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Isle of Mull Hospital New Helipad
19-Mar-24 - The Mull and Iona Community Hospital on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, now has a new helipad for air ambulance helicopters, thanks to a donation of £418,000 by the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the UK dedicated to funding hospital helipads #Mull
Nova Systems Selected Smith Myers for UKSAR2G
21-Feb-23 - Nova Systems selected the Smith Myers ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Location and Communications system to be fitted onto the helicopter fleet deployed on UK’s second-generation Search and Rescue program (UKSAR2G) #UKSAR2G
Bristow Secured Funding for Ten SAR Helicopters
13-Jan-23 - Bristow entered into two 13-years secured financings with NatWest Bank for up to £145M for 10 search and rescue helicopters for the UK Coastguard Agency UKSAR2G contract #UKSAR
Bristow Orders Six AW139 for UKSAR2G
08-Dec-22 - Bristow to purchase six new-gen AW139 to support its “UKSAR2G” Search and Rescue programme. These helicopters will join existing fleet of nine AW189 with deliveries between 2023 and 2024 #UKSAR2G
Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award to Inverness AW189 Crew
28-Nov-22 - The Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue 2022 award given to HM Coastguard / Bristow AW189 Rescue 151 based out of Inverness, Scotland. Aircraft crew : Captain Rob Green, Captain Simon Hammock, Philip Caudle, Duncan Tripp MBE #Rescue2022
UK Coastguard Awarded Camcopter Drone Contract
12-Aug-22 - UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) awarded 10-year extension Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) programme to Bristow to continue operating the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone #UKSAR2G
Over 1,000 Landings at Inverness Hospital
16-Dec-21 - Scottish Raigmore Hospital in Inverness received over 1000 air ambulance helicopter landings since reopened the helipad in 2019 through a donation of the HELP Appeal charity and the Highland Health Board Endowment Fund #inverness
Drone Operational in HM Coastguard
23-Jul-21 - Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drone will now be operational from HM Coastguard Caernarfon base alongside S-92 helicopters and King Air surveillance aircraft #drones
Award for HM Coastguard Lydd Crewman
29-Jun-21 - A prestigious Royal Humane Society award has been presented to HM Coastguard SAR Lydd helicopter winch paramedic Mark Scotland following his heroic actions to save a 12-year-old girl off the coast of Kent last year #crewman
Applecross Helipad First Emergency Landing
19-May-21 - HM Coast Guard AW189 helicopter from Inverness base in Scotland completed the first emergency landing at the new helipad at Applecross in the West Highlands #Applecross
Over 1,500 Landings at Glasgow Hospital
03-May-21 - The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s helipad in Glasgow has seen 1514 landings since it first opened in 2015 mostly from the Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance and HM Coastguard services #Glasgow
Airbus and Draken Team for UKSAR2G
16-Mar-21 - Airbus teaming with Draken Europe for the Second Generation UK Search and Rescue (SAR) capability contract (UKSAR2G) planned to start in 2027. Current SAR operator Bristow received GAP SAR extension until December 2026 #UKSAR2G
Bristow SAR Extended Six Months in UK
29-Sep-20 - UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) extended contract with Bristow through 31 December 2026. The “GAP SAR” contract started 2013 and subsequently awarded until March 2026. The MCA needs this extra time to develop the UKSAR2G (UK Search and Rescue Second Generation) to follow on from there #coastguard| More News ... |  |
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