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Rega Einsatzbilanz

Rega reports record year

The Swiss aeromedical operator came to the aid of 14,000 patients last year – the highest figure ever achieved in its 70 years of operations

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7 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

HELP Appeal gives DSAA funds

HELP Appeal gives DSAA funds

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) received HELP Appeal funding to upgrade its landing site at Henstridge Airfield

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7 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited new factory

HAL opens new facility

Indian aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has opened a new factory in Gubbi, Karnataka

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7 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Bell 407GXi added to Life Flight Network

Four Bell 407GXis added to Life Flight Network’s air ambulance fleet

It remains the largest air medical operator in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West

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6 Feb 2023

Megan Gaen

nevada mountains

Nevada receives two Lakotas

Nevada Army Guard acquires the Lakota UH-72B helicopters from the US federal Department of Defense (DoD)

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6 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Rwanda to establish national drone network with Zipline

Zipline conducts Kisumu test flight

Company plans to develop a drone-based medical delivery service in the county

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6 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

All-female team flies NH90 for RNZAF

First all-female team flies NH90 for Royal New Zealand Air Force

The milestone happened completely by chance

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3 Feb 2023

Megan Gaen

TAAS joins AAUK

TAAS joins Air Ambulances UK

The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS), a UK-based aeromedical charity, has joined Air Ambulances UK (AAUK) – the national representative body for the sector

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3 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

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January/February 2023 issue

AirMedandRescue January/February 2023
Cockpit

Putting the pilot first

Avionics upgrades are key to safer, more effective rescue missions, so AirMed&Rescue spoke to industry experts about the remarkable advancements in helicopter technology and what could be in the pipeline

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4 Jan 2023

Editorial Team

Crew

Future pathways for SAR equipment and communications

International companies share perspectives on techniques and technology for air ambulance search and rescue, writes Jennifer Ferrero

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4 Jan 2023

Jennifer Ferrero

helicopter

Changing the perceptions of air ambulance operations

Funding and general awareness of the air ambulance sector varies widely around the world. How do services survive and what can the aeromedical industry do to increase popular understanding? Jonathan…

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4 Jan 2023

Jonathan Falconer

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Helicopter

Fighting fires in Greece with the S64E

AirMed&Rescue spoke to Gary Harman, Greece Country Manager for Erickson Inc., about why the S64 has made, and will continue to make, such a difference to the country’s aerial firefighting…

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4 Jan 2023

Erickson Incorporated

Aircraft hanger

Channel Islands Air Search: ‘The Lifeboat’s Eye in the Sky’

Using CarteNav’s sophisticated sensor integration system, volunteers are better able to locate victims by overlaying positional information, enabling the search aircraft to pinpoint both its position and the position of…

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4 Jan 2023

CarteNav Solutions Team

Pilot

The training solution of the future for helicopter hoist operations

Martin Keil, CTO and Director of Business Development for Reiser Simulation & Training, spoke to AirMed&Rescue about plans for 2023 and the launch of hoistAR, a holistic helicopter hoist training…

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4 Jan 2023

Martin Keil

Crew

Pushing boundaries of military medevac capabilities

CPT Mahdi Al-Husseini, HH-60M pilot and serial Army inventor, discusses how the 25th Infantry Division’s Lightning DUSTOFF company has consistently leaned forward on modernization initiatives in tandem with academia and…

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4 Jan 2023

Captain Mahdi Al-Husseini

Helicopters

Gallery: Anatolian Phoenix

In 2008, Turkey introduced ‘Anatolian Phoenix’, an international exercise focused on helicopter ops. Images from Peter Ten Berg.

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4 Jan 2023

Peter Ten Berg

Helicopter

Gallery: Cable Car Rescue Training in the Italian Alps

Heli rescue exercise on a mountain cableway

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4 Jan 2023

Dino Marcellino

AirMed&Rescue speaks to Jarrett Lunn

Master of his craft

Mandy Langfield spoke to Jarrett Lunn, Chief Pilot for Talon Helicopters in Canada, about flight crew currency, safety and regulatory advancements in the rotorcraft industry

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4 Jan 2023

Mandy Langfield

AirMed&Rescue speaks to Joseph Choi

Labor of love

AirMed&Rescue spoke with Redstar Aviation Medical Director, Dr Joseph Choi, about maintaining standards and what the future may hold

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4 Jan 2022

Editorial Team

AirMed&Rescue speaks to Sammy Wills

“It’s a privilege to help people on the worst day of their lives”

Sammy Wills talks to Megan Gaen about her career with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), after becoming the charity’s longest-serving HEMS paramedic

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4 Jan 2022

Megan Gaen

Aerial Firefighting

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Helicopter

Fighting fires in Greece with the S64E

AirMed&Rescue spoke to Gary Harman, Greece Country Manager for Erickson Inc., about why the S64 has made, and will continue to make, such a difference to the country’s aerial firefighting…

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4 Jan 2023

Erickson Incorporated

plane

Provider Profile: Dauntless Air

Oliver Cuenca talks to Jesse Weaver, Dauntless Air Director of Operations and Chief Pilot, about fighting fires and maintaining high standards of safety

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4 Jan 2023

Oliver Cuenca

New York

Lessons Learned: Aerial Firefighting and High-Rise Rescue since the 9/11 Attacks

Jennifer Ferrero explores how the urban aerial firefighting and search and rescue landscapes were irreversibly changed by the terror attack in New York in 2001

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30 Sep 2022

Jennifer Ferrero

firefighting

Colorado approves fire monitoring scheme

The program would see camera stations set up to monitor the risk of wildfires, and evaluate the technology’s potential

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1 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

AG600 firefighter

AG600M begins type certificate testing

China’s AG600M large amphibious firefighting aircraft has entered the airworthiness flight-test stage

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1 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Columbia Helicopters Vertol 107-II

Columbia Helicopters sells Vertol 107-II to Heliswiss International AG

It will be used to fight fires and perform external load operations

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31 Jan 2023

Megan Gaen

Bridger Aerospace

Bridger merges with Jack Creek

Aerial firefighting services provider Bridger Aerospace completes deal with Jack Creek Investment, a ‘special purpose acquisition company’

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26 Jan 2023

Oliver Cuenca

More on aerial firefighting

HEMS / SAR

Rega Einsatzbilanz

Rega reports record year

The Swiss aeromedical operator came to the aid of 14,000 patients last year – the highest figure ever achieved in its 70 years of operations

Read More

7 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

HELP Appeal gives DSAA funds

HELP Appeal gives DSAA funds

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) received HELP Appeal funding to upgrade its landing site at Henstridge Airfield

Read More

7 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Bell 407GXi added to Life Flight Network

Four Bell 407GXis added to Life Flight Network’s air ambulance fleet

It remains the largest air medical operator in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West

Read More

6 Feb 2023

Megan Gaen

nevada mountains

Nevada receives two Lakotas

Nevada Army Guard acquires the Lakota UH-72B helicopters from the US federal Department of Defense (DoD)

Read More

6 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Rwanda to establish national drone network with Zipline

Zipline conducts Kisumu test flight

Company plans to develop a drone-based medical delivery service in the county

Read More

6 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

All-female team flies NH90 for RNZAF

First all-female team flies NH90 for Royal New Zealand Air Force

The milestone happened completely by chance

Read More

3 Feb 2023

Megan Gaen

TAAS joins AAUK

TAAS joins Air Ambulances UK

The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS), a UK-based aeromedical charity, has joined Air Ambulances UK (AAUK) – the national representative body for the sector

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3 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

TCAA performs first ECMO transfer

The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) has undertaken its first transfer involving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

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3 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

More on HEMS / SAR

Avionics

Plane

Increasing safety through situational awareness enhancement tools

How do FlySight’s products enhance situational awareness of pilots and thereby increase safety margins for emergency services operations like HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) and SAR (Search and Rescue)?

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1 Feb 2023

FlySight Team

Cockpit

Putting the pilot first

Avionics upgrades are key to safer, more effective rescue missions, so AirMed&Rescue spoke to industry experts about the remarkable advancements in helicopter technology and what could be in the pipeline

Read More

4 Jan 2023

Editorial Team

Crew

Future pathways for SAR equipment and communications

International companies share perspectives on techniques and technology for air ambulance search and rescue, writes Jennifer Ferrero

Read More

4 Jan 2023

Jennifer Ferrero

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited new factory

HAL opens new facility

Indian aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has opened a new factory in Gubbi, Karnataka

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7 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Leonardo simulator

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza opens simulator centre

Police agency now has access to simulation training facilities for a range of Leonardo-developed aircraft

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2 Feb 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Plane

Increasing safety through situational awareness enhancement tools

How do FlySight’s products enhance situational awareness of pilots and thereby increase safety margins for emergency services operations like HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) and SAR (Search and Rescue)?

Read More

1 Feb 2023

FlySight Team

Enstrom 480B

Enstrom unveils first post-bankruptcy helicopter

The first new 480B helicopter produced since Enstrom declared bankruptcy takes flight

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31 Jan 2023

Oliver Cuenca

More on Avionics

Medics

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LAR presents Challenger 605 long-haul ambulance jet

Setting new standards for members and patients: LAR presents Challenger 605 long-haul ambulance jet

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13 Dec 2022

Mandy Langfield

Helicopter

Multi-patient air medical transfers - best practice and protocols

Multiple-patient transport capacity is an important consideration for modern air ambulances, providing the right criteria is present and aligned. Experts share with Lauren Haigh concerns for this often essential process

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30 Nov 2022

Lauren Haigh

TASC 24-hour Ambulance Staff Crisis Phoneline

UK’s TASC launches ambulance staff crisis hotline

The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) said that the dedicated service will help support UK ambulance workers experiencing suicidal thoughts

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28 Nov 2022

Oliver Cuenca

Technimount’s Xtension Pro Assistant – LP

Technimount’s Xtension Pro Assistant – LP wins 2022 EMS World Innovation Award

The solution allows multiple medical devices to be carried during air critical care transport

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17 Nov 2022

Megan Gaen

latest on medics

Pilots

South African-based Ultimate Aviation Group purchases Offshore Helicopter Services Ltd

CHC agrees to sell UK offshore operations

CHC Helicopter Group has agreed to the sale of Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHS UK) to the South African-based Ultimate Aviation Group

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18 Jan 2023

Oliver Cuenca

Pilot

The training solution of the future for helicopter hoist operations

Martin Keil, CTO and Director of Business Development for Reiser Simulation & Training, spoke to AirMed&Rescue about plans for 2023 and the launch of hoistAR, a holistic helicopter hoist training…

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4 Jan 2023

Martin Keil

Air Wing 2 western australia dauphin

Western Australia Police Dauphin decommissioned

The end of an era recently came at Police Air Wing with the decommissioning of helicopter Polair 62

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29 Dec 2022

Mandy Langfield

Pilot

Keeping a clear head

As President of AT Phillips and co-inventor of the ATS Device, Tyson Phillips is perfectly placed to understand the seriousness of Spatial Disorientation

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30 Nov 2022

Tyson Phillips

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