http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 9:01:16 EDT The Turkish Ministry of Health's air ambulance service will feature a fleet of Eurocopter EC135s, after THK Gokcen Aviation selected the twin-engine rotorcraft to begin operations in August.      EC135 in flight. Photos... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/Eurocopter-EC135-Selected-for-Turkish-EMS-Operations_79241.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a total of nine new recommendations following the investigation of an August 2011 Eurocopter AS350 B2 crash in Mosby, Mo. Four people died in the accident. NTSB determined that four factors contributed to the crash—training, fatigue... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/NTSB-Issues-PED-Safety-Guidelines-to-FAA-Air-Methods_79188.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The North American arm of AgustaWestland uncovered plans Tuesday to produce the AW169 at its sprawling U.S. manufacturing complex at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), becoming a second location to the OEM’s plant in Vergiate, Italy. (The company also lists its facility in Yeovil, UK as... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/AgustaWestland-Philadelphia-Branches-Out-to-Produce-AW169_79117.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT NTSB’s investigation into an August 2011 helicopter EMS crash in Missouri (see story, page 16) made national headlines in early April after the safety board named text messaging and multitasking as one of the key factors that contributed to the Eurocopter AS350 B2 accident. Four people, including the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/Focus-on-the-Task-at-Hand_79145.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a private text conversation was one of the factors that contributed to a series of poor decisions resulting in the August 2011 crash of an Air Methods Eurocopter AS350 B2 in Mosby, Mo. Four people died as a result of the accident... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/Safety-Board-Texting-Distracted-Multitasking-Factors-in-2011-EMS-Crash_79164.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT In 1998 at the Heli Japan Conference held in Gifu, Japan, I attended a presentation by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on what they thought future heliport design criteria should include. For instance, at that time the FAA was pushing a 4,800-foot straight line approach at a 3-degree slope... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/Heliport-Standards-Where-the-Bears-Live_79172.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The third of eight Eurocopter EC135s has arrived at California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (Calstar) after receiving an air medical interior at Metro Aviation in Shreveport, La. Among the equipment in the helicopter, which features medical seating for three, is a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/EC135s-Join-Calstar-EagleMed-Fleets-After-Completions-at-Metro_79073.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Boise, Idaho-based night vision imaging system (NVIS) provider from Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) has completed a Eurocopter EC135 for Med-Trans Air Medical Services. The installation, which took place at Metro... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/ASU-Adds-Night-Vision-to-EC135-BK117_79072.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Santa Rosa, Calif.-based air medical transport provider REACH Air Medical Services has obtained FAA approval to begin using its own GPS approaches and routes in Western Oregon.      REACH AgustaWestland AW109. Photo courtesy of REACH.   The authorization allows REACH to begin flying... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/FAA-Approves-REACH-for-Air-Medical-GPS-Routes_79043.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Three years after entering FAA's voluntary Safety Management Systems (SMS) pilot project, Metro Aviation has entered Level III of the program.   SMS is recognized by the U.S. Joint Planning... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/public-service/medical/Metro-Achieves-Level-III-of-SMS-Project_79022.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT