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(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 […]
(DENVER, Colorado, June 1, 2017) – Air Methods Corporation (“Air Methods” or the “Company”), the global leader in emergency air medical services, will make its first quarter financial results available on the Company’s secure website on May 30, 2017. Access to the financial results will be available on a confidential basis only to the following […]
(DENVER, Colorado, May 12, 2017) – U.S Representative Raul Ruiz visited the Air Methods air medical base in Hemet, California this week to discuss the important role of emergency air medical services in healthcare and rode along with the Air Methods’ Mercy Air flight crew for a tour of the area which they serve. Representative […]
(DENVER, Colorado, May 12, 2017) – Following a two-car crash east of Hemet Monday evening, May 8, a patient was airlifted by Mercy Air to Riverside University Health Services Medical Center for treatment. Rep Raul Ruiz, D-La Quinta, a former emergency room and emergency flight doctor, wants to ensure that such services continue to be offered. He […]
(DENVER, Colorado, April 21, 2017) – Air Methods Corporation (“Air Methods” or the “Company”), a global leader in air medical transportation and air tourism, and American Securities LLC (“American Securities”), a leading U.S. private equity firm, today announced the closing of American Securities’ acquisition of Air Methods. Air Methods is the largest domestic air […]