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LifeFlight and RACQ Ends 30-Year Partnership

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
Queensland LifeFlight: 7,300 People Assisted in Record Year

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

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
CASA Part 145 Approval for Australian LifeFlight

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

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

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
3,400 flight Hours for Queensland LifeFlight in 2022

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
30-Aug-22 New Underwater Escape Simulators in Queensland #HUET
16-Aug-22 Queensland Welcomes New Doctors #doctors
22-Jul-22 LifeFlight Australia Record-Breaking Financial Year #Stats
04-Jun-22 Queensland Building Medical Super Base in Brisbane #Brisbane
08-May-22 CASA Part 145 Approval for LifeFlight Australia #Part145
01-Mar-22 Flood Victims Winched from Rooftops in Australia #floods
22-Feb-22 New Refueling Facility for Queensland Air Ambulances #fuel
28-Jan-22 2021 Record Year for LifeFlight Australia #Year2021
22-Oct-21 Queensland Police over Water Training #HerveyBay
14-Jul-21 Busiest Year for Australian RACQ LifeFlight #stats
08-Jun-21 Water Winch Training for Australian LifeFlight #winch
31-May-21 Record Rescue Missions for RACQ LifeFlight #Queensland
11-Feb-21 Australian LifeFlight’ Doctors Training #winching
15-Dec-20 Land Rover Special Mission Chopper #LandRover
09-Sep-20 Virtual Reality Training for Australian Ambulance #VirtualReality
26-Aug-20 Maintenance of LifeFlight Helicopters #technicians
02-Aug-20 10,000 Flight Hours for Australian LifeFlight AW139
21-Apr-20 RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Flying in the Face of COVID-19 #coronavirus
09-Jun-17 1220 Rescue Missions for RACQ This Year
14-Dec-16 LifeFlight pilot celebrated for 50 years of incident-free flying
24-Oct-16 Milestone Leased EMS AW139 to LifeFlight
16-Sep-16 RACQ LifeFlight Second AW139 Ready
11-Jul-16 CareFlight becomes LifeFlight
28-Jun-16 35 years of CareFlight
11-Apr-16 Australian-Turkish New Helicopter Company
18-Jan-16 CareFlight Bell 412 Celebrates 24 Years of Service
16-Nov-15 CareFlight AW139 First Mission
26-Feb-15 Australia CareFlight 1,000th Mission in 8 Months
31-Oct-14 First Australian AW139 Simulator
03-Jul-14 Bristow Australia and CareFlight in SAR training
04-Apr-14 CareFlight 5 years training Abu Dhabi Police






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