SAFE awarded US Army contract

SAFE Structure Designs was awarded the contract for custom work platforms for the US Army fleet of UH-60s at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Tucson, Arizona

US Army successfully tests new hoist system

The US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) and Vita Inclinata have successfully completed initial prototype flight-testing on Vita’s Load Stability System Litter Attachment (LSS-LA)

Lebanese Air Force receives three Bell Huey IIs

Bell has delivered three Bell UH-1H-IIs to the Lebanese Air Force (LAF)

Contract ensures air medical helicopters keep flying

London’s Air Ambulance Charity has signed a further three-year maintenance contract with Specialist Aviation Services

Reclaiming air ambulance costs in personal injury claims

International law firm Fieldfisher urged claimant firms to recover the costs of air ambulance rescues

Midlands Air Ambulance appoints new governance leads

The UK’s Midlands Air Ambulance Charity service has appointed Dr Adam Low, Dr Ryan O’Leary and Dr Malcolm Russell as Governance Leads of the pre-hospital emergency medical service

US Helicopter Safety Team publishes document about spatial orientation

The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) has developed a new Recommended Practices document focusing on ‘Spatial Disorientation Induced by a Degraded Visual Environment’ and offering training and decision-making solutions

Shell selects PHI to operate offshore helicopter

International energy group Shell has selected leading US offshore helicopter operator PHI to operate four Airbus H160s to service a support contract in the Gulf of Mexico