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Viking renews support contract with Peru Air Force

Canadian firm Viking Air Limited and the Peru Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru – FAP) have renewed their Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft support contract

LifeFlight’s AW139 fleet marks milestone

Air medical service LifeFlight Australia has reached 10,000 flying hours in its fleet of Leonardo AW139 helicopters

UK Coastguard to replace emergency radio network infrastructure

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency in the UK is investing over £170 million in a new radio network; meanwhile the coastguard helicopter crew at Lydd in Kent completed its 1,000th…

EHang launches AAV firefighting solution

China-based EHang Holdings Limited (EHang) has launched the world’s first large-payload intelligent aerial firefighting solution, EHang 216F

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Police Aviation Special Edition!

The cost of special missions insurance

Helicopters flying emergency medical and police missions are involved in proportionately fewer fatal and non-fatal accidents than other rotorcraft, according to safety experts from the US Helicopter Safety Team. In…

Aerial assets of US Customs and Border Protection

A border is more than a wall, a fence, a divider or a boundary line. Amy Gallagher found out how the US Customs and Border Protection and Air and Marine…

Sharing experiences in crew resource management

Rick London of the UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) discusses the culture of crew resource management (CRM) in police aviation, and the importance of crewmembers sharing experiences with each…

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Latest Expert Insights

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue: Saving Lives Amidst Covid-19

TracPlus spoke with Queensland-based Air Rescue service, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue, on how they have shifted their business procedures to keep the community safe amid Covid-19.

Hoisting infectious patients: Helicopter hoisting in the current Covid-19 environment

Brad Matheson of Priority 1 Air Rescue shared his insights into how to safely hoist patients that present with a respiratory infection, whether it be Covid-19 or anything else, keeping…

Updated: Patient air transport during the Covid-19 pandemic

Terry Martin discusses the considerations that should be given careful examination before operators take on air medical flights of Covid-19 patients

ATSB safety analysis of aerial firefighting in Australia

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued its safety analysis of aerial firefighting occurrences in Australia, considering the risks inherent to the operators and finding that half of all…

Aerial firefighting in Europe

Brittany Wise, Vice-President and General Manager of Civil Aviation Services at Erickson Incorporated, discusses the eradication and control of wildfires

Aerosystems: manufacturing and MRO services for aerial firefighting

Aging fleets need ongoing support battling a global fire season that’s increasing in both duration and intensity as a result of global warming. Erickson shares how the S-64 Air Crane®…

Viking renews support contract with Peru Air Force

Canadian firm Viking Air Limited and the Peru Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru – FAP) have renewed their Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft support contract

Lockheed Martin technology protects NASA’s Mars 2020 mission

Lockheed Martin developed the technology behind the aeroshell that will protect NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, and deploy the first-ever Mars helicopter

VHA receives FAA authorization on its 206B main rotor blades

US-based rotor blade manufacturer Van Horn Aviation (VHA) has received FAA type inspection authorization (TIA) on its updated composite main rotor blades for the Bell 206B JetRanger helicopter

Heliproducts hires James Rose as the company’s new general manager

Canadian helicopter services company Heliproducts Industries announced that James Rose has joined the company as General Manager

HEMS/SAR

LifeFlight’s AW139 fleet marks milestone

Air medical service LifeFlight Australia has reached 10,000 flying hours in its fleet of Leonardo AW139 helicopters

UK Coastguard to replace emergency radio network infrastructure

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency in the UK is investing over £170 million in a new radio network; meanwhile the coastguard helicopter crew at Lydd in Kent completed its 1,000th…

Air Ambulance KSS invites residents to take part in challenge

This September, UK-based Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is inviting county residents to take part in the charity’s ‘30 for 30’ challenge

Drones to help HEMS missions for the first time in the UK

Drones will be starting operational missions for the first time in the UK, assisting helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS)

Medics

Air ambulance medical equipment – what’s new?

Mandy Langfield spoke to air medical professionals around the world to find out about the latest developments in the medical equipment sector, and what equipment they need – now and…

Vanderbilt LifeFlight adds nurse practitioners and physicians to flight med crew

Vanderbilt LifeFlight has credentialed more than 20 flight nurses as nurse practitioners and added a flight physician at several of its bases

IA MED – professional medical training online in a brave new world

Chris Smetana shared the background – and future – of IA MED with AirMed&Rescue

BCEN marks 40th birthday of emergency nursing certification

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is marking the 40th birthday of both the emergency nursing specialty certification and the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) credential

Pilots

UH-1H driveshaft failure leads to a hard landing

A UH-1H Huey helicopter was substantially damaged during a hard landing while conducting fire control operations in 2019, following a driveshaft failure caused by a fatigue crack, a new Australian…

Garmin announces new features on Garmin Pilot app

US-based tech company Garmin has added new features and enhancements to the Garmin Pilot app on mobile devices

Reduction in helicopter operations leads to reduction in accidents

The first six months of 2020 have been challenging for the helicopter community and for the entire aviation industry, but one positive from the circumstances has been a decrease in…

Leonardo delivers its first AW169 basic training helicopter to the Italian Army

Italian aviation company Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army during an official ceremony

Provider Profile: Sarpa Air Ambulance

Jaime Augusto Maya Cuartas, Air Ambulance Manager at Sarpa Air Ambulance, gives AirMed&Rescue a peek behind the curtain at the organisation’s history and operational processes

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Provider Profile – Royal Flying Doctor Service

AirMed&Rescue shines the spotlight on the Royal Flying Doctor Service – the legendary Australian health charity that has been operating for over nine decades.

Provider Profile: Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

AirMed&Rescue spoke to Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) about the unique challenges they face on a daily basis, providing the population with access to emergency air medical transport services