Case study: Malteser AeroMedical face challenges in Mombasa
As with many cases received by the operations team at Malteser AeroMedical, this case started rather harmlessly, but quickly turned into a mission full of challenges and difficult decisions.
Case study: European Air Ambulance Challenger 605 raises the bar
A little more than a year after its start of operations, Luxembourg-based European Air Ambulance (EAA) is more than pleased with the overall performance of its first longrange aircraft, the…
Case study: Redstar Aviation on a double transport from Turkey and Greece back to Germany
It was early October on a beautiful afternoon at Redstar Aviation’s headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, when the operations centre received a call from a client in Germany, enquiring about a…
Case study: AIRLEC Ambulance transports mass casualties from France to Asia
A single patient requiring repatriation is a challenge in itself, so four at once involves exceptional pre-planning and execution – especially from France to Asia. Fortunately, Airlec was more than…
Case study: AMREF Flying Doctors transport a complex patient from Lubango in Angola
One thing always comes true when dealing with aeromedical patient transports: ‘Expect the unexpected.’ Nothing demonstrates this better than the following case in Angola, which AMREF Flying Doctors (AFD) so…
Case study: AirMed International provide an urgent response in Haiti
With the current civil and political realities in Haiti, citizens are required to remain in place to await proper medical care. Often, the outlying medical facilities are ill-equipped to handle…