9-Nov-2009Source: Suinday Sun
The Sunday Sun launches a major campaign to keep hope in the skies by buying the Great North Air Ambulance its own life-saving helicopter.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Devon 24
DEVON Air Ambulance will soon have a purpose-built second airbase at Eaglescott Airfield in North Devon. Having worked from a portable building for the past four years, the crew are looking forward to spending the remainder of the winter in their new warm and dry base, due for completion around Christmas.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Howie Blog
Following months of careful evaluation, Life Link III has been selected to take over air medical transport services for SMDC Health System. The Minneapolis-based organization will replace SMDC’s LifeFlight helicopter service effective January 4, 2010... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Vail Valley Medical Center
The Chief Executive Officer of Vail Valley Medical Center has announced their plan to add helicopter transport service to Eagle County and hospitals in surrounding areas. Helicopter service is scheduled to begin in February 2010 and will be based out of Eagle County Regional Airport.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Mineral Daiy News Tribune
Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration were in Keyser Thursday to inspect the new helipad at Potomac Valley Hospital.... Read more
4-Nov-2009Source: Star Press
That change means patients needing to be airlifted to other hospitals will once again have to wait on a helicopter to arrive from another location. While it will add time to a patient’s wait, it won’t negatively affect patient care, officials said.... Read more
4-Nov-2009Source: AMT
In a first for a dedicated Helicopter Emergency Medical Service provider (HEMS), Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) received FAA approval for their HFDM/FOQA program... Read more
4-Nov-2009Source: Syracuse Post-Standard
Mercy Flight Central claims Onondaga County’s Air One helicopter and the state police helicopter in the area are jumping calls — responding to medical emergencies before Mercy Flight has a chance to go — for emergency transports and putting patients in danger.... Read more
2-Nov-2009Source: STARS
STARS is celebrating 25 years of care in the air next year and is asking Albertans to share their stories on a new STARS Weblog at www.stars.ca... Read more
1-Nov-2009Source: Rotorblatt
Supposedly 15 machines would be enough to ensure nationwide provision in Austria, but no fewer than 38 helicopters are in use... Read more
30-Oct-2009Source: Sutter Medical Center
The Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley project reached another major milestone with the official opening of the newly relocated helicopter landing site today.The site received approval for use following the final state permit inspection earlier this week by the CalTrans Division of Aeronautics.... Read more
30-Oct-2009Source: ALEA
ADAC Luftfahrt Technik recently upgraded the existing Becker Avionics DVCS 5100 Digital Audio and Intercom System installed on two ADAC EC145 HEMS helicopters to the new state-of-the-art DVCS 6100. The replacement was easy because the new DVCS 6100 is designed as a ‘drop-in’ replacement for the DVCS 5100 series. With this upgrade, only the existing... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: Somerset County Gazette
Plans for a helicopter landing pad at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval.  Hospital bosses want the emergency helipad in front of the Accident and Emergency department, in the Queen’s Building... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: Somerset County Gazette
PLANS for a helicopter landing pad at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital are set for approval. Hospital bosses want the emergency helipad in front of the Accident and Emergency department, in the Queen’s Building.... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: Coventry Telegraph
THE COUNTY air ambulance completed its 8,000th life-saving mission earlier this week. Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance was called to a crash on the B4102 near Astley, Nuneaton, on Wednesday.... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: CAE Flightscape
CAE Flightscape (Ottawa) and Metro Aviation Inc. (Louisiana) are pleased to announce that Metro Aviation has selected CAE Flightscape to provide the analytical solution component for its recently established Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: San Antonio News Express
Methodist Healthcare has launched Methodist AirCare, its own emergency air transport program to serve residents across Bexar County and South Texas around the clock. Methodist Healthcare is working with REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) to get the AirCare program off the ground.... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: KFGO
Appareo Systems announced that Omniflight has committed to adding Appare ’s award-winning Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS FDM) system to a number of its aircraft.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland congratulated North Memorial Air Care on reaching and surpassing a historic milestone when their A109C model helicopter achieved 10,000 flight hours. North Memorial is the first operator in the world to achieve 10,000 flight hours with an A109C helicopter... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: EDP24
The East of England Air Ambulance crew and their helicopter were pelted with cans and bottles as they tried to help an injured person at a rave near Thetford.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
HealthNet Aeromedical Services of Charleston, W.V., will soon expand its fleet of American Eurocopter helicopters by taking delivery of its third EC135 and first EC145. Both aircraft are scheduled to be delivered on Nov. 6 and will enter service next March.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
Air Methods Corporation, the world’s largest air medical transportation provider, has taken delivery of nine new Eurocopter helicopters in 2009, maintaining its fleet upgrade despite a challenging economy. The deliveries included seven AS350B3s, one EC130, and one EC 135 in 2009.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
STAT MedEvac of West Mifflin, Pa., is continuing expanding its fleet of EC135 helicopters, converting one of three existing options to a firm order. The company has now ordered a total of 16 EC135s. The new aircraft will be delivered in 2010.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Life Star of Kansas has signed for an AW119Ke helicopter during a ceremony at the Air Medical Transport Conference in San Jose, California... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter congratulates the Life Flight Network on earning the prestigious air medical Program of the Year award from the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS). A Life Flight Network EC135 will be proudly displayed in the American Eurocopter exhibit (1617) during the Air Medical Transport Conference, Oct. 26-28.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: Stuff
Auckland’s beaches will be even safer this summer as more rescue helicopters take to the skies. Together with SkyCity, the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has launched its new SkyCity Beach Patrol programme.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announces that the Korea Coast Guard has taken delivery of two AW139 helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy). The AW139s will be used for maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service purposes... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
During the Air Medical Transport Conference in San Jose, California, the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) announced its “Heliport Safety Sign Campaignâ€. In its continuing efforts to advance safety in the air medical and aviation industries NEMSPA has introduced a new program to help enhance safety and reduce liability around heliports.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Theda Clark Medical Center
Theda Clark Medical Center has a new helicopter, replacing the current one and will be based at the Medical Center in Neenah.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Saudi Gazette
The Authority is in the process of securing 28 helicopters and 4 to 6 medium-range planes to cover the entire Kingdom in the next four years.... Read more
26-Oct-2009Source: Columbus Dispatch
This scenario is happening more often: A medical helicopter tries to bring a patient to an Ohio hospital but the landing pad is occupied.... Read more
23-Oct-2009Source: STARS
Nexen’s logo was unveiled on a STARS helicopter in recognition of Nexen reaching a $500,000 donation milestone in cumulative giving. Nexen President and CEO Marvin Romanow and STARS Foundation Vice President Phil Levson, took part in the event alongside STARS crew members.... Read more
23-Oct-2009Source: Ennis Daily News
Air Evac Lifeteam, the largest independently owned and operated air medical service in the U.S., is opening a new base at Ennis Municipal Airport... Read more
23-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) will have a booth at this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) and will have on display the latest California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) MD Explorer.... Read more
20-Oct-2009Source: Daily Herald Tribune
STARS Grande Prairie is asking the city for $100,000 more a year from on top of what it is already providing to help fund the organization.... Read more
17-Oct-2009Source: Herald Mail
STAT MedEvac will end its Hagerstown-based operations Monday, affecting the availability of helicopters to transport patients in medical emergencies, a company spokesman said.... Read more
16-Oct-2009Source: WBAL
Eurocopter, the manufacturer of the current Maryland State Police fleet, filed a formal protest and is not making an offer to replace the aging helicopters. The company alleges that the state’s specifications for new aircraft are skewed in favor of AgustaWestland.In a letter to Gov. Martin O’Malley and to the state Department of Transportation, the... Read more
16-Oct-2009Source: BBC
There will be no Great North Air Ambulance Cover for the next few days. Two of the charity’s three helicopters, based at Otterburn and Carlisle Airport, are grounded with mechanical problems.... Read more
16-Oct-2009Source: Bernama
Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd is bidding for a contract worth RM60 million from the government to provide aeromedical or flying doctor services in Sarawak, its Executive Chairman Aidan Wing said... Read more
14-Oct-2009Source: KTVZ
Northwest MedStar will begin to provide management services and program oversight today for AirLink Critical Care Transport, Cascade Healthcare Community announced Monday.... Read more
14-Oct-2009Source: RotorNews
Metro Aviation, Inc. has been awarded a completion contract to finish two air medically configured helicopters for HealthNet Aeromedical Services based in Charleston, West Virginia. HealthNet, a longtime air medical provider, will receive the new EC135 and EC145 as additions to their current operating fleet.... Read more
13-Oct-2009Source: This is Derbyshire
CLAIMS by residents that flights to and from Royal Derby Hospital’s helipad are in breach of planning permission have been dismissed. Littleover residents claimed at a meeting this week that permission for the helipad had been granted on the basis that flights would go over a “green wedge of land” and not houses.... Read more
13-Oct-2009Source: Spidertracks
The Philips Search and Rescue Trust has chosen Palmerston North-based aircraft tracking system spidertracks as its flight following provider. The Trust operates and manages the rescue helicopter bases in Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo and Palmerston North, as well as a fixed-wing air ambulance based in Hamilton and Taupo.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: Radio NZ
The joint initiative involves the district health board, Skyline Aviation and the Hawke’s Bay Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, which says the facility is world class.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: Carolina Live
Carolina Lifecare is close to resuming medical helicopter service to the Grand Strand.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: SCNow
A new Lifecare helicopter is expected to be back up in the air in Horry County within the next three days, perhaps as early as Friday evening, according to Matthew Smith, Chief of Medical Operation... Read more
7-Oct-2009Source: Hampton Roads
After debating for months, Currituck County commissioners could decide Oct. 19 whether to donate $1 million toward a new helicopter for the Nightingale air ambulance.... Read more
7-Oct-2009Source: KTVZ
The Roseburg Planning Commission recently approved the hospital’s request to construct a landing area for helicopters in the rear parking lot.... Read more
7-Oct-2009Source: The Age
A search and rescue helicopter carrying a medical team should be provided for the thousands of Australians who trek Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Track, a local expert says.... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Asbury Park Press
PHI, based in Louisiana, declined to renew its contract with MONOC and issued its required 60-day notice Thursday... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) today applauded the White House for nominating Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to the National Transportation Safety Board.... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified Air Evac Lifeteam that the company has been cleared in an investigation that began in May 2007 with the execution of search warrants at the company’s headquarters in West Plains, Mo., according to Air Evac Lifeteam President and CEO Seth Myers.... Read more
6-Oct-2009Source: Angel MedFlight
“Blue Cross did not deny coverage but dragged its feet in response to the family’s request despite federal law requiring health insurance companies to respond to emergency transportation requests within 48 hours,†said Michael Ward, staff counsel at Angel Medflight.... Read more
3-Oct-2009Source: Grand Junction Sentinel
A $250,000 donation from Williams Exploration and Production will help fund St. Mary’s Hospital CareFlight program. The donation will go toward the cost of building a tarmac for the helicopter on top of the addition to the hospital.... Read more
3-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
A pre-med student has been named the first recipient of the MedEvac Foundation International Children’s Scholarship Award. Joshua Codding, 19, of Santa Rosa, Calif., will be honored with the $2,500 award during an opening session at the Air Medical Transport Conference on Oct. 27, 2009.... Read more
3-Oct-2009Source: Voxy
BayTrust has again committed to financially supporting Rotorua’s rescue helicopter, continuing its lead sponsorship arrangement for a further three years to 30 September 2012.... Read more
2-Oct-2009Source: WJZ
The Maryland State Police Trooper 6 medevac helicopter is relocating from Centreville to a hangar at the Easton Airport.... Read more
2-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical Center. As they enter service, the new EC135s will replace an existing fleet of helicopters. The aircraft will serve North and South Carolina, providing 24/7 coverage from three separate... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: Omniflight
Native Air announced that it has aligned with Payson, Ariz.-based Gracie Lee Haught Children’s Memorial Fund as part of its Flight for a Cause fundraising program, whereby the company supports local charities, affiliates and organizations within the communities it serves.... Read more
30-Sep-2009Source: Jornal de Noticias
The three helicopters promised by INEM, in 2007, in return for closing the emergency, should be operational by the end of the year. An Institute study concludes, however, that there is no need to extend the service.... Read more
29-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
Aerolite announced that it had received an order for ten medical interiors for Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters from Ornge, Canada’s leading provider of transport medicine services.... Read more
29-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
A new medical journal study, the largest of its kind to date, finds that 5 percent of urgent-care patients experience a critical event such as a major resuscitation, rapid loss of blood pressure, respiratory arrest and even death during air-medical transport... Read more
28-Sep-2009Source: WTKR
The life-saving helicopter Nightingale is being retired and Sentara needs to buy a new multi-million dollar replacement.... Read more
28-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Opportunities for improving medical helicopter safety, traumatic brain injury (TBI) awareness and support, and a look at regulatory issues affecting helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) are among the topics of this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), the largest gathering of its kind in the nation.... Read more
26-Sep-2009Source: St Antonio Express-News
San Antonio AirLife has responded to the sprawling growth north of San Antonio’s periphery by permanently establishing a helicopter at North Central Baptist Hospital.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
PARKER, Ariz. … September 24, 2009 … Native Air, a division of one of the nation’s leading air medical services provider, Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., announced today that it has opened a new air medical services base in Parker, Ariz. , introducing its transport capabilities to the local community. The base, located at Parker Indian Hospital,... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Gazette News
The proposal by Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust to move its headquarters from Boreham to Earls Colne airfield was granted permission by Braintree Council’s planning committee.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
The company exhibits the EC135 “L’Hélicoptère par Hermès†as centre piece, as well as a large array of eight state-of-the-art helicopters: a London “Met†EC145, an EC135 by Suffolk Police, the UK’s first helicopter – an EC135 – dedicated to offshore wind farm maintenance, a utility AS355 NP used by National Grid for powerline inspections,... Read more
22-Sep-2009Source: News & Star
In a surprise move, bosses have confirmed that they will not let the former Pride of Cumbria helicopter pilot keep his job. A statement said that Mr Martin did not achieve the required standard of work.... Read more
22-Sep-2009Source: Norte
It has been common in the hospital the landing of helicopters bringing patients from the entire northern region of Minas Gerais. Some patients from other cities in need of urgent care use the service in order to get faster, and more likely to survive.... Read more
22-Sep-2009Source: Maysville Online
For the first time in the history of Brown County General Hospital, it will have a medical helicopter based on its campus in Georgetown.... Read more
22-Sep-2009Source: Stuff
Wellington’s air ambulance service is to receive $42,000 a year for the next three years from Wellington City Council. Life Flight Trust, which operates an air ambulance plane and a rescue helicopter out of Rongotai, asked the city council for $50,000 a year.... Read more
