AirMed
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| Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | international | ||||||
| Headquarters | London Oxford Airport, UK | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airmed.co.uk | ||||||
Air Medical Ltd
Air Medical Ltd, or AirMed as it was better known, was the largest fixed-wing UK based air ambulance specialist. AirMed was a commercial aircraft operator, and was based in Hangar 8 at London Oxford Airport.[1]
History
AirMed was a private limited company which was family owned and was set up in 1985 by Mr Rod Paris. The company originally carried out a wide variety of air charter including passenger, freight and air ambulance as well as organ transplant work and aerial photography. In the earlier years the number of flights completed each year was anywhere between 500 and 1000, however the split of work was approximately 50% air ambulance and 50% passenger/freight.
The company was bought out in 2003 by the Topliss and Dent families, thereby retaining its family owned limited company status. Since then over $12million was invested in new aircraft, medical equipment and personnel. During this time the aircraft fleet completely changed and the capabilities of the company increased considerably. AirMed specialised almost entirely in air ambulance and medevac work and 98% of its revenues was generated by patient transfers. AirMed operated across the globe and covered medical specialties like neonatal, obstetrics and paediatric.
They were awarded EURAMI Special Care Accreditation in November 2010 and were fully registered with the Care Quality Commission in England.
AirMed Engineering[2] first gained approval in 2002 and became EASA[3] Part 145 Part M approved. It was also a Cessna Authorised Service Facility and Parts Supplier. AirMed Engineering became a maintenance organisation specialising in Cessna Caravan C208s as well as Piper, Lycoming, Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney.
As of 1 February 2016, AirMed went into administration, with the aircraft sold to new owners, principally in Germany.
Aircraft Fleet
AirMed currently operated a fleet of 4 aircraft:
Affiliations
AirMed held 'Special Care' accreditation from the European Aero-Medical Institute.[4] AirMed were fully registered with England's Care Quality Commission (CQC)[5] as a private ambulance provider. The majority of AirMed's medical team that worked on board the aircraft were clinicians at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust. These included specialists in anaesthestics, neonatology, paediatrics, cardiology and intensive care.