Specialist Aviation Services

SAS is the parent company of two public service air support in the United Kingdom: the Police Aviation Service and Medical Aviation Service. As of 2012, they operate and maintain over 30 aircraft of various types including 15 air ambulances and 13 police helicopters.

UK headquarters are based at Gloucestershire Airport (EGBJ) whilst continental European Support Center is based in Genk, Belgium. From these two locations they support maintenance bases and customer operations around Europe and the Middle East.

In 2024 was acquired by Gama Aviation

News about Specialist Aviation Services

Gama Aviation Acquires Specialist Aviation Services

03-Feb-24 - Gama Aviation, a global provider of helicopter services, has acquired Specialist Aviation Services, a company that supports air ambulance and police aviation throughout the UK #acquisition

Cornwall Air Ambulance ‘Heli 2 Appeal’ for Second AW169

22-Nov-23 - Cornwall Air Ambulance charity launches ‘Heli 2 Appeal’ to purchase second Leonardo AW169 helicopter #Cornwall

MD Helicopters Creates Service Center Council

09-Sep-23 - MD Helicopters (MDH) has named a 6-member Authorized Service Center Council to strengthen customer support for its global fleet #ServiceCenters

Second AW169 for Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

20-Jul-22 - UK charity Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) will receive its second Leonardo AW169 helicopter in 2024 operated by Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) to replace a MD902 Explorer #AW169

Repair of Flex Beams for MD902

13-Oct-21 - Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) from Staverton, UK in new partnership with Advanced Composite Structures (ACS) of Winnipeg, Canada to develop a repair solution for their stockpile of unserviceable MD902 Flexbeams #flexbeams

Global Accreditation for UK Children Air Ambulance

03-Jun-21 - Yorkshire’s dedicated transport service for critically ill children has been re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) Global. It is an acknowledgement of their work to the highest international standard #ChildrenAmbulance

SAS Renewed Support to London Air Ambulance

26-Feb-21 - Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) signed 3-year renewal maintenance contract for London’s Air Ambulance (LAA) two MD902 medical helicopters. #MD902

Children’s Air Ambulance Adds Medical Treatment

17-Aug-20 - UK Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) AW169 helicopter, operated by Specialist Aviation Services (SAS), now has ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and nitric oxide functionality on-board #ECMO

Kent Surrey Sussex Ambulance 30th Anniversary

10-Feb-20 - Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (AAKSS) serves 4.8 million residents across South East England having treated more than 30,000 patients since 1989. Currently flies AW169 and MD902 based at Redhill aerodrome operated by Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) #KSS