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Two Babcock AW139s for Queensland Government

Two Babcock AW139s for Queensland Government

15-May-23 - Babcock Australia awarded $288M contract to operate 2 Leonardo AW139 air ambulance helicopters from Horn Island and also support the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and Queensland Police #HornIsland
Six More Air Ambulance AW139s for Australia

Six More Air Ambulance AW139s for Australia

03-Mar-23 - Sx AW139 helicopters were ordered during the Avalon 2023 airshow for search and rescue (SAR) and emergency medical services (EMS) including 2 for Babcock, 2 for CQ Rescue Queensland and 2 for StarFlight #AW139
Flood Victims Winched from Rooftops in Australia

Flood Victims Winched from Rooftops in Australia

01-Mar-22 - RACQ Life Flight special mission helicopter, the AW139 “Land Rover” winched flood victims to safety in Northern NSW, Australia #floods
First Landing at Nepean Hospital Tower

First Landing at Nepean Hospital Tower

27-Oct-21 - Nepean Hospital in Kingswood, NSW, Australia inaugurated the helipad atop the new 14-storey clinical tower. First successful helicopter landing was performed by a Toll Air Ambulance AW139 #Nepean
Toll Ambulance Reaches 20,000 Flight Hours

Toll Ambulance Reaches 20,000 Flight Hours

12-Aug-21 - Australian New South Wales’ Toll Air Ambulance reached 20,000 flight hours. Since 2017 flying 8 AW139 helicopters completed over 10,000 critical care missions #NSW
New Babcock AW139 for Queensland Capricorn Rescue

New Babcock AW139 for Queensland Capricorn Rescue

19-Jul-21 - Babcock Australasia will operate a new AW139 for RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service from their Rockhampton base in Central Queensland #Capricorn
Water Winch Training for Australian LifeFlight

Water Winch Training for Australian LifeFlight

08-Jun-21 - Australian Queensland air ambulance RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crews completed water winching training with the “Land Rover” AW139 helicopter off Mudjimba, Sunshine Coast Region #winch
Record Rescue Missions for RACQ LifeFlight

Record Rescue Missions for RACQ LifeFlight

31-May-21 - Australian Queensland air ambulance RACQ LifeFlight Rescue completed a record 2,022 critical missions between 2019 and 2020 totalling 4,700 flight hours #Queensland
Australian LifeFlight’ Doctors Training

Australian LifeFlight’ Doctors Training

11-Feb-21 - Queensland “Land Rover Special Mission Chopper” air ambulance helicopter critical care doctors mission-ready to operate in extreme situations after world-class training #winching
20,000 Flight Hours for Ambulance Victoria AW139

20,000 Flight Hours for Ambulance Victoria AW139

05-Feb-21 - Australia’s Air Ambulance Victoria fleet of AW139 helicopters reached 20,000 flight hours in 5 years of service. Operated by Babcock (ex Australian Helicopters) #Victoria
15-Dec-20 Land Rover Special Mission Chopper #LandRover
02-Aug-20 10,000 Flight Hours for Australian LifeFlight AW139
15-Mar-19 Eye Tracking Technology for Toll’ AW139 Simulator #EyeTracking
14-Mar-19 Two New AW139 for North Queensland Ambulance #NorthQueensland
25-Jan-18 NSW Bankstown Air Ambulance Transport Base
24-Oct-17 Two More AW139 for Queensland Air Ambulance
24-Oct-16 Milestone Leased EMS AW139 to LifeFlight
16-Sep-16 RACQ LifeFlight Second AW139 Ready
13-May-16 First LCI AW139 To Australia Westpac Rescue
16-Nov-15 CareFlight AW139 First Mission
29-Jul-15 Australian Helicopters New AW139 Ambulance
27-Feb-15 Toll Group Signs for Eight AW139s Avalon 2015
26-Feb-15 Ambulance Victoria Takes Delivery of its First AW139 Avalon 2015
31-Oct-14 First Australian AW139 Simulator
07-Jul-14 Six AW139 for Australia Air Ambulance Victoria







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