Oliver Cuenca - Junior Editor

Oliver Cuenca

Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at AirMed&Rescue. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.

PNG police new Bell 412s

Papua New Guinea acquires two police helicopters

The two Bell 412s were gifted to the Pacific island nation by the government of Australia, via the Australian Federal Police

Columbia Helicopters new CEO President

Columbia Helicopters appoints new President and CEO

Melanie Bergier previously served as the company’s COO, and also brings years of experience in the aerospace sector to the role

Hantavirus

Transporting hantavirus patients requires careful planning, warns International SOS

The health and security services specialist recommended that air medical crew strike a balance between timely care and protecting all personnel involved when caring for infected patients

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Bangladesh Coast Guard to expand helicopter fleet

The agency is to acquire new rotorcraft as part of broader plans to modernize its operations

EAA cruise ship medevac

Patients evacuated to Netherlands following cruise ship virus outbreak

Three patients suspected to have the disease have been evacuated to the Netherlands, while a former passenger has been confirmed to have the virus in Switzerland

LifeFlight new heli

LifeFlight to receive new AW139 helicopter

The aircraft will be the 17th of its type to be delivered to LifeFlight since it began operating the AW139 in 2015

Spectrum Aeromed

Spectrum Aeromed announces two new appointments

The aircraft medical interiors specialist has appointed Grant Ramage and Paul Sayler to new roles in engineering and project management

Air Methods and Covenant Health launch Tennessee HEMS program

The program, due to launch this month, will respond to patients in the eastern side of the US state of Tennessee