News about Australia Air Ambulances |
LifeFlight and RACQ Ends 30-Year Partnership
12-Apr-24 - After over 30 years of sponsorship, the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) will end its support of the air ambulance LifeFlight (formerly CareFlight) in June, following the State Government’s commitment to fund the rescue service for the next decade #Queensland
Babcock Australia Renewed with Air Ambulance Victoria
13-Mar-24 - Babcock Australasia has extended its contract to provide aircraft to Ambulance Victoria until December 31, 2030. Since 2016, Babcock has been operating the AW139, with a fleet consisting of five helicopters and a backup aircraft #Victoria
Queensland LifeFlight: 7,300 People Assisted in Record Year
19-Jul-23 - RACQ LifeFlight, the air ambulance operator in Queensland, Australia, has provided assistance to 7,349 people in need over the past record-breaking 12 months, bringing the total number of people assisted to 81,000 since its establishment in 1979 #Queensland
Queensland Funding Air Ambulance Service
06-Jun-23 - Air Ambulance LifeFlight is set to receive the largest funding injection in Australia’s history, with the Queensland Government investing AU$586 million over the next decade #Queensland
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
CASA Part 145 Approval for Australian LifeFlight
15-Apr-23 - Queensland air ambulance LifeFlight granted 5-year Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Part 145 approval as Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) for AW139, Bell 412, Bk117, AS350 and Bombardier 604 jets #Part145
RACQ LifeFlight New Facility at Archerfield Airport
20-Mar-23 - Australian RACQ LifeFlight Rescue air ambulance aircraft will have new maintenance facility at Archerfield Airport, south of Brisbane, Queensland AArcherfield
EpiGuard Isolation Stretcher Approved in Australia
09-Mar-23 - Norwegian EpiGuard isolation stretcher EpiShuttle approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and is now fully available for use in Australia #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
NSW Careflight Testing eVTOL AMSL Aero Vertiia
02-Mar-23 - Australia NSW air ambulance CareFlight in partnership with AMSL Aero to test aeromedical fit-out of the electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Vertiia #Vertiia
Surf Life Saving Queensland Orders Entrol Bell 429 Simulator
25-Jan-23 - Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) purchases the first Spanish Entrol H14 FTD Level 5 simulator in Australia. Based on the Bell 429 helicopter, it will be installed this year in Archerfield Airport #simulator
3,400 flight Hours for Queensland LifeFlight in 2022
24-Jan-23 - RACQ LifeFlight Rescue and LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helicopters completed 2,177 critical missions flying 3,406 hours to help a record 6,978 people in 2022 #Queensland
New Underwater Escape Simulators in Queensland
30-Aug-22 - Queensland air ambulance LifeFlight Training Academy (LTA) has two new, custom-made aircraft underwater escape simulators for Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) #HUET| More News ... |  |
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