Press Release

Issued by Hi Flying Aviation.

September 21, 2019

HI Flying Air Ambulance International based in Mumbai India, has been selected as an accredited service provider with the International Assistance Group. Providing both air ambulance medical transports as well as medical escort services this will expand the company's capabilities in this growing region. With a central office in India and hubs in the Philippines, Singapore and UAE, Hi Flying is able to manage medical transfers over a large geographical region.

Drawing on over 20 years of experience dealing with the complexities in demanding areas, Hi Flying taps into an established network of aircraft types that can be deployed as air ambulances quickly and cost-effectively. Since its first fixed-wing air ambulance mission in 1996, over 3,500 medical evacuations have been arranged to date through both commercial airlines and private charter.

Personnel are deployed according to a five-tier selection process enabling a wide variety of missions to be conducted. In-house 24/7 IATA ticketing quickly accesses possible commercial airline options, which include a stretcher, first-class and business class transfers with the appropriate medical escorts equipment. Thirty-five percent of commercial airline work involves stretchers. Where an air ambulance needs to be deployed, Hi Flying's network includes turboprops suited for domestic transfers as well as jets for long-range work. International air ambulance transfers constitute 80% of the work-load.

Hi Flying recently attained the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 for its quality management systems which were an important factor in its selection as it is always seeking the highest quality providers to support its members, wherever possible.

The client base represents a very dynamic market, including expatriates, business and leisure travellers. Additionally, within India and its surrounding countries, Hi Flying provides the capability to transfer patients to world-class facilities timely and cost-effectively.

Originally formed in 1991 to provide critical care ground transportation in Mumbai, Hi Flying has developed into an international company, registered in the USA with a 24/7 operations centre in the Indian city of its foundation.

Medical director, Dr. Nitin Yende, commented: “Patient safety is absolutely paramount in all of our work, and my focus is on the quality of the medical teams deployed as well as the equipment and protocols used.” Having been with the organisation since its earliest days, he added: “We have to maintain the flexibility to use a wide variety of aircraft types over a wide area, not only to fulfill the medical needs of patients but also with a keen eye on costs. Cost containment is of paramount importance to most clients these days.”