AIA Pressroom
2006 Igor Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service recently announced by the Helicopter Association International
The award is sponsored by Sikorsky Aircraft in honour of its founder,
and is presented to the
person(s) who best demonstrate(s) the value of civil rotorcraft to society
by saving lives,
protecting property, and aiding those in distress.
Father angry over 111 response
"AIA's AR/AA division is making strong submissions to the Standards NZ committee that is revising NZS 8516 (Ambulance Services Sector Standards) to place much greater emphasis on flexibility, including making dispatch decisions about the mix of resources to be sent to an incident, to on the basis of the needs of the patient (based on available intelligence about the incident) and available resources, rather than arbitrary and rigid air / road delineation rules. The following report on a recent incident shows precisely why this is so important." more
Flight Paths
Dire Consequences
As the Australian Government moves towards giving the ambitious $11 billion buyout bid from Airline Partners Australia (APA) the clearance for take–off green, one of the regions’ leading think tanks says the consequences are dire if it stays on the runway. more
Safe Air Achieves AS9100
Safe Air reinforced its core value of “excellence in aviation”, when it recently achieved AS9100 certification. more
Latest reports from the India media – interesting developments in this market…
Textron to set up training academy for pilots
http://www.rxpgnews.com/business/Textron-to-set-up-training-academy-for-pilots_12043.shtml
Waiting on cusp of an exponential growth
US college to set up flying institute in Haryana
The ongoing aviation boom is attracting more interest from foreign players. US-based Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is all set to start a new flying club in India, which will not only train pilots but will also offer courses in aeronautical engineering. more