Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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Charles Alcock

Dubai’s Medcare Royal Specialty Hospital has agreed to provide medical specialists to support air ambulance operator FAI. The cooperation agreement was signed by hospital executives and the German operator’s local subsidiary, FAI Aviation Services, on Monday at the Dubai Airshow.
Medcare’s intensive care unit doctors and other staff will be available for FAI’s air ambulance flights. The partners have agreed to hold joint training and clinical readiness exercises as part of efforts to shorten emergency response times for urgent or critical patient transfers.
According to FAI, enhancing air ambulance services in the UAE is important as part of the country’s efforts to become a hub for medical tourism. The Medcare Royal Specialty Hospital, which has a specialist trauma unit, has been providing critical support for inbound medical evacuation missions for some time, and some of its doctors have already supported FAI flights since 2008.
A recent mission involved a young U.S. expatriate woman, a resident in the UAE, who sustained severe injuries in a car accident while on vacation in Kyrgyzstan. After her doctors advised against a flight back to the U.S., FAI flew her to Dubai on a Bombardier Challenger 604, and she was discharged from the hospital six weeks later.

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