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HEMS Segment Highlighted at Heli-Expo 2024

Several factors weigh on the selection of an EMS helicopters platform

Leonardo AW169 on display at Heli-Expo 2024 — At Heli-Expo this year in Anaheim, Leonardo is dedicating its booth to public service, highlighting its helicopter fleet's fire fighting, search and rescue, law enforcement, and emergency medical service capabilities. Among the helicopters on display is an HEMS-configured AW169 from HeliService. © Mariano Rosales/AIN

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

February 29, 2024

Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is an important subset of the rotorcraft industry, with hundreds of dedicated aircraft in service worldwide. Of that total, Leonardo claims approximately 20 percent of the market, noted Michael Bucari, the OEM’s head of marketing for the Americas. The company has a full lineup of HEMS-capable helicopters, ranging from the single-engine AW119 to the twin-engine AW169 to the larger AW139. This week at Heli-Expo 2024, the airframer is displaying at its booth an AW169 operated by aeromedical provider HeliService.

Which platform is selected by an operator depends on a variety of factors, according to Bucari. “One thing I want to stress is that HEMS is not homogenous from country to country,” he told AIN. “The [medical insurance] reimbursement model is very different compared to countries in Europe, Japan, or Australia where it is government-subsidized.”

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