Significant appointment today at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport: In the morning, representatives of the DRF air rescue and Airbus Helicopters signed the purchase contract for the purchase of ten Type H140 helicopters. The non -profit organization consistently continues the fleet renewal and sets important course for the future of air rescue.
To official signing the purchase contract, Dr. Dirk Petry, Head of H135 & H140 Programs, and Thomas Hein, Head of Europe Region Airbus Helicopters, came to the DRF air rescue operation at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. On the part of the DRF air rescue, the document was carried out by the board of directors Dr. Krystian Pracz and Roman Morka signed.
“In the course of the currently discussed hospital reform and reform of emergency rescue, we are faced with complex challenges. With the H140 we complement our fleet to an innovative and sustainable aircraft. So we are well equipped even in a changing hospital landscape in order to provide patients in the highest quality as well as quickly and efficiently in the clinic that is most suitable and efficient Transport, “emphasizes Dr. Krystian Pracz the importance of new acquisition. From 2028, the helicopters should be in the service of the DRF air rescue and replace the pattern H135 used up to date.
Fleet expansion in the sense of the patients
The expected legal new regulations in the healthcare system also require further development of existing concepts in emergency rescue from air. With the planned expansion by ten H140 helicopters, the DRF air rescue helps to further improve the care of patients. Thanks to the larger cabin dimensions, you benefit from the additional medical equipment and better treatment options on board.
“The DRF air rescue was able to bring in the development of the H140 in emergency rescue in emergency rescue,” emphasizes Dr. Dirk Petry, Head of H135 & H140 Programs by Airbus Helicopters. “Our partnership has established itself for three decades, starting with the EC135 in the 90s over the H145 in 2014 and will be successfully continued with the India position of the H140 in 2028. We are all the more pleased to be able to write our successful cooperation with the contract for ten H140.”
The DRF air rescue operates one of the largest H145 fleets in Germany and Europe. With the new H140 helicopters, it consistently focuses on being able to react to all developments and changes in the rescue system in a goal -oriented manner: “In terms of changing times, agility is more than just a term – we understand it as a need and opportunity,” explains Dr. Krystian Pracz. “The signed purchase contract underlines our fixed will to set the DRF air rescue flexibly and future -proof in order to further increase the effectiveness of medical emergency rescue.”
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About the DRF air rescue
The DRF air rescue, based in Filderstadt, is one of the largest air rescue organizations in Europe. Out of 32 stations at 30 locations in Germany, the helicopters and outpatient aircraft from the non -profit organization start their missions. This includes operations in emergency rescue, relocation flights from critically ill or injured persons between clinics and withdrawals from patients from abroad. At 13 of the helicopter stations, the crews are ready for use around the clock, and two more is ready for use in day operation with extended marginal times. At five locations, helicopters with rescue winds are used. In total, the DRF air rescue made 35,850 missions in 2024. For the continuous expansion of its life -saving task, the non -profit air rescue organization is dependent on financial support. The DRF EV already knows around 400,000 sponsorship members at its side. More information under www.drf-luftrettung.de
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