Eastair, based at Stockholm's Bromma airport, has brought a Learjet 45 into service after winning a five-year contract to supply ambulance services to the University Hospital in Uppsala. Technical manager Jan Osterwall says that Eastair has also started a helicopter flying school headed by Bent Jacobsen. Eastair, which has recently recruited Cmdr Jason Stone, expects to hire more staff to service medevac demand.

In addition Eastair has brought a PA-31 back into service. "The Piper Chieftain is a reliable aircraft suitable for flights within Scandinavia or the Baltic region and is configured for eight passengers,"

Osterwall says. Eastair also operates a Beechjet 400 and a Cessna Citation. Osterwall reports that, although the demand for medevac services is strong, vip and leisure charter has decreased. "It makes sense for us to invest in providing air ambulance and medical services."