Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Medical Transport Helicopter Scheduled For December
Delivery
AgustaWestland says Life Star of Kansas signed for an AW119Ke
helicopter during a ceremony at the Air Medical Transport
Conference in San Jose, California, Tuesday. The helicopter will be
used for medical transport and will be delivered to the customer in
December of this year.
Speaking at the ceremony today, Lou Bartolotta, Executive Vice
President Sales for North & South America said, "For over 20
years, Life Star has served the State of Kansas with an outstanding
commitment to safe, state of the art air transport. We are pleased
to have been selected by Life Star to provide an AW119Ke as the
newest addition to their fleet."
Life Star Executive Director Greg Hildenbrand said, "We selected
the AW119Ke because it is the best value, best performance
helicopter for our mission. The cornerstone of Life Star's mission
is to provide the highest quality care in a safe manner. This
aircraft allows for full-body, patient access and will be equipped
with the latest safety technology, including night vision goggles,
terrain and nearby aircraft warning systems, satellite tracking,
weather and advanced communications. With this new platform, we
will continue to fulfill our mission with expanded capability and
improved performance."
The AW119Ke will be based at Freeman Field in Junction City,
Kansas. Life Star is a not-for-profit corporation in business
since 1988 with bases in Lawrence and Osage City, in addition to
its headquarters at Forbes Field in Topeka. It operates under
its own Part 135 operating certificate and has been accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
(CAMTS) since 1996.
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