soon be training in the nation’s first state-of-the-art simulator built in an actual helicopter. The simulator creates the sense of treating critically injured patients from takeoff to landing. The helicopter simulator was installed at the university’s Cedar Avenue Service... Read more
16-Jan-2015Source: UPH
Trinity Emergency Services is excited to announce a partnership with UnityPoint Health – LifeFlight based in Des Moines. Beginning early May, a LifeFlight expansion base will reside in Fort Dodge providing air ambulance services 24/7 to the Trinity Regional Medical Center region. The new LifeFlight base will allow Trinity to provide improved emergency transportation services... Read more
16-Jan-2015Source: Yorkshire
Paramedics at the Yorkshire Air Ambulance have partnered with suppliers of polar expeditions to design a unique casualty bag. The air crew have worked closely with specialist company Snowsled Polar Ltd to re-design their successful standard casualty bag to specifically meet the requirements of the rapid response emergency charity. Almost all Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA)... Read more
15-Jan-2015Source: Air Methods
SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Air Methods Corp (AIRM). The report uses SADIF’s powerful StockMarks™ stock rating system and contains important analysis for any current or potential Air Methods Corp investor. Report Summary: Air Methods Corp ($AIRM) is an above average quality company with a neutral outlook. Air Methods... Read more
13-Jan-2015Source: The Hour
Helicopters serving Norwalk Hospital could be flying in over a residential neighborhood from the northwest — if only a few times a year — under a proposed new flight path plan. See Full Story... Read more
13-Jan-2015Source: WCPO
There will be no helipad construction in Mason. See Full Story... Read more
13-Jan-2015Source: Local News8
Air Methods Corp. announced Thursday that it would be relocating its Air Idaho Rescue base from Idaho Falls to Driggs. See Full Story... Read more
12-Jan-2015Source: Yibada
Beijing’s highest helipad located on the 81st floor of China World Summit Wing was formally put into operation and is expected to provide both emergency rescue and sightseeing services after its successful test flights on Tuesday, Jan. 6. See Full Story... Read more
12-Jan-2015Source: Times of India
In an ambitious plan, King George’s Medical University is looking at starting an air ambulance facility on its premises. See Full Story... Read more
12-Jan-2015Source: Miami Herald
Commissioners in Aventura Tuesday unanimously approved a heliport on the roof of its local hospital, despite protests from officials in neighboring Hallandale Beach claiming that the proposed flight plan could disrupt business development. See Full Story... Read more
9-Jan-2015Source: Cincinnati
A proposed hospital helicopter landing pad that’s drawn opposition from nearby residents and business owners is set for a public hearing Monday, Jan. 12, before Mason’s City Council. See Full Story... Read more
8-Jan-2015Source: WAA
Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA) is pleased to announce that its new helicopter will begin operating on January 9th 2015. The charity was given the go-ahead for the helicopter, a Bell 429, to undertake Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) missions following a visit by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today (January 8). The Bell 429 is... Read more
8-Jan-2015Source: Dept of Labor
Faced one night with a trip over mountainous terrain in a medical transport helicopter with a faulty emergency locator transmitter, a pilot refused to fly the unsafe aircraft and was later terminated in retaliation for doing so. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration followed. As a result, Air Methods... Read more
8-Jan-2015Source: TVACAA
Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance (TVACAA) will be coming to your living room this month, in a newly commissioned primetime television series. Sky 1’s Air Ambulance ER is a six-part documentary featuring the day-to-day work of TVACAA , where 365 days a year the highly skilled crew bring hospital-standard emergency care and equipment to... Read more
8-Jan-2015Source: GNAAS
A PRIMETIME television series will go behind the scenes at the region’s air ambulance charity. Sky television will broadcast the six part documentary series Air Ambulance ER featuring the work of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) from Tuesday, January 6. Glasgow-based production firm Tern TV spent four months over last summer filming with... Read more
8-Jan-2015Source: wvva
Air Evac Lifeteam has opened a fifth base in West Virginia. See Full Story... Read more
7-Jan-2015Source: Enloe
Enloe FlightCare will begin its 30th year of air ambulance service with a new helicopter: a single-engine EC130 T2 EcoStar, featuring the latest in aviation safety technology, new medical equipment, a roomy cabin and a quieter sound signature. The program will be the first in the world to use the EC130 T2 EcoStar for Emergency... Read more
