With many years as a publishing and editing professional under his belt, Jonathan joins the AirMed&Rescue team as Senior Editor. His most recent position previously was as Senior Commissioning Editor, Aviation & Military Titles for Haynes Publishing. A keen aviation and military enthusiast, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the table.

New Zealand’s First Response Mechanisms

Jonathan Falconer reviews search and rescue and helicopter emergency medical services provision in the Pacific island nation

In the air tonight: aerial asset management in the cloud

Jonathan Falconer investigates how the cloud is changing aerial asset management like never before

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…

Automation in the cockpit

When it comes to automation in the cockpit that helps reduce a pilot’s workload, what really makes a difference from their perspective? What is lacking from civilian cockpits that military…

The move to long-range jets

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a global surge in demand for long-range jet air ambulance provision, driven largely by the operating restrictions placed on service providers. Jonathan Falconer looks at how…

Taking stroke detection into the skies

Ground-breaking new airborne lightweight CT scanners are under competitive development by the Australian Stroke Alliance. Jonathan Falconer reports on how the idea of taking diagnosis and treatment to the patient…

US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Mobility Command Saving lives with Critical Care Air Transport

Jonathan Falconer spoke to Captain Christopher J Herbert about how the US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Mobility Command provides time-sensitive movement of casualties to and between medical treatment facilities using…

Sustainability in Aviation

In the second of a two-part series that looks at how the aerospace industry is responding to the climate emergency, Jonathan Falconer reviews the use of composite materials, smarter working…