Polish medical air rescue service achieves 200,000 helicopter engine hours

Pratt & Whitney Canada has announced that Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (LPR) has flown 200,000 engine hours on its fleet of 27 Pratt & Whitney-powered H135 helicopters.

This milestone shows the urgent care responses the team has provided to save lives.

John Lewis, Senior Director Customer Programs at Pratt & Whitney Canada, said: “We have enjoyed a solid working relationship with LPR for well over a decade and actively support the important life-saving work they perform throughout Poland.

“The H135 has been a reliable workhorse for the medevac community since it entered into service. During that time, we have introduced three versions of the PW206B engine, each one offering more advantages to operators who rely on its performance to respond when needed to their mission-critical operations.”

Pratt & Whitney Canada has supported LPR for nearly 20 years with specialized maintenance and product solutions.

Wojciech Woźniczka from LPR said: “We greatly appreciate the dependability of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s engines and also rely on the company to help us follow best maintenance practices and derive the most value from our aviation assets.

“We have also worked with Pratt & Whitney Canada since October 2021 on a Fleet Enhancement Program (FEP) that will see us install 48 new PW206B2 and B3 engines on our helicopters, 25 of which have already been installed. The FEP has proven to be an attractive solution and provides an economical, efficient way to refresh our fleet.”

In the latest issue of AirMed&Rescue, the Deputy Director of Medical Affairs of LPR, Dr Adam Burakowski, spoke about how the organization operates and its ambitions for the future.