YAA established on 2000 operating two air ambulances from bases in North and West Yorkshire.
On 2013 they airlifted their 5,000th patient.
On 2017 reached 7,400 patients
As of June 5, 2023 all four YAA aircraft flying together before G-YOAA and G-YAAC head off to new homes. They've been replaced by new H145D3 G-YAAA and G-YORX
Jul 30, 2025 · HELP Appeal donated £300,000 for a new helipad for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA). The new Northern Air Base, a purpose-built, fully owned facility is located 3.5 miles from the charity’s current base at RAF Topcliffe
Sep 13, 2024 · Since the installation of new lighting and firefighting equipment in 2017, funded by a HELP Appeal donation, the helipad at Leeds’ Major Trauma Centre has seen 1,182 landings
Mar 7, 2024 · Sheffield Children’s lifesaving helipad will open in the summer and will reduce delays for patients who need urgent critical care from across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire
Sep 5, 2022 · UK’s Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) celebrates highest percentage of female helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) crew paramedics in 20 years (11 male, 9 female) which is above the national average of 1 in 4