09-Feb-24 - The Kawasaki production line in Japan delivered the third H145 / Bk117D3 to local operator Central Helicopter Service (CHS) . The helicopter was in air ambulance configuration and will be operated on behalf national agency Doctor-Heli #Kawasaki
27-Dec-22 - Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) delivered another locally manufactured Bk117D3 ( Airbus H145D3) to Central Helicopter Service (CHS) to be used as air ambulance by national medical service Doctor-Heli #Bk117D3
18-Jun-19 - Suzuyo’s subsidiary SACC signed Letter of Intent (LoL) for an AW139 Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) at Mt Fuji Shizuoka Airport for crew training of Japan’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Doctor Heli ambulance programme. 60 AW139 currently flying in country #Simulator
10-Jun-19 - Japan’ Nakanihon Air Service received its first EC135P3/H135 and 20th EC135 family helicopter. Will be use for Doctor-Heli medical program #H135
31-Aug-18 - Hiaratagakuen from Kansai, Japan received its second H145/EC145T2/BK117D2 to be used as air ambulance for the Doctor-Heli national program #DoctorHeli
17-Jun-16 - Kagoshima International Aviation orders a second AgustaWestland AW109SP GrandNew helicopter in EMS configuration to be operated for Doctor-Heli programme which covers all prefectures in Japan
01-Mar-16 - Finmeccanica announced 25 AW119Kx ordered by Sino-US of China, a GrandNew by Japan Niigata Prefecture, re-launch of PZL SW-4 as AW009 and celebrating 100,000 flight hours by Era Group AW139 fleet
15-Jul-15 - MD Helicopters celebrates Aero-Asahi Corp and Chiba Hokusoh Hospital for setting a Japanese HEMS record, flying 10,000 Doctor-Heli Missions by MD902
04-Mar-15 - AgustaWestland and Kaigai Corp of Japan announced that Shizuoka Air Commuter has placed an order for a AW109SP GrandNew to perform emergency medical service missions for Toyama Prefecture.
12-Jun-14 - AgustaWestland and Kaigai Corporation of Japan are pleased to announce that Kagoshima International Aviation has placed an order for a GrandNew light twin helicopter to perform emergency medical service missions for Hakodate City Hospital in Southern Hokkaido.