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(DENVER, Colorado, October 22, 2018) – MedEvac Foundation International named Whitney Corby as its 2018 Patient of the Year and will honor her at this weekend’s annual Donor Recognition event, held in conjunction with the Air Medical Transportation Conference (AMTC). Corby, the fourth annual winner of the award and an Air Methods patient, suffered a […]
(ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, August 24, 2018) – United Rotorcraft is pleased to announce the receipt of a contract with Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) to convert two surplus U.S. Army aircraft into FIREHAWK® helicopters. VCFD purchased two U.S. Army HH-60L aircraft, originally configured as dedicated MEDEVAC helicopters. These aircraft were outfitted with the United Rotorcraft medical […]
(DENVER, Colorado, August 22, 2018) – Air Methods, a global leader in emergency air medical services, and Anthem today announced that the companies are partnering to provide Anthem consumers with access to Air Methods’ emergency medical services as part of their in-network health coverage benefits. The new partnership covers consumers who are enrolled in Anthem […]
(ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, July 30, 2018) – United Rotorcraft has received a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its modular emergency medical services (EMS) interiors for both the AW169 and AW139 helicopters. United Rotorcraft’s AW139 and AW169 EMS interiors include configurations for medical or passenger transport. The EMS configuration includes a freestanding […]
(DENVER, Colorado, June 29, 2018) – As she prepared to board a flight to attend her son’s wedding, Kris Weltons knew that she was witnessing a miracle. The miracle was that she and her husband, Lieutenant Max Weltens, were able to attend at all. A highly regarded 24-year veteran of the San Antonio Fire Department […]
(DENVER, Colorado, June 7, 2018) – Black Hills Life Flight, an Air Methods program, will open its Spearfish community air medical base this summer. On Monday, the mayor of the City of Spearfish, Dana Boke, signed the contract that approved the base move. “Air Methods has been a pleasure to work with,” said Mayor Boke. “Their […]
(ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, June 7, 2018) – United Rotorcraft is pleased to announce they have received CAAC (Civil Aviation Authority of China) validations of Supplemental Type Certificates (VSTC) for the United Rotorcraft 407 EMS kit, their Articulating Litter Loading System (ALLS), and their controllable Search Light kit. The validation supports the delivery of the first three […]
Investing approximately $15 million to retrofit Airbus AS350 & EC130 fleet (DENVER, Colorado, February 27, 2018) – Air Methods, the global leader in emergency air medical services, is pleased to announce the first Airbus H125 (formally known as AS350) with the Federal Aviation Administration-certified crash resistant fuel system (“CRFS”) has entered service. As part of […]
(DENVER, Colorado, February 15, 2018) – Even though they are part of the same team stateside, two Air Methods teammates just met for the first time thousands of miles from home. CW4 Jay Jones, pilot with Tulsa Life Flight based in Riverside, Oklahoma, and SSG Adam Max, paramedic with Black Hills Life Flight based out […]
(DENVER, Colorado, September 28, 2017) – Two Colleton, South Carolina, residents, including Marshall “Bubba” Catterton died in 2016 after sustaining injuries after being struck by a vehicle when they were standing in the roadway trying to remove a deer they had hit. Bubba was transported to a nearby hospital, and then later transported LifeNet of […]
(DENVER, Colorado, July 28, 2017) – The addition of rotor-wing capabilities enhances access to lifesaving care for residents in the Texas Panhandle, Southern Colorado and Eastern New Mexico, said Rico Aviation. The Bell 407 is to be housed at a year-round air medical base located in Dalhart, Texas, staffed by Rico Aviation flight nurses and […]
(ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, July 14, 2017) – United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods, today announced it signed a contract to provide Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, 75 shipsets of the United Rotorcraft Black Hawk Medical Interior system over the next five years. This multi-year contract is the fifth of its kind with Sikorsky […]