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Fort Worth, Texas, 27 October 2026 – Boston MedFlight, the globally recognized nonprofit critical care transport organization, has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of three H145 helicopters to support the continued modernization and strategic growth of its air medical transport fleet serving New England. The order brings the total number of Airbus H145 helicopters purchased by the organization over time to 12.
For more than 41 years, Boston MedFlight has provided lifesaving critical care transport services to more than 115,000 patients, with Airbus serving as a longtime partner in this mission. Today, Boston MedFlight operates an all-Airbus fleet. The addition of three twin-engine H145 helicopters over the coming years will support the replacement of existing aircraft while enabling incremental fleet growth, further strengthening Boston MedFlight’s ability to transport critically ill and injured patients between regional healthcare facilities and directly from emergency scenes.
“These aircraft are essential to our mission, enabling our skilled pilots to safely transport patients while our medical crews focus on providing lifesaving critical care in transit,” said Maura Hughes, CEO of Boston MedFlight. “We’ve operated a variety of aircraft over the years, and the H145 continues to be the right fit for our mission today. It meets the demands of flying throughout New England, while offering the cabin space and flexibility to outfit the aircraft with the equipment we need to care for our patients.”
“Boston MedFlight performs vital, lifesaving missions every day, and Airbus is honored to support their essential work,” said Bart Reijnen, Head of the North America region at Airbus Helicopters. “The five-bladed H145 delivers the ideal combination of cabin volume, smooth flight characteristics and Helionix safety technology that critical care crews need to operate safely and effectively in challenging environments.”
The latest version of the Airbus best-selling H145 light twin-engine helicopter features an innovative five-bladed bearingless rotor that increases useful load by 150 kg (330 lbs) while simplifying maintenance routines and enhancing flight smoothness for patients and medical staff. Powered by two Safran Arriel 2E engines with dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC), the H145 is equipped with the Airbus Helionix digital avionics suite and a high-performance 4-axis autopilot, increasing operational safety and reducing pilot workload.
Worldwide, more than 1,800 H145 family helicopters are in service, logging over 8.9 million flight hours across emergency medical services, public safety and civil missions. The three new rotorcraft will integrate into Boston MedFlight's existing aviation network, supporting around-the-clock emergency medical operations alongside the organization's dedicated critical care ground vehicles.
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