Keeping our aerial firefighters safe
As the volume and risk of missions increases, what can we do to make aerial firefighting aircraft and crew safer?

Certified action
Cleanspace, Lifesaving Systems, ISOVAC, Lite Flite, Northwall, and Renew Biomedical discuss the criticality of certifying equipment in and around the aircraft.

Kyle Madigan, BCEN
Madigan outlines the extensive history of the BCEN and its evolution to serve the needs of certified nurses

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In this issue

Reducing accident rates in aerial firefighting

As the volume, intensity, and risk of aerial firefighting missions increases, Mandy Langfield explores how aircraft and crew are being made safer

The legacy and future of the Dash 8-400MRE

Climate change is putting pressure on governments to invest in their sovereign aerial firefighting resources. Mandy Langfield looks at one such investment, the Dash 8-400MRE

Certified action: approving the equipment in and around the aircraft

Khai Trung Le speaks to helicopter equipment providers CleanSpace, Lifesaving Systems, ISOVAC, Lite Flite, Northwall, and Renew Biomedical on the complexity and criticality of certifying equipment for use in and…

The digital revolution of MRO

Clara Bullock spoke to MRO operators and air ambulances about their experiences with the rapid transformation in digital MRO

Helicopter crash survivability in focus: Part 2

Amy Gallagher details challenges to FAA regulations that have previously allowed helicopters to slip through without meeting safety standards to aid crash survivability

Scale the heights: first changes to EU mountain HEMS

Mario Pierobon details the first changes to EASA mountain HEMS regulations since European aviation safety standards were published in 2012

Gallery: From intensive care to island hopping

Peter ten Berg details how, as the aftershock of the Covid-19 pandemic begins to alleviate, the latest ANWB Medical Air Assistance helicopter returns to its intended service supporting the communities…

Interview: Kyle Madigan, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing

Mandy Langfield speaks with Kyle Madigan MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, CCRN, CMTE, BCEN Board Chairperson, on his extensive history with the BCEN and how it has evolved to serve…