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Sydney Seaplanes plans air taxi services

The transport operator has placed an order for 50 eVTOLs with partner Eve Urban Mobility

Sikorsky receives FAA certification for its S-70M Black Hawk

The certificate authorizes the sale of new production Black Hawks to civilian operators in the US for the first time

MedAire adds assessment scenarios to communication app

MedAire has added five new assessment scenarios to its Aviation App to assist crewmembers with communicating and addressing in-flight medical incidents

EAAA’s Liam Sagi wins Critical Care Practitioner of the Year

The award winner was announced during the Air Ambulances UK Awards ceremony last week

Phoenix agrees to settle in Katalin Metro case

Metro was spun 175 times during an airlift performed by the city’s fire department in 2019

BiH Army receives four new US military helicopters

The multi-use helicopters were purchased through the US Foreign Military Financing program

Report on fatal Kruger Rock crash released

The US National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary federal report into the fatal crash of a single-engine air tanker that was fighting the Kruger Rock fire near Estes Park…

Saudi Arabia’s THC orders 26 Airbus helicopters

The aircraft will be used to provide EMS and passenger transport services as part of THC’s operational expansion across the country

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DECEMBER ISSUE

Upgrading your avionics hardware to increase mission safety

Mario Pierobon looks at the latest aviation advancements that offer increased mission safety air medical, air ambulance, and air rescue operations

Crew safety during the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr Joetey Attariwala details the adjustments made by air medical operators throughout the pandemic

Investigating the proliferation of twin-engine helicopters

Khai Trung Le speaks with Leonardo, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue, and Airbus on the recent proliferation of twin-engine helicopters, supporting the pilot transition, and the continued value of single-engine aircraft

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Crew safety during the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr Joetey Attariwala details the adjustments made by air medical operators throughout the pandemic

What are the latest innovations in wildland firefighting?

Erickson outlines why communication is key to finding solutions to wildland firefighting

Innovation for all: latest advancements in SAR equipment

Dr Joetey Attariwala explores some of the latest advances in SAR equipment that pair innovation with affordability

Interview: Kim Germishuys, Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

Khai Trung Le speaks to Kim Germishuys about her experience transitioning from rescue swimming to hoist operator, and how her rescue background informed her approach to helicopter operations

Airbus highlights sustainable aviation at European Rotors

Airbus Helicopters has showcased some of its sustainable aviation solutions at European Rotors

Interview: Rob Pennell, Pennell Aviation

Mandy Langfield speaks with Rob Pennell on the EASA South East Aviation Partnership Project and how it is supporting the development of HEMS in the region

Provider Profile: AMREF Flying Doctors

AMREF Flying Doctors details the bespoke challenges of operating across Africa for over six decades, and a unique patient transport from Yemen to Jordan

What can you do when the pilot is incapacitated?

East Coast Helicopter Operations’ Veronica Marzonie and the IPWG’s Sid Bingley, Adam Berger, and Susan Rivers discuss their efforts to mitigate the impact of pilot incapacitation

Intensive care in the air

Captain Ed Davidson, Chief Safety Officer at MedHealth Partners, profiles the first ECMO-dependent patient transport conducted by both the transferring hospitals and MedHealth Partners

What are the latest innovations in wildland firefighting?

Erickson outlines why communication is key to finding solutions to wildland firefighting

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

What does it take to be an aerial firefighting pilot?

Eder Navacerrada writes about the importance of patterns, decisions and sustained professional growth when it comes to developing a career as a firefighting aviator, focusing on fixed-wing single crew

Sikorsky receives FAA certification for its S-70M Black Hawk

The certificate authorizes the sale of new production Black Hawks to civilian operators in the US for the first time

Report on fatal Kruger Rock crash released

The US National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary federal report into the fatal crash of a single-engine air tanker that was fighting the Kruger Rock fire near Estes Park…

Cal Fire gains new Firehawk helicopter

The new aircraft will replace one of the department’s Vietnam-era Super Hueys

Bell’s aircraft play critical role in European firefighting missions

Agrarflug Helilift used 60 per cent of its fleet was involved in firefighting missions, with the majority operating in Europe

HEMS/SAR

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

Innovation through necessity in US helicopter SAR

Barry Smith talks to US organizations on how armed forces support and expert volunteers are among the solutions to severely limited SAR funding in the US

Industry Voice: True HEMS Crew Integration in Norway

Norwegian Air Ambulance (NLA)'s Dr Per Bredmose, HEMS technical crewmember (HTCM) Thomas Dahle, and pilot Andreas Hjert share insights into HEMS operations in Norway with Mandy Langfield

HEMS/SAR Insights

EAAA’s Liam Sagi wins Critical Care Practitioner of the Year

The award winner was announced during the Air Ambulances UK Awards ceremony last week

Phoenix agrees to settle in Katalin Metro case

Metro was spun 175 times during an airlift performed by the city’s fire department in 2019

Saudi Arabia’s THC orders 26 Airbus helicopters

The aircraft will be used to provide EMS and passenger transport services as part of THC’s operational expansion across the country

Russian Helicopters delivers medical helicopters to leaser GTLK

The aircraft will be used to provide HEMS service services across Russia

Avionics

Sydney Seaplanes plans air taxi services

The transport operator has placed an order for 50 eVTOLs with partner Eve Urban Mobility

BiH Army receives four new US military helicopters

The multi-use helicopters were purchased through the US Foreign Military Financing program

SwissDrones and CLS Group deploy unmanned helicopter for maritime operations

Drone manufacturer SwissDrones and satellite surveillance company CLS are bringing satellite data and unmanned aerial drones together

Korea Aerospace to conduct helicopter tests in Canada

The cold weather tests will be carried out for approximately 10 weeks

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Medics

MedAire adds assessment scenarios to communication app

MedAire has added five new assessment scenarios to its Aviation App to assist crewmembers with communicating and addressing in-flight medical incidents

Zipline and UAVaid expand medical drone operations in West Africa

Zipline will deliver medical goods to 1,000 Ivorian medical facilities, while UAVaid moves forward in a project to support 250 healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone

Dr John Chatterjee London's Air Ambulance Charity 25.11 (2)

Consultant from London’s Air Ambulance Charity discusses mental health

Dr John Chatterjee, a Consultant with London’s Air Ambulance Charity, attended and spoke at an Emergency Services Mental Health Symposium, hosted by The Royal Foundation

East Anglian Air Ambulance hosts online conference next week

The conference will be focused on pre-hospital emergency medicine

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Pilots

Teachers take flight with the Tennessee National Guard

Students from Cordova High School learned first-hand what helicopter pilots and crew members serving in their own community get to do on a daily basis

RYAN AEROSPACE wins training simulator contract with US Air Force

RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) has been awarded a series of contracts to supply nearly 300 jet fighter and helicopter training simulators to the US Air Force as part of the Pilot…

Irish Air Corps continues NVIS training with ASU

Irish Air Corps (IAC), based at Casement Aerodome, Baldonnel Co. Dublin, Ireland, recently continued additional NVIS training with Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU)

VRM Switzerland presents new training solution

VR helicopter simulator manufacturer VRM Switzerland is presenting its Airbus H125 training device at European Rotors in Cologne

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