Clara Bullock is a writer for ITIJ and AirMed&Rescue. Initially a freelance writer for publications ranging from gardening news to music magazines, she has made the transition to writing about the ins and outs of travel insurance and aeromedicine. In her spare time she reviews books on Instagram and eats pasta.

Training fixed-wing medical crews

To ensure a reliable, and readily available skill set and high performance in the complex and sometimes convoluted air ambulance environment, operators have a very structured training curriculum. Clara Bullock…

Air ambulance charities highlight importance during UK Air Ambulance Week

The critical difference made by air ambulance charities is being highlighted as part of a national campaign by Air Ambulances UK to raise awareness of their life saving

Southeast Aerospace receives certification for special mission operator station

Southeast Aerospace (SEA) has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) number SR04546AT for the installation of their SEA special mission operator station in the Bell 407 helicopter

Sloane Helicopters to supply Children’s Air Ambulance

UK helicopter company Sloane Helicopters has acquired the Children’s Air Ambulance contract

ROTAK Helicopter Services partners with Helitak

ROTAK Helicopter Services has partnered with Australian fire-fighting equipment designer Helitak to develop a new mission for the Boeing CH-47D/234 CHINOOK as a fire-fighting platform

LifeFlight Academy receives two underwater escape simulators

Two new, custom-made aircraft underwater escape simulators at the LifeFlight Training Academy (LTA), are helping equip trainees with the best safety skills to survive, in the unlikely event they are…

Hiker rescued near Mount Washington, Oregon

The US Civil Air Patrol’s National Cell Phone Forensics Team provided coordinates that led to the helicopter rescue of a seriously injured hiker near Mount Washington in Oregon

TERRAIN Series Radar Altimeters receive certification

Aviation company FreeFlight Systems’ RA-6500 and RA-5500 TERRAIN series radar altimeters have received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)