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All of Capital Air Ambulance’s medical staff are fully trained to be flight medical crew to the standard acknowledged by the UK’s National Health Service. In 2013, it achieved full accreditation from the European Medical Institute.
new winglets have really brought really important to ensure that the cheek, Malcolm adds, “At the
the aircraft into the 21st century,” he added.
As mentioned, the company’s main base is at Exeter International Airport on the southwest coast of England, with two sub-bases on Jersey in the Channel Islands and on the Isle of Man. Thirty-five full-time staff, including an engineering and continuing airworthiness manager, are mostly based at Exeter, with two flight crew members in Jersey and three on the Isle of Man. A roster of over 70 part-time medical staff are available on call.
aircraft are looked after properly. We buy all of our own aircraft spares, but we contract the maintenance of the aircraft out to a locally based company called Iscavia, with whom we have a very close working relationship. The King Air has proved to be robust, reliable and reasonably effective to maintain with parts that are relatively easy to obtain.”
Garmin GTN750 units have been fitted into the King Airs recently and the company is currently going through the process of converting to the use of electronic flight bags to carry Jeppesen and operations
moment, because our operating area is so large and the paperwork we have to carry is enormous, the pilot has to be extremely adept at climbing over the mountain of manuals to enter the cockpit!”
Since 2014, Capital Air Charter has been part of the Rigby Group, which under its British International Helicopters (BIH) brand already represents one of UK’s largest domestically owned commercial aviation and offshore helicopter services companies. There are plans to grow Capital’s market share extensively over the next few years and to develop both its aero medical services and its contracted charter capabilities.
The last word may be left to Capital’s Sales Director Lisa Humphries, “While this is undoubtedly a pivotal moment in our history, for our existing customers it will feel very much like business as usual. We will continue to deliver the high standards and approach to service that has made us the region’s number one charter operator, and will carry that ethos forward as our membership of the Rigby Group enables expansion across the operation.” KA
All flight training on the King
Air is completed in the aircraft.
Malcolm notes, “I think that it is manuals, etc. Slightly tongue in
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