Tag: Medical Air Services

Part Two: The Future of Air Ambulance Helicopter Safety

Air Ambulance SafetyJanuary 30, 2026

FAA human factors analysis reveals why medical helicopter crashes persist, pointing to decision-making, fatigue, and safety culture as key risks.

Part One: The Sacramento Incident is a Warning the Air Ambulance Industry Cannot Ignore

Air Ambulance SafetyJanuary 15, 2026

The Sacramento air ambulance crash on Highway 50 highlights growing safety concerns in medical aviation, exposing human, operational, and systemic risks.

REACH Medical Air Services to Open Base in Napa

Air Ambulance Industry NewsApril 5, 2017

REACH Air Medical Services have made an announcement that they will be opening a new base in Napa County. The medical air services company...

Yorkshire Air Ambulance Works with Specialist Doctors to Provide Better Medical Air Services

Air Ambulance Industry NewsJune 30, 2016

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew has joined hands with specialist emergency doctors in an attempt to save more lives. The new Critical Care team...

Life Flight Network becomes First Medical Air Services to Receive Dual IS-BAO and HAI-APS Accreditation

Air Ambulance Industry NewsMarch 15, 2016

Life Flight Network beats other medical air services in receiving two distinguished safety accreditations from the Helicopter Association International and the International Business Aviation...

Medical Air Services and Satellite Weather Simulation

Air Ambulance SafetyOctober 28, 2015

The new safety regulations that were put into place by the FAA have made it mandatory to install weather monitoring equipment onboard. For large...

CALSTAR Medical Air Services buys Airbus H135 Helicopters

Air Ambulance NewsOctober 23, 2015

California Shock Trauma and Rescue (CALSTAR) has become the first US medical air services company to acquire airbus H135 helicopters in the recently held...