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More Airbus helicopters on their way to Global Medical Response
The order of helicopters by GMR is for an initial 21 and this latest order will add to its current Airbus fleet of nearly 133 helicopters. Across its multiple operating brands, over 125,000 patients were transported in 2020.
GMRs fleet has grown recently as part of an expansion. In the past 18 months alone, it has taken delivery of 15 Airbus helicopters.

Global Medical Response will add a total of 21 Airbus Helicopters from the H125, H130 and H135 families to its growing air medical fleet, with the option to include up to an additional 23 helicopters.

“We fly a variety of Airbus products, but the main thing they have in common, and the most important thing we look for in our critical care transport solutions, is reliability,” says Rob Hamilton, president of the Global Medical Response (GMR) Alliances Group. “Our Airbus fleet allows us to respond quickly and transport critical patients with the appropriate level of care to give them the absolute best chance of survival. With the addition of these new aircraft, our fleet grows stronger and more capable to save lives when it matters most.”

GMR delivers care through multiple operating brands, including Air Evac Lifeteam, Guardian Flight, Med-Trans, and REACH Air Medical Services. These operations transported more than 125,000 patients in 2020. This latest order will add to GMR's current Airbus fleet of nearly 133 helicopters.

This expands on additional orders from GMR in recent years as part of an ongoing fleet expansion. In the past 18 months alone, it has taken delivery of 15 Airbus Helicopters.

“The air medical mission demands high availability rates. The H125 and H130 set the standard in the single engine segment, and the H135 has stood out in the twin-engine segment thanks to its consistent reliable performance in this mission,” comments Romain Trapp, president of Airbus Helicopters, Inc. and head of the North America region. “The fact that GMR's entire twin engine fleet is made up of the H135 speaks volumes to its success in the air medical market.”

Airbus Helicopters says it has provided 55% of the 2,600 EMS helicopters flying in the world today and more than half of all new air medical helicopters sold in the last decade in the U.S. were produced by Airbus.

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