Woodgate Aviation will be seamlessly integrated into SERE Group's existing aviation business, which includes subsidiary companies Jet Assist and 247 Aviation Limited. All businesses are prominent in Northern Ireland.

Woodgate Aviation, which operates the fixed-wing Northern Ireland Air Ambulance and the Isle of Man Air Ambulance and, last year, transported hundreds of patients, has brought out a book to celebrate a milestone.

Northern Ireland charter business Woodgate Aviation is investing UK£1.5 million in a purpose-built hangar at Belfast International airport.