Helipads

Buffalo Heliport Plans Withdrawn

Buffalo Heliport Plans Withdrawn

13-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The plans for a heliport along Buffalo River have been withdrawn. Mike Campbell submitted plans for a heliport at the Buffalo waterfront, with the idea of offering helicopter rides in his R44 Raven II. He plans to submit a new proposal to the Buffalo Common Council though, reports Biz Journals.... Read more

Air Ambulance Service Expansion for University of Vermont Medical Centre

Air Ambulance Service Expansion for University of Vermont Medical Centre

4-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Executives of the University of Vermont Medical Centre are currently negotiating with DHART to expand air ambulance services. They hope to complete the deal within the month, with operations beginning in 2018. The focus would be on inter-hospital transport of patients within the hospital’s service area, reports Seven Days VT.... Read more

GW Hospital Pushes for Law Rewrite after Las Vegas Shooting

GW Hospital Pushes for Law Rewrite after Las Vegas Shooting

3-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The George Washington University Hospital has been fighting to get an agreement with the Advisory Neighborhood Commission of Foggy Bottom to rewrite a 30-year-old law that prohibits new helipad construction. After the mass shooting at Las Vegas, the need for the fastest transportation to a Level One Trauma Centre was shown evident. The law was... Read more

Possibility for Ela Goa Helipad Reopening

Possibility for Ela Goa Helipad Reopening

3-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Goa Tourism Development Corporation is looking to reopen the Ela Goa helipad. The helipad is currently not in use, GTDC hopes to start up helicopter rides again in the area. As reported by Times of India, the helipad will be redeveloped if the proposal to reopen goes through.... Read more

Campbell River Regional Hospital Awaits Helipad Certification

Campbell River Regional Hospital Awaits Helipad Certification

2-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Campbell River Regional Hospital had their helipad tested this past Wednesday and Thursday. Official from Transport Canada had to spend both full days conducting tests. Officials from the hospital are worried that the helipad may not be what was ordered and that it will only receive a H1 certification instead of H2. If that is... Read more

New Helipad for Milford Sound

New Helipad for Milford Sound

2-Oct-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Milford Sound is receiving a new helipad thanks to funding requests by Environmental Southland. Due to the many medical evacuations that occur at Milford Sound, the need for a hardened helipad area was growing. The new helipad will be build next to the visitor terminal. The accumulated funds came to $17,000 reports Stuff.... Read more

Kitchener Helipad Re-Opens

Kitchener Helipad Re-Opens

25-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Kitchener helipad that was shut down during June has finally reopened. The helipad was closed due to a construction crane being in the way of helicopter flight paths. During this down time, the helipad had some needed upgrades done, such as replacing lights and repainting. The possibility of flight paths having to be changed... Read more

New Helipad for Portage District General Hospital

New Helipad for Portage District General Hospital

25-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Portage District General Hospital in Manitoba has accomplished their fundraising goal. Together with the community and a lottery, they were able to raise over $350,000 for a new  STARS Air Ambulance helipad at the hospital. Construction work for the helipad will begin this week, reports Global News.... Read more

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Tunnelton Helipad

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Tunnelton Helipad

20-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Tunnelton’s new helipad was opened this past weekend with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new 50 by 50 foot concrete helipad was made possible by the donations of the community. The project in total came to $14,680, reports The Preston County News and Journal. Tadd Rankin, president of the Tunnelton Community Ambulance Service, donated his... Read more

Rapides Regional Medical Centre awaits FAA Helipad Approval

Rapides Regional Medical Centre awaits FAA Helipad Approval

20-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Rapides Regional Medical Centre had to build a larger helipad, as well as moving the location to above the emergency department. The new helipad is 65 feet by 65 feet and has an elevator that leads straight down to the ER. Rapides Regional Medical Centre is now awaiting FAA approval before they are able to... Read more

Alberta hospital helipad vandalised

Alberta hospital helipad vandalised

19-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Elk Point Hospital’s helipad was recently vandalised. Police are currently searching for the culprits who broke ten aviation lights and three helicopter lenses. They also left behind a plant in the middle of the helipad, reports Edmonton Journal. Such vandalism is dangerous as the extra minutes spent for the helicopter trying to land in the... Read more

Duke of Cambridge to open Aintree Hospital helipad

Duke of Cambridge to open Aintree Hospital helipad

8-Sep-2017Source: Aintree Hospital

Kensington Palace has announced that The Duke of Cambridge will visit Aintree University Hospital to formally open the new Urgent Care and Trauma Centre (UCAT) this month. The £35m facility, which took four years to construct, is one of the most modern emergency centres in the country. During his visit on Thursday 14th September The... Read more

New Helipad for China-Japan Friendship Hospital

New Helipad for China-Japan Friendship Hospital

6-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The China-Japan Friendship Hospital in downtown Beijing officially opened their new helipad August 29. Built on top of their four-story car park, the helipad will be able to increase survival rates for critical patients up to 25%. It will also be the only helipad that will be used specifically for medical services, reports China Daily.... Read more

Ipswich gets permission for Helipad

Ipswich gets permission for Helipad

4-Sep-2017Source: HELP Appeal

Ipswich Borough Council has given planning permission to The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust to create a new lifesaving helipad beside its emergency department. The HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding the construction of hospital helipads, has agreed to fund the entire work, which will cost £250,000. It is likely that... Read more

Helipad Plans Stalled for Fort St. John Hospital

Helipad Plans Stalled for Fort St. John Hospital

31-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Fort St. John Hospital Helipad Steering Committee has announced they are no longer going to build a helipad at Fort St. John Hospital. Their reports found that that they cannot afford the construction at the moment and that there is not a big enough demand or need for it medically. Moira Green, a representative... Read more

Kaweah Deltas 10,000th Helipad Landing Celebration

Kaweah Deltas 10,000th Helipad Landing Celebration

31-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Kaweah Delta Healthcare District will be celebrating their 1,000th helicopter landing this Friday. The hospital’s helipad was built in 2013, cutting transportation time down drastically. The community played a large role in getting the much needed helipad up and running. They received donations of up to $2.3 million from the community and a sponsorship by... Read more

Meeting for Potential Basildon Hospital Helipad

Meeting for Potential Basildon Hospital Helipad

30-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

This past Monday, Councillors got together in Essex to discuss the potential plans of a new helipad at Basildon Hospital. The need for a new helipad is due to the fact that the current informal one is based at South Essex College, which is relocating this October to Basildon Town Centre, reports ITV.... Read more

24 month approval given for UK windfarm heliport

24 month approval given for UK windfarm heliport

22-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

A temporary helipad at Great Oakley Airfield, to be used to ferry offshore wind farm workers, has been given approval for 24-months despite much controversy. The 24-month period is to give the Tendring Council’s planning committee more time to decide whether to allow Galloper Offshore Wind Ltd a permanent base at the Harwich International Port.... Read more

Bishops demand helicopters for police in Ghana

Bishops demand helicopters for police in Ghana

22-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Charismatic Bishops Conference has recently suggested to the Government of Ghana that a unit of helicopters will be an asset to the Ghana Police Service. As reported by News Ghana, they highlighted the uses of helicopters, such as search-and-rescue operations, surveillance, monitor traffic, car chases and deployment of men into “conflict zones.” The Ghana... Read more

Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s new helipad receives first air ambulance

Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s new helipad receives first air ambulance

21-Aug-2017Source: HELP Appeal

The first air ambulance landed on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s (RBH) new helipad yesterday, following a complete rebuild, funded by the HELP Appeal. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s  AW169 landed on the new pad, which allows larger aircraft to land and to land during the night. The rebuild, which came to £119,000, was completely funded... Read more

Helipad Events for Shangri-La Hotel

Helipad Events for Shangri-La Hotel

15-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Shangri-La Hotel Doha has recently opened their helipad for not only aviation usage, but also for selective events that promise to be an exclusive party atop the 50 story luxury hotel. Throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan they held ‘Highest Iftar and Suhoor’ events, with a sunset group prayer. They also have held a... Read more

Rocky Mountain Heliport Now Open

Rocky Mountain Heliport Now Open

8-Aug-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Transport Canada has finally received the green card to land at the new heliport at the Rocky Mountain House Health Centre. The town’s iconic water tower had to be demolished in order for Transport Canada to have a clear flight path. The STARS helicopter had to land at Rocky Mountain House airport with their patients... Read more

SOP Draft for Maharashtra Helipads

SOP Draft for Maharashtra Helipads

31-Jul-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Maharashtra Government has instructed the department that handles VIP Security to draw up a draft SOP and helipad locations for landing permissions. This was after the discussions at the legislative council. Concern was raised over the seemingly “back to back” helicopter incidents involving the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He thanked the council for their... Read more

Moscow Zhukovsky Airport adds helicopter facility

Moscow Zhukovsky Airport adds helicopter facility

19-Jul-2017Source: Zhukovsky International Airport

A new helipad was put in operation near an airport located in the Moscow regional town of Zhukovsky, Russia. “The opening of a helipad is the first step in the creation of a full-fledged area of business aviation in Zhukovsky airfield. The demand for such services is not in doubt,” the General Director of Ramport... Read more

Planners approve second helipad at Fort Mohave hospital

Planners approve second helipad at Fort Mohave hospital

14-Jul-2017Source: HeliHub.com

A permit for a second helipad at Fort Mohave Hospital was approved this past week by the planning and zoning commission. The new helipad will be at the corner of Highway 95 and Wagon Wheel Lane, roughly 100 yards from the existing helipad and will have fences surrounding its 60-foot by 60-foot perimeter. Air Methods... Read more

Public submission date passes for Adelaide heliport proposals

Public submission date passes for Adelaide heliport proposals

5-Jul-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Adelaide City Council has announced a proposal to lease a piece of land near Morphett St Bridge for a helipad that will be used for “joy flights.” The proposal has been met with much enthusiasm from commercial providers. The proposal will be reviewed by councillors and a decision will be made in the near future,... Read more

Australia – new helipad opens at Hervey Bay Hospital

Australia – new helipad opens at Hervey Bay Hospital

4-Jul-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Hervery Bay Hospital is opening their newly constructed helipad this week. Along with the helipad opening, they are also announcing the completion of their new 125-space parking lot. The upgrades are all part of a $44.2 million project to renovate the emergency department. They will also be building six new ambulance bays and are looking... Read more

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital Opens New Helipad

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital Opens New Helipad

3-Jul-2017Source: St. David’s Georgetown Hospital

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital announced today the opening of a new helipad and the completion of its parking lot expansion, which includes 81 additional spaces. A new helipad will save time in transporting critical patients to and from St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. The additional parking spaces are necessary to meet the growth in volume of... Read more

OSS wins two year AW109 EMS contract in Tamil Nadu

OSS wins two year AW109 EMS contract in Tamil Nadu

27-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Ganga Hospital will soon be operating the first air ambulance service from a private hospital in Tamil Nadu. Ganga Air Ambulance will be working together with OSS Air Management in a two-year contract. Their EMS services will be performed out of an AW109C twin-engine helicopter. A helipad for the service has been constructed at Ganga... Read more

Ontario City looks at EMS helipad location options

Ontario City looks at EMS helipad location options

27-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The helipad on Wellington Street South, in downtown Kitchener, has had to be closed down due to a construction crane being erected in front of it. The crane, helping to build two towers, 15 and 19 feet high, is directly in any helicopters flight path, reports The Record. Ornge, who runs air ambulance services in... Read more

Poison risk at Alaska helipad

Poison risk at Alaska helipad

25-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Indian Environmental General Assistance Program office took samples of shellfish from around the Shoemaker Bay Helipad on June 12. The readings revealed that the shellfish were positive for saxitoxin, which can cause paralytic poisoning. Locals have been advised to avoid the shellfish, reports Wrangell’s Sentinel.... Read more

Conservationists oppose Alberta helipad for mountain tours

Conservationists oppose Alberta helipad for mountain tours

25-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Rockies Heli Canada has sent in a proposal for the construction of a helipad for commercial helicopter tour flights at the base of Mount Yamnuska. The proposal has been met with much opposition from hikers, conservationists and guides. Many argue that a helicopter constantly touring Mount Yamnuska will have a negative effect on the ecology,... Read more

New Helipad for San Antonio hospital

New Helipad for San Antonio hospital

21-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Metropolitan Methodist Hospital has unveiled their new helipad after eight months of construction. The new helipad will increase the access to care that critical cases need. The furthest they can receive patients from is Del Rio, reports KTSA.... Read more

Suspension of Helipads after Badrinath Shrine Crash

Suspension of Helipads after Badrinath Shrine Crash

12-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

After the unfortunate crash that killed a flight engineer and injured two pilots, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended all helicopter operations to the Badrinath, Kharsali, Sahastradhara and Harshil helipads. The crash occurred after take-off from the Badrinath shrine, carrying travellers. As reported by Press Trust of India, the State Tourism Minister, Satpal... Read more

New Helipad for Mills-Peninsula Medical Centre

New Helipad for Mills-Peninsula Medical Centre

8-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Mills-Peninsula Medical Centre had to demolish their helipad in 2011 when they rebuilt the hospital. Since then, they have not been able to airlift patients to the hospital. They now will have a new helipad. As reported by CBS Local, the helipad will emphasise on specialized care from smaller hospitals.... Read more

New Helipad for Genesis East

New Helipad for Genesis East

7-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Genesis East had its first test flight off their new helipad on June 6. The helipad, built in April, will enable faster patient care. MedForce will provide services with their N30IPH helicopter, reports WQAD News 8.... Read more

Fundraising for New Air Evac Helipad for Perry County

Fundraising for New Air Evac Helipad for Perry County

29-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Last year, Perry County held a benefit cookout in order to raise funds to build a helipad in Frohna and Altenburg. They achieved this and were able to build the two helipads, which roughly costed between $6,000 and $8,000. This year, along with Air Evac, they plan to hold another benefit cookout, this time hoping... Read more

Maclean Hospital Closes Helipad

Maclean Hospital Closes Helipad

24-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Maclean District Hospital has had to close down their attached helipad after the Northern NSW Local Health District conducted a safety audit. New safety and engineering rules have been set in place to ensure the overall safety of helicopter landing sites. Maclean District Hospital’s helipad did not meet these guidelines. A temporary landing site for... Read more

Northern Lights Regional Health Centre to Start Helipad Construction

Northern Lights Regional Health Centre to Start Helipad Construction

22-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Northern Lights Regional Health Centre has been given the go ahead to start construction on their new helipad. Members of Alberta Health Service met up recently to discuss the design of the helipad with the Wood Buffalo Health Advisory Council. The helipad will be 60ft x 60ft and will match the height of the... Read more

Ornge Air Ambulance Granted Helipad Access

Ornge Air Ambulance Granted Helipad Access

16-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Ornge Air Ambulance has been granted access to the Health Science Centre’s newly opened helipad in Winnipeg after two months of negotiations. This impacts their response time significantly. Before they had to land at Winnipeg International Airport and then transfer the patient into a driven ambulance. This process was essentially doubling their response time. Being... Read more

Dell Seton Medical Centre Tests New Helipad

Dell Seton Medical Centre Tests New Helipad

11-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Dell Seton Medical Centre held their first flight of a simulated trauma case to christen their new helipad. The hospital opens on May 21 and will be the only level 1 trauma centre in Central Texas, reports CBS. The hospital came to a cost of $300 million. Chief of Trauma at Dell Seton, Dr. Brown,... Read more

North West Regional Hospital Helipad Still Unusable

North West Regional Hospital Helipad Still Unusable

4-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

A month ago was the official opening of the new North-West Regional Hospital’s helipad, but it has still not been used. Helicopters are still having to land at Burnie High School and have their patients transported by ground ambulances. Questions have been raised over the issue, such as why have an opening if it isn’t... Read more

Camp Creek Medical Center to Add Helipad

Camp Creek Medical Center to Add Helipad

4-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Camp Creek Medical Center has been awarded with funds from the Blanche W. Grady Community Service Award to build a helipad and ground ambulance parking. The primary care clinic for the area has been run from a mobile unit on Camp Creek Road. The new center will be finished by June, reports The Greeneville... Read more

Goderich Council Removes Helipad from Agenda

Goderich Council Removes Helipad from Agenda

1-May-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Goderich Council will no longer consider the construction of a helipad on municipally-owned land across from the hospital. Arguments against the helipad included the environmental impact of one and that a health-related building being built on the land would serve a better purpose. Blackburn News reports that the item has been removed from the... Read more

New Helipad at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake

New Helipad at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake

19-Apr-2017Source: St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake

St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake now has a new helipad to help emergency medical staff treat the most time-sensitive emergencies and to provide efficient transport in and out of the hospital. The first helicopter landed on the new helipad on March 6, 2017. A makeshift pad on the east side of the hospital near the... Read more

Brighton Helipad receives first installment of £500,000

Brighton Helipad receives first installment of £500,000

11-Apr-2017Source: HELP Appeal

The 3Ts Redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, has received its first donation – an instalment of £500,000 of its £1m pledge – from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to providing this essential funding. The new helipad, which will be situated on the roof of the Thomas... Read more

BC Hydro came donate to the Queen Victoria Hospital Helipad Project

BC Hydro came donate to the Queen Victoria Hospital Helipad Project

7-Apr-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Queen Victoria Helipad Project have been fundraising since May last year to build a new helipad at Queen Victoria Hospital. BC Hydro presented them with a cheque of $20,000 this past Saturday. They held a ceremony in the foyer of the hospital, as this donation meant they had successfully gained their goal of $465,000,... Read more

George Washington University Hospital Hopes for Helipad

George Washington University Hospital Hopes for Helipad

30-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

George Washington University Hospital is hoping to add a helipad to the southwest side of the hospital. They recently renewed their Level 1 Trauma Centre verification. They are the only adult trauma centre in the area without a helipad. Medstar Washington Hospital Centre has a helipad but only deals with the critically injured cases and... Read more

Deadline for UAE Helipad Certification

Deadline for UAE Helipad Certification

16-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

January 2018 has now been decided, by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, as the deadline for the certification of all private and commercial helipads, with the exception of hi-rise towers. This certification process began in 2012, with the first certification being the helipad atop Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, reports Arabian Business.... Read more

Queen Victoria Hospital Closer to Helipad

Queen Victoria Hospital Closer to Helipad

16-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The vision for a helipad at Queen Victoria Hospital is soon to be a reality, with volunteers having raised $380,000 so far. Steven Hui, Revelstoke District Health Foundation’s chair, has commented that they are expecting “big announcements” in the coming weeks. The Health Foundation started fundraising in November, and with a few months to go,... Read more

New AW139s Unable to Land on Northern New South Wales Helipads

New AW139s Unable to Land on Northern New South Wales Helipads

14-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

New AW139 rescue helicopters have hit a snag in Northern New South Wales, as they are too large for the helipads, causing an excess downwash. These helicopters are now unable to land at eight of the regional helipads. Adam Marshalls, Northern Tablelands MP, has commented how he is perplexed at how health management did not... Read more

Approval Given for Queens Medical Centre Helipad

Approval Given for Queens Medical Centre Helipad

14-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Queen’s Medical Centre has finally received approval for the construction of a helipad. Currently, air ambulances are landing on the sports fields of University of Nottingham and then transported to the hospital via road ambulance. The use of a helipad will cut transfer times from 20 minutes to 2 minutes, reports West Brigford Wire.... Read more

Work begins on £1M helipad at Aintree Hospital

Work begins on £1M helipad at Aintree Hospital

14-Mar-2017Source: HELP Appeal

Work has started on a £1m helipad at Aintree University Hospital funded by the HELP Appeal, which will give seriously injured patients arriving by air ambulances immediate access to the Emergency Department and specialist treatment . This new helipad will serve patients from across Cheshire and Merseyside, and will reduce transfer time for patients in... Read more

Aintree University Hospital Starts Helipad Construction

Aintree University Hospital Starts Helipad Construction

8-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Aintree University Hospital has started construction of their recently approved helipad. Coming to a cost of £1 million, the new helipad is expected to be finished by the summer. BAM Construction are building the new landing area, reports Good News Liverpool. The news of a helipad has been met with much enthusiasm, from both medical... Read more

Tyabb Aero Club Seeks Council Backing for Helipad

Tyabb Aero Club Seeks Council Backing for Helipad

2-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The TYABB Aero Club hopes to build a helipad at the Stuart Rd airfield. They have $25,000 that they can contribute to the project but have sent in a grant application to the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council for $100,000. The proposed helipad will be used by air ambulances, police and firefighters reports The News. A... Read more

Napa County Prefers Mount George Site for Palmaz Heliport

Napa County Prefers Mount George Site for Palmaz Heliport

2-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The residents of Napa County have sent in dozens of letters and complaints about the construction of a helipad at Palmaz Vineyards. The Napa County Planning Commission has to go through these complaints before a discussion can occur. A popular suggestion is that the helipad be built a mile northeast from the vineyards, on the... Read more

Prince County Hospital Helipad Repaired

Prince County Hospital Helipad Repaired

2-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The helipad at Prince County Hospital has been under repairs and upgrades since 2016 and is finally complete, coming to a cost of $200,000. The overall landing surface was enlarged, with perimeter lighting and obstruction lights installed, as well as the helipad markings being repainted. They also replaced the fence lines and allocated a new... Read more

Dutch shipbuilder Damen launches superyacht support vessel with helipad and hangar

Dutch shipbuilder Damen launches superyacht support vessel with helipad and hangar

28-Feb-2017Source: Damen

Dutch shipbuilder DAMEN has launched GAME CHANGER, its latest 70-metre DAMEN Yacht Support vessel (227 ft) with helicopter hangar. Available in time for the 2017 summer season, GAME CHANGER is a fantastic showcase of the Yacht Support solution for owners who want to have more fun off the beaten track, but with a significantly lower... Read more

Helipad Plans for Ramada Hotel

Helipad Plans for Ramada Hotel

20-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Ramada Hotel in Kingman has announced that they are currently procuring the relevant approvals to build a helipad. Sultan Abbas, the General Manager of the hotel has stated that they have submitted their application to the City Council and now wait for a Conditional Use Permit. If all goes to plan, reports Digital Journal,... Read more

Russian Government Distributes Money for Regional Air Ambulance Services

Russian Government Distributes Money for Regional Air Ambulance Services

7-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Russian Government has agreed to allocate 3.3 billion rubles out of the 2017 federal budget to the development of air ambulance services in 34 regions. Together with the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) they will help with the construction of one helipad atop a hospital in each region. They hope to achieve that goal by... Read more

Helipad at John R. Oishei Hospital

Helipad at John R. Oishei Hospital

6-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital now has a newly constructed helipad, priced at $1.1 million. The final touches that still need to be done include mandatory fire protection, which they hope to complete this coming summer. Once this is complete the FAA has to give their approval. Once the helipad is operational, they expect an... Read more

Helipad Plans Scrapped for Alberta Health Services

Helipad Plans Scrapped for Alberta Health Services

30-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The $3 million helipad plan for Banff’s Mineral Springs Hospital is no longer needed. Alberta Health Services was made aware of this when STARS air ambulance relocated their new Augusta Westland-139 helicopter from Calgary to Edmonton. The proposed helipad construction was scheduled to begin in 2016, but due to tendering costs it was delayed, much... Read more

Public Conference for Boston Helipad Plans

Public Conference for Boston Helipad Plans

24-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Plans for a public helipad in Boston will be discussed shortly, since the idea was brought up in 2016. Original ideas that the Mass. Department of Transportation had included a floating helipad in the Seaport or one assembled on a pier, reports Boston Patch. The Task Force assembled to develop this plan consists of State... Read more

One Step Closer to Helipad for Queens Medical Centre

One Step Closer to Helipad for Queens Medical Centre

20-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Queen’s Medical Centre are closer to getting helipad after their planning applications where submitted to the Nottingham City Council. They plan to build the helipad on the Curie Court car park. In order to save the parking underneath, the helipad will be built on stilts above the car park. The total cost will come to... Read more

Aintree University Hospital Receives Helipad Approval

Aintree University Hospital Receives Helipad Approval

18-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Aintree University Hospital has received approval for the construction of a helipad. The helipad, costing £1 million, has been funded by the charity HELP Appeal. There are conditions they have to adhere to though, such as taking measures to ensure noise reduction in residential areas, reports Liverpool Echo. The helipad will save valuable time for... Read more

New Helipad Location System

New Helipad Location System

5-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

After a helicopter carrying Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik couldn’t land for 40 minutes due to incorrect information regarding the helipad’s location, steps have been taken to address the issue. There is now a three tier system in place that will review the latitude and longitude report. It will be verified by the executive engineer, his... Read more

GSL Aviation Acquires Airlie Beach Helipad

GSL Aviation Acquires Airlie Beach Helipad

2-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Airlie Beach Helipad’s helicopter operations will now be taken over by GSL Aviation. GSL offers more variety for guests to choose from with new helicopter tour products for the company. Working together they aim to provide service “at the highest professional standard” reports Daily Mercury. GSL is keeping the existing staff, where they will be... Read more

South Australian Entrepreneur Slams Adelaide Intransigence over Helipad

South Australian Entrepreneur Slams Adelaide Intransigence over Helipad

2-Jan-2017Source: HeliHub.com

Adelaide entrepreneur, Shane Yeend, has been fighting for eight years to get a 10m x 10m helipad in the South Australian CBD. Yeend has targeted Adelaide City Council and Mayor Martin Haese in an angry Facebook post. He made points such as “No money needed, no park-lands needed, just a pontoon in the river paid... Read more

Goderich Council Considers Helipad Proposal

Goderich Council Considers Helipad Proposal

21-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Doctor Paul Gill, from Alexandra Marine & General Hospital has gone before the local council saying that the hospital wastes too much time transferring emergency cases to the airport in order for them to have access to a larger hospital. He suggested that a helipad be built in the field opposite Cambria Road, next to... 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

Royal Perth Hospital Helipad Renovation

Royal Perth Hospital Helipad Renovation

20-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Royal Perth Hospital will soon begin construction of the overhaul of their helipad so that it can handle the new larger capacity helicopters. The new helicopters that CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) will implement in 2018 will weigh up to 7.5 tonnes. The WA Government has gathered $7 million for the new helipad, reports ABC... Read more

Helipad Construction for le Jima Auxiliary Airfield

Helipad Construction for le Jima Auxiliary Airfield

12-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

le Jima Auxiliary Airfield tendered land in 2013 for four quadrilateral helipads, as well as two unpaved helipads. Construction on the project began in August this year. As reported by Ryukyu Shimpo, the construction plans were laid out in the 2015 U.S Marine Corps Aviation Plan. The U.S Military hopes to have the project completed... Read more

Approval Granted for vital Liverpool Hospital Helipad

Approval Granted for vital Liverpool Hospital Helipad

8-Dec-2016Source: HELP Appeal

Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee has approved plans for a £1 million helipad, funded by the HELP Appeal, to be built at Aintree University Hospital’s £35 million Urgent Care and Trauma Centre.   Doctors at the regional major trauma centre, which brings together Aintree with neuro-surgery specialists at neighbouring The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust,... Read more

Helipad Approval for Aintree Hospital

Helipad Approval for Aintree Hospital

7-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Aintree Hospital has had their plans for a helipad approved. The helipad, costing £1 million, will be funded by the charity HELP, whose aim is to build a helipad at every major hospital. The only issue surrounded the helipad is the local residents’ worries of the noise. The helipad will only be operational from dawn... Read more

First EMS Helipad for Manitoba

First EMS Helipad for Manitoba

5-Dec-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre is excited to open Manitoba’s first helipad. The project has been in the works since 2011, as part of a new diagnostic imaging facility, reports CBC. The new helipad was tested this past Friday, by STARS air ambulance. The use of the helipad will cut transporting time by half an hour,... Read more

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