Air Methods

Air Methods | January 19, 2016

The deal, valued at $222.5 million, brings 380 people from Tri-State and 27 fixed-wing and rotary aircraft to Air Methods, (Nasdaq: AIRM), which is based at Centennial Airport in Arapahoe County. Air Methods is the largest domestic air medical transport company with more than 450 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in its fleet and 4,000 employees worldwide....

Air Methods | January 19, 2016

Bell Helicopter delivered the first EMS-configured 407GXP to Air Methods at a ceremony at Air Methods headquarters in Englewood, Colo., on Monday. This is the first of what could be up to two hundred 407GXPs delivered by Bell to Air Methods over the next decade. All of Air Methods' 407GXPs are being outfitted by company subsidiary United Rotorcraft. The emergency medical services interior can accommodate a single patient or specialty transport and includes an articulating loading system....

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...