New Northern Irish air medical company receives funding

SERE Holdings intends to invest £12 million over the next year in its subsidiary company 247 Aviation, specializing in patient repatriation, transplant team and organ movement.

247 Aviation responds to medical repatriation requests throughout the world, and supports its sister company, Jet Assist Aviation, in the movement of donor organs and transplant teams across the UK and Europe.

The company recently welcomed the first of its three aircraft fleet, a Lear 45XR, to their home base at Belfast International Airport. The aircraft is the first of the initial three aircraft.

Landing its first official organ transfer in October

Months of planning, recruitment and training have led to the 247 Aviation team successfully landing their first official organ transfer on 17 October 2021. The flight was led by Captain James McKnight and Captain Jim Brown of 247 Aviation. The new Learjet 45XR aircraft completed a return flight from Belfast to Liverpool on behalf of the NHS Blood and Transport.

“The pandemic put a real stop on travel throughout the world,” said Chairman of SERE Holdings Ltd, Stanley Edgar. “We saw an important opportunity here to provide an integrated medical and aviation air ambulance serviceto ease the pressure on the health service, ensuring availability and reliability. Now, we are proud to say 247 Aviation has flown its very first medical flight.”