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UA updates system via remote connection

Universal Avionics (UA) has updated an InSight Display System’s core software via remote connection to an aircraft located 6,000 miles away in Buenos Aires, Argentina

FreeFlight Systems receives AML-STC approval

FreeFlight Systems has received Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) approval covering over 400 FAA Part 23 aircraft airframes for OEMs, including Beechcraft, Cessna, Cirrus, Piper, and more

Last year marks record for RACQ LifeFlight Rescue jets

Almost 350 people received lifesaving care in Townsville, Australia, thanks to RACQ LifeFlight’s rescue jet crew in 2020 – the most patients in the service’s 12-year history

DRF Luftrettung remained operational throughout 2020

The ambulance service operating in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein published its mission statistics for 2020

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UA updates system via remote connection

Universal Avionics (UA) has updated an InSight Display System’s core software via remote connection to an aircraft located 6,000 miles away in Buenos Aires, Argentina

FreeFlight Systems receives AML-STC approval

Bell receives certification for new ACU

Bell Textron has received the supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of QuantiFLY, a new aircraft communication unit (ACU)

UA’s new InSight solution aims to be affordable

Universal Avionics (UA) introduced its latest InSight Integrated Flight Deck solution with Authorized Dealer Redimec SRL’s installation on a Hawker 800XP

HEMS/SAR

Last year marks record for RACQ LifeFlight Rescue jets

Almost 350 people received lifesaving care in Townsville, Australia, thanks to RACQ LifeFlight’s rescue jet crew in 2020 – the most patients in the service’s 12-year history

DRF Luftrettung remained operational throughout 2020

The ambulance service operating in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein published its mission statistics for 2020

Essex and Herts air ambulance to help with Covid-19 patients

Following the busiest year ever for its critical care teams, UK-based Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) is now helping with the transfer of Covid-19 patients between hospitals

Air ambulance services start campaign to improve wellbeing

Air ambulance charities to launch a national wellness campaign during pandemic

Medics

BCEN offers discount on certain emergency care certifications

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is offering discount on certification fees

Interview: Dr Duncan Bootland, Medical Director, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

Mandy Langfield spoke to Dr Duncan Bootland, Medical Director of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex in the UK, about how medical care onboard helicopters has changed for the better, and…

Point of care diagnosis in critical care transport missions

Air ambulance charity Doctor awarded MBE in New Year Honours

Critical Care Doctor Phil Cowburn, of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honors list for his services to pre-hospital…

Pilots

Leonardo adds ACE Training Centre to its network

The ACE Training Centre in Sydney, Australia, is now formally part of the Leonardo global network of Authorised Training Centres

Coptersafety’s AW169 simulator installed

The installation of the Level D Full-Flight simulator began at the beginning of summer 2020, and it is estimated to be ready for training soon

Electronic flight bags – the realities of standards, regulations and innovations

Pilots and ATCs allowed to take Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that, following the Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pilots and air traffic controllers (ATCs) may receive the…

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Provider profile: RACQ CQ Rescue

RACQ CQ Rescue is a community-funded rescue helicopter with aeromedical and search and rescue capabilities based in Mackay. It is the lifeline of rural and remote communities across Central and…

Provider Profile: AirCARE1

Critical care flight nurse Denise Waye envisioned an aeromedical company that would incorporate holistic approaches and put the patient first. Now, 16 years later, AirCARE1 is continuously growing