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Lufthansa chooses Reiser Simulation and Training FFS

Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH has been appointed as manufacturer of the first helicopter simulator to join the Lufthansa Aviation Training fleet.

Thomas Hundt appointed Executive Vice-President Finance at Airbus Helicopters

Thomas Hundt appointed EVP of Finance at Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters has appointed Thomas Hundt Executive Vice-President Finance and Member of the Executive Committee of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 March 2020.

Industry and regulators unite for zero emissions aviation

Key players from the European aviation industry met in Oslo to set the framework for a unique programme that will transform Norwegian air transportation and serve as a learning ground…

NSW air ambulance fleet boosted with King Air 350 purchase

Textron Aviation Inc. has announced contract with Pel-Air, based in New South Wales, Australia, for five Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulance turboprop aircraft.

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Dogs in SAR roles

Mandy Langfield spoke to organisations in Scotland, Canada and the US about how teams are deploying their furry friends with all the best SAR skills

Firefighting drone technology

Amy Gallagher explains how firefighting drone technology designed to protect people and property is developing; but without financial backing from the government, implementation continues to be a challenge

Helicopter shopping Part II – PROVIDERS

In the second of our series of articles on the topic, James Paul Wallis spoke to air medical operators in the US about how they view the issue of helicopter…

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Crew resource management in SAR and HEMS operations

Alex Pollitt considers the issue of the exact roles and responsibilities held by helicopter technical crew, asking, if you’re not flight crew, what are you?

Photo of crew - left to right, Mike Sayler (pilot), Brent Tracy (paramedic), Becky Tissue (registered nurse).

Interview – Brent Tracy, Flight Paramedic at MedX AirOne

Brent Tracy spoke to AirMed&Rescue about receiving the Tim Hynes Foundation’s Scholarship award to the Safety Management Training Academy (SMTA), and discussed the challenges and rewards of life as a…

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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

Provider Profile Med-Trans Corporation

As a member of the US-based Global Medical Response family of companies, national medical transport provider Med-Trans Corporation is focused on establishing professional relationships with leading health systems, medical centres…

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Provider Profile: Arizona Department of Public Safety

Terry Miyauchi, Aviation Commander at the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS), provides a window into the Aviation Bureau’s inner workings

Thomas Hundt appointed EVP of Finance at Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters has appointed Thomas Hundt Executive Vice-President Finance and Member of the Executive Committee of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 March 2020.

Industry and regulators unite for zero emissions aviation

Key players from the European aviation industry met in Oslo to set the framework for a unique programme that will transform Norwegian air transportation and serve as a learning ground…

NSW air ambulance fleet boosted with King Air 350 purchase

Textron Aviation Inc. has announced contract with Pel-Air, based in New South Wales, Australia, for five Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulance turboprop aircraft.

FreeFlight Systems joins ACR Group

The ACR Group has acquired avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems; the company will now report into ACR Electronics, Inc.

HEMS/SAR

Lufthansa chooses Reiser Simulation and Training FFS

Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH has been appointed as manufacturer of the first helicopter simulator to join the Lufthansa Aviation Training fleet.

New superbase planned for US Coast Guard

In his annual State of the Coast Guard address, Admiral Karl Schultz identified Charleston, South Carolina, as the place for a ‘future Coast Guard operational centre of gravity’

Air Methods announces in-network agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming

This will provide life-saving care in the air medical service to consumers at negotiated rates

A new innovation from Bell

Bell has introduced a new innovation – its Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT)

Medics

Rio Tinto to buy third RFDS jet for Western Australia

A new state-of-the-art jet is set to join the Western Australian aeromedical fleet of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) following a further $15-million investment by Rio Tinto.

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Neonatal care receives extra boost from European Air Ambulance

European Air Ambulance (EAA) has added a ‘Traveller’ system to its list of high-tech equipment – a cocoon that secures and protects the baby in the incubator, holding him or…

Medic’Air adds medevac helicopter service to Morocco

In partnership with one of its aircraft operators, international air ambulance company Medic'Air International is now offering a new transfer service by rotorwing with its own medical teams departing from…

Air ambulance transportation option for Coronavirus patients

Germany’s FAI Air Ambulance has announced that following the purchase of a portable medical isolation unit manufactured in Norway by EpiGuard AS, known as the EpiShuttle, the company is now…

Pilots

FAA approval for Entrol’s H135 simulator

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the Entrol H135 simulator as FTD Level 5 simulator

European Cockpit Association: Flying in hostile airspace costs lives

The shooting down of Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 in Iran and the killing of all on board is tragic proof that some lessons from the 2014 shooting down of Malaysian…

HAI names James A. Viola as President and CEO

Helicopter Association International (HAI) has announced that James A. Viola is the organization’s new president and CEO, with effect from 16 January.

Black hawk helicopter crash kills eight in Taiwan

A helicopter crash in northern Thailand has claimed the lives of eight people, including Taiwan military’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Shen Yi-ming