Company Moving Towards And All-Airbus Rotorcraft Fleet

EagleMed LLC critical care air medical transport has taken delivery of a new Airbus AS350 AStar helicopter outfitted with the most advanced aviation technology and latest life-saving medical equipment.

This new helicopter becomes the 15th Airbus helicopter in EagleMed’s state-of-the-art critical care air medical transport fleet, which is dedicated to serving rural America. EagleMed selected the Airbus AS350 AStar, a field-proven and highly dependable aircraft, as the company continues to upgrade its all-Airbus air medical transport fleet.

“As EagleMed expands and continues to modernize our rotor wing fleet, the AS350 is our go-to aircraft for critical care air medical transports,” said EagleMed President Larry Bugg. “We are committed to providing safe, world-class patient care and the Airbus AStar has proven itself to be extremely reliable during thousands of air medical flights through the years,” he added. Metro Aviation, of Shreveport, La., configured the AStar’s medical interior.

During 2014, EagleMed added critical care air medical transport operations in Houston, TX; Cody WY; and Butte, MT. The company also added five medically equipped Beechcraft King Air twin-engine turboprop aircraft, bringing its King Air fleet to 20 aircraft.

The FAA Safety Management System (SMS) Program Office (SMSPO) recently acknowledged the full implementation of the EagleMed SMS and validated the Company as “SMS Voluntary Program (SMSVP) Active Conformance.” This designation is the highest level attainable in the SMSVP and EagleMed is the only Part 135 charter certificate holder in the FAA Central Region to achieve this significant distinction.

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