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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

HELP Appeal gives DSAA funds

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

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited new factory

HAL opens new facility

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

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

Nevada receives two Lakotas

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

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

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

The milestone happened completely by chance

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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January/February 2023 issue

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

Future pathways for SAR equipment and communications

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

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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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…

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…

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…

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…

Gallery: Anatolian Phoenix

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

Gallery: Cable Car Rescue Training in the Italian Alps

Heli rescue exercise on a mountain cableway

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

Labor of love

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

“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

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…

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

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

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

AG600M begins type certificate testing

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

Columbia Helicopters sells Vertol 107-II to Heliswiss International AG

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

Bridger merges with Jack Creek

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

HEMS / SAR

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

HELP Appeal gives DSAA funds

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

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

Nevada receives two Lakotas

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

Zipline conducts Kisumu test flight

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

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

The milestone happened completely by chance

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

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)

Avionics

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)?

Putting the pilot first

Future pathways for SAR equipment and communications

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

HAL opens new facility

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

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza opens simulator centre

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

Increasing safety through situational awareness enhancement tools

Enstrom unveils first post-bankruptcy helicopter

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

Medics

LAR presents Challenger 605 long-haul ambulance jet

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

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

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

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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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

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…

Western Australia Police Dauphin decommissioned

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

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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