Central Air Ambulance Rescue Limited (CAARL) provides Air Ambulance Helicopter Services, under a joint contract to Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). CAARL provides these services through its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) holding entity, Search and Rescue Services Ltd (SRSL).
SRSL provides a operations management, provision of pilots, aviation and medical crew, fleet management, and maintenance management of the fleet for CAARL.
The Shareholder Trusts support Air Ambulance operations at a local level :
- Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust (EHRT)
- Hawkes Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust (HBRHT)
- The Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust (TRHT)
- The Life Flight Trust (LFT)
- Philips Search & Rescue Trust (PSRT)
SRSL provides a operations management, provision of pilots, aviation and medical crew, fleet management, and maintenance management of the fleet for CAARL.
The Shareholder Trusts support Air Ambulance operations at a local level :
- Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust (EHRT)
- Hawkes Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust (HBRHT)
- The Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust (TRHT)
- The Life Flight Trust (LFT)
- Philips Search & Rescue Trust (PSRT)
Structure |
Eastland Community Trust
Philips Search and Rescue Trust
└━ Greenlea Rescue
Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust
News about CAARL & SRSL |
New Entrol H145 Simulator for New Zealand Air Ambulances
21-Apr-25 - New Zealand air ambulance operator Search and Rescue Services Limited (SRSL) acquired an Entrol H145 FNPT II MCC simulator for its new H145D3 fleet #simulator
Four Airbus H145 Helicopters for New Zealand Rescue Service
25-Mar-25 - New Zealand’s Search and Rescue Services (SRSL) ordered 4 Airbus H145 air ambulance helicopters #Avalon2025
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Models CAARL & SRSL List of helicopters |
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