11-Mar-26 - Leonardo and FlightSafety announced plans at VERTICON 2026 to develop the first AW189 Level D full-flight simulator in the Americas, to be installed at the Lafayette Learning Centre in Louisiana. #AW189
10-Mar-26 - Six operators renewed Sikorsky S-92 Total Assurance Program (TAP) contracts in 2025–2026, strengthening aftermarket support and providing predictable power-by-the-hour maintenance costs for the helicopter fleet. #assurance
12-Jan-26 - Texas Children’s Hospital has launched a paediatric helicopter service in Austin to expand access to critical care across Texas, with Bell 407 operations provided by PHI Air Medical. #pediatric
09-Jan-26 - Texas municipalities Falls County, the City of McGregor, and San Augustine have renewed lifesaving air medical agreements with PHI Cares, highlighting PHI Air Medical’s extensive coverage across Central and Eastern Texas. #Texas
23-Oct-25 - PHI Air Medical becomes the first air ambulance operator in the Americas to train pilots using virtual reality (VR) flight simulation with Loft Dynamics’ FAA-qualified Airbus H125 VR simulator marking a major shift away from traditional full-flight simulators. #VR
17-Sep-25 - Caldwell County in Texas renewed air ambulance service with PHI Cares, a division of PHI Air Medical, for the period of October 1st, 2025, to September 30th, 2026, following 15 years of outstanding service to the community #CaldwellCounty
27-Aug-25 - PHI’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) division was awarded a completion contract for an ex-U.S. Army Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter for the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) in Louisiana #DeSoto
21-Jul-25 - PHI Air Medical and Enterprise Rescue inaugurated a new air medical helicopter base in Monroeville, Monroe County, which joins their existing Bell 407 air ambulance helicopters in Enterprise and Andalusia #Alabama
14-May-25 - Air Evac is Arizona’s premier Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) transport team certified in Neonatal Pediatric Transport (CNPT) and with certified NICU Registered Nurses (RNs) and Respiratory Therapists (RTs) on board. This air medical service uniquely offers and actively participates in resident birthing plans and will transport maternal patients over 4cm dilated #pediatric
11-Mar-25 - PHI Aviation initiated commercial operations off the Louisiana Coast with Shell, using the Airbus H160 helicopter and becoming its launch customer for offshore transport missions #oilandgas
30-Sep-24 - PHI MRO Services, the maintenance, repair, and overhaul division of global helicopter operator PHI Inc., based in Lafayette, Louisiana, will provide various specialized services to support Leonardo’s operations, including comprehensive component shop capabilities #Leonardo
08-Aug-24 - Milestone Aviation signs sale and leaseback agreement with PHI for one Airbus H175 Helicopter used in Australia for offshore energy missions #oilandgas
