When did your safety program last tell you no? The gap between safety infrastructure and function, is the subject of recent column in Rotor Pro July/August issue. What your organization tolerates today is more relevant than your best intentions after an accident. #Safety #SMS #HEMS #HAA #🚁

Agitated, aggressive, and combative patients are a risk to themselves and the crews in any form of medical transport. Take a couple minutes to read about this from an air medical pilot perspective. #HEMS #HAA #AMT #AirMedical #VyClimb #Safety

Michael Benton@tri2hover.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Have you been in this situation? Check out my article in Vertical Plus about agitated patients from a pilot perspective. This has been getting more attention the last few years and if you haven't talked about it or made a plan you should. 🚑🚁🛫🦺 #HEMS #HAA #AirMedical #AviationSafety #SMS #AMT #SAR

Ok the Swiss Museum of Transport is Luzern is *awesome*. If you visit, plan at 3+ hours. They’ve got a Swedish air ambulance, multiple simulators (blimp & helicopter!), a DC-3 and Convair 990 on display. Oh and a super cool Mars rover display, complete with Perseverance and the Ingenuity helicopter!

One year ago, the idea for The UPLIFT Collective became reality: ✅ 501(c)(3) ✅ First scholarship ✅ Verticon launch ✅ @vyclimb.com committed as founding donor If your organization values leadership development and safety culture you can learn more at: TheUPLIFTCollective.org #leadership #safety

We are so excited to be the founding donor to launch @theupliftcollective.org If you are a leader in the #Aviation or #AirMedical industry you should watch this and learn more and get involved at: www.TheUPLIFTCollective.org #HEMS #HAA #Safety #Leadership

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Industry-wide growth requires industry-wide investment and UPLIFT will only succeed when operators, partners, and industry leaders invest in the people who will shape our future. 🔗 www.TheUPLIFTCollective.org #Leadership #Aviation #UPLIFT #Partnership #AirMedical #HEMS #Safety

Ambulance Victoria freely issued this on-site safety video for emergency responders. Noticeable is clarity and engaging nature compared to flashy but low fidelity CGI and tedious voice-overs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjfl... #helicopter #flightsafety #aviationsafety #airambulance #sar

Air Ambulance Helicopter Safety

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ADAC Luftrettung signs framework contract with Airbus for H135, H140, and H145 helicopters, enhancing fleet versatility and efficiency for 50,000+ missions annually. #ADACLuftrettung #Airbus #HEMS airpronews.com/2026/03/12/a...

ADAC Luftrettung Signs Airbus Contract for H135 H140 and H145 Helicopters

ADAC Luftrettung secures a framework contract with Airbus to acquire H135, H140, and H145 helicopters, modernizing its emergency medical fleet.

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Air Transport Europe orders Airbus H135 and new H140 helicopters to modernize its fleet for mountain rescue missions in Slovakia and Czech Republic. The H140 enters EMS service in 2028 with advanced avionics and enhanced cabin space. #Airbus #Slovakia #HEMS airpronews.com/2026/03/13/a...

Air Transport Europe Orders Airbus H135 and H140 Helicopters for EMS

Air Transport Europe orders Airbus H135 and H140 helicopters to enhance emergency medical services in Slovakia and Czech Republic with advanced avionics.

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The goal isn't just to train leaders. It is to create a ripple effect across the aviation and air medical industries. Better leaders, stronger teams, and safer operations. That is UPLIFT's vision. Learn more at www.TheUPLIFTCollective.org #Leadership #Aviation #UPLIFT #Safety #AirMedical

This is The UPLIFT Collective. Unlocking Potential. Elevating Safety. Inspiring Leaders. Learn more at: www.TheUPLIFTCollective.org #UPLIFT #Aviation #Leadership #Safety #nonprofit #AirMedical #Verticon2026

Are you at Verticon in Atlanta? If so, be sure to come by the Verticon Main Stage Monday for the VAI Safety IAC's SMS Workshop followed by the NTSB Safety Symposium. #Verticon2026 #safety #aviation

The UPLIFT Collective officially launches today. 🚀 We fund leadership training and safety development for aviation and air medical professionals. 🚁✈️ Vertical Plus Story: verticalmag.com/news/new-non... Learn More: TheUPLIFTCollective.org #Aviation #Leadership #UPLIFT #Safety #HEMS #AirMedical

New HEMS location in the Netherlands A new, fifth HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) station will be erected at Teuge airfield. www.scramble.nl/civil-news/n... Photo by Peter Wilmink #HEMS #H145 #H135 #Lifeliner #Helicopter #rescue #teugeairport

New HEMS location in the Netherlands

New HEMS location in the Netherlands After years of discussion, the government has announced that a new, fifth HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) station will be erected

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Canada: "How pilots can prevent CFIT: Essential skills to stop Controlled Flight Into Terrain" Vertical Plus magazine with the February 18, 2026 article: verticalmag.com/features/how... #helicopter #pilotsafety #cfit

New Zealand: "The Helicopter Pilot Shortage: Understanding the Causes and Crafting Solutions" HeliOps with the February 15, 2026 article: www.heliopsmag.com/heliops/arti... #helicopter

Excited to attend the Pre-Hospital Retrieval Medicine Conference in Vancouver BC this morning. Thanks to Med Response BC for putting together this inaugural event to support equality of care for rural and indigenous people of BC Canada. #BCPHRM2026 #airmedical #PHRM @vyclimb.com #HEMS #HAA

HeliOffshore launch free to download wellbeing app "created to support people working across the global offshore helicopter industry in high-pressure maintenance operating environments." www.linkedin.com/posts/heliof... #wellbeing #helicopter #aviationsafety #flightsafety

#helioffshore #aviationsafety #wellbeing #humanfactors #maintenance #technical | HeliOffshore Ltd

We’re pleased to launch the new HeliOffshore Wellbeing App today, created to support people working across the global offshore helicopter industry in high-pressure maintenance operating environments. ...

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We are investing in the people who will raise the bar on safety, culture, and leadership across this industry. More coming soon. 🚁✈️ #Aviation #AirMedical #Leadership #Safety #Helicopter #HEMS #HAA

The NTSB had a meeting today on the probable cause of the mid-air collision in Washington D.C. last January between a passenger jet and a Blackhawk helicopter. "We should be angry, because for years no one listened. This was preventable, this was 100% preventable."

Follow along here and on @theaircurrent.com today as the investigation into one of the worst aviation tragedies in years comes to an end. I’ll be live blogging from the hearing room all day.

The Air Current@theaircurrent.com · 9mo ago

What to watch for as NTSB determines D.C. midair crash probable cause theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

Member Graham: "There will be some times where individual errors may be noted throughout the course of the day in relation to this accident. But I want to make it crystal clear any individual shortcomings were set up for failure by the systems around them."

NTSB Chair Homendy says that the staff's reading of the Board's findings, probable cause and draft recommendations will alone take *over an hour* -- and that does not include the time it will take to deliberate and vote.

Stream the NTSB Board Meeting on Flight 5342 here www.youtube.com/live/ntuuLoJ...

NTSB Board Meeting on Flight 5342

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🇨🇦 𝗩𝘆𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 We're pleased to share that we are now registered in BC, supporting our ability to engage with organizations across Canada. We look forward to building new relationships and contributing our experience. #VyClimb #Aviation #HEMS #AirMedical #Canada

After months of preparation & training, Starflight will launch its 24/7 aeromedical operations in Tasmania on 12 January as the official Government helicopter #emergency air services provider. #HEMS #paramedicine #ambulance #police starflightaustralia.com.au/case-studies...

ROCKET heading off for an IHT from Lenmed Kathu Private Hospital to Mediclinic Gariep Hospital. Save our number: 0860 FLIGHT (354 448) We genuinely care. #ems #rockethems #rockethemsnortherncape

A special #ViewFromTheCrew, taken recently by SPCC Fleur. She captured the Clifton Suspension Bridge from the cockpit of Helimed 65. 🚁

I have admired Ms. Homendy for several years. She has zero F's to give... #aviation #avgeek #NTSB #defense #pentagon #safety youtu.be/UFAyD2Xmxpc?...

NTSB "Vehemently Opposes" Section of NDAA

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ROCKET @rocketems.bsky.social · 11mo ago

ROCKET recently responded to MediClinic Highveld Hospital, Mpumalanga, for an inter-hospital transfer of a polytrauma patient to MediClinic Sandton Hospital, Gauteng.