PAL Aerospace signs contract with Canada’s Medavie Health Services
Under a 10-year agreement, the company will provide fixed-wing air ambulance services across Newfoundland and Labrador
PAL Aerospace, a Canadian-owned aerospace and defense company specializing in special missions and part of the Exchange Income Corporation (EIC) group, has signed a 10-year agreement with Medavie Health NL, a subsidiary of Medavie Health Services, Canada’s largest contracted provider of emergency medical services. The contract, which includes a five-year renewal option, designates PAL Aerospace as the long-term provider of Newfoundland and Labrador’s fixed-wing air ambulance services under the province’s Integrated Emergency Health Services (IEHS) program.
The operator will deploy four Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft based in St John’s and Goose Bay, featuring standardized medical layouts, dual LifePort systems, large cargo doors, and consistent medical equipment stowage to support safe and efficient patient transport across urban and remote communities. PAL Aerospace will operate and maintain this fleet, while partner Air Borealis will serve coastal Labrador with three Twin Otter aircraft – two for scheduled medical flights and one dedicated to medevac.
“PAL Aerospace, Air Borealis and the entire PAL Group of Companies family are excited and honored to have the privilege of delivering this vital program for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Calvin Ash, President of PAL Aerospace. “As essential service providers with deep roots across our province, PAL knows firsthand the responsibility with which we’ve been entrusted. With a new fleet of advanced aircraft and the backing of the broader EIC national medevac footprint spanning provincial fixed-wing programs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and extensive Arctic operations, PAL Aerospace is ready to deliver the fixed-wing air ambulance solution for Newfoundland and Labrador for the next 10–15 years.”
John Ferguson, Vice President of Operations and Business Development at Medavie Health Services, added: “In partnership with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and NL Health Services, we’re proud to work in collaboration with PAL Aerospace to help strengthen emergency care across the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This is about supporting the delivery of high-quality care across the province, and doing it with purpose and a commitment to excellence.”
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