List of Eurocopter EC 135 operators

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List of Eurocopter EC 135 operators. This list is incomplete.

Main article: Eurocopter EC 135

Contents 1  Austria 2  Australia 3  Czech Republic 4  Finland 5  France 6  Germany 7  Greece 8  Hungary 9  Ireland 10  Lithuania 11  Mexico 12  Netherlands 13  Norway 14  People's Republic of China 15  Poland 16  Romania 17  Slovenia 18  Spain 19  Sweden 20  Switzerland 21  United Arab Emirates 22  United Kingdom 23  United States 24 References

[edit]  Austria

• 25 EC 135 T1 & T2's in service with the Austrian Motorist & Touring Club (ÖAMTC) for air rescue purposes usually with a HEMS crew member and emergency physician on board. The helicopters serve the ÖAMTC Air Ambulance Services from 22 bases around Austria.^[1]
• 8 ordered by the Ministry of Interior in 2007.^[2]

[edit]  Australia

• 2 EC 135's in service, one private, the other with the Queensland Emergency Management Services in Brisbane.

[edit]  Czech Republic

• 7 EC 135 T2's in service & 1 on order with the Czech Police Aviation Department in Prague. 3 are for emergency medical service, 4 are for police missions and 1 will be for universal mission operations when it is delivered in 2008.^[3]
• 3 EC 135T2's and one EC 135 T1 in service DSA (Delta System Air) - private air rescue

[edit]  Finland

• 2 in service with Medi-Heli Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS)
• 3 in service with Copterline as multipurpose Rescue Helicopters + 2 reserve helicopters. Equipped with NVG-night vision equipment, Spectrolab SX-16 Nightsun IFCO searchlight, Inframetrics Mark II-infrared camera, Bucher casualty stretcher and Bambi Bucket fire fighting system.
• 1 in service with Skärgårdshavets Helikoptertjänst Ab as intensive care transport helicopter.

[edit]  France

• 12 ordered by the French Gendarmerie in 2007 to replace its aging AS 350 Ecureuil fleet for police missions. Costing €233 million, the new helicopters are expected to be delivered by the end of 2008.^[4]
• 12 in service with Helicap in Paris and eight regional hospital centers in France performing emergency medical services.^[5]

[edit]  Germany

• 15 in service with the German Army Air Corps in Bückeburg for training purposes.
• 2 delivered in 2007 and 14 on order with the German Ministry of the Interior to replace the BO 105 in its "Orange Fleet" for air rescue duties in Germany. Deliveries are expected to by completed by 2009.^[6]
• 2 in service with the Hamburg Police Helicopter Squadron, replacing the retired BO 105 helicopters for law enforcement missions.^{[7] [8]}
• 42 in service with the Bundespolizei
• 9 in service with the Bavarian Police Helicopter Squadron.

[edit]  Greece

• 2 EC 135 T1's in service with the Greek Police in Athens.

[edit]  Hungary

• 1 in service with NAS Air Ambulance Pc. for air ambulance purposes

[edit]  Ireland

• 2 EC 135 P2 helicopters are in service with the Irish Air Corps for pilot training, emergency medical services and army support.^[9]
• 2 EC 135 T1 is in service with the Irish Police (Garda Síochána), based with their Air Support Unit in Baldonnel and used for police support missions in Dublin.^[10]

[edit]  Lithuania

• 2 in service with the Lithuanian Border Guard for border patrol operations at the eastern frontier with Belarus.^[11]

[edit]  Mexico

• 3 in service with Transportes Aéreos Pegaso operating from Ciudad del Carmen and serving the PEMEX offshore oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.^[12]

[edit]  Netherlands

• 4 serve as air ambulances in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Nijmegen and Groningen.
• 6 are on order to replace the Bo105's in Police service.

[edit]  Norway

• The Norwegian Air Ambulance have 8 EC 135 in service.
• Oslo Police Department use one EC 135 SP-1 and one Eurocopter AS350B3 Ecureuil.

[edit]  People's Republic of China

• 2 ordered by the Shanghai Public Security Bureau in 2007 to be used for police air patrol and reconnaissance missions in Shanghai and during the 2008 Olympic Games due to some soccer matches being held in the city.^[13]

[edit]  Poland

• 23 EC-135s and a flight simulator are to be delivered to LPR - Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (Air Ambulance Service).
• 1 EC-135 in service for the PolsatNews TV station

[edit]  Romania

• 3 in service with the Romanian Ministry of Interior, two being equipped for police missions and the third being equipped for emergency medical service.^[14]

[edit]  Slovenia

• 1 EC 135 P2 helicopter in service with Slovenian police primarily for border patrol duties.

[edit]  Spain

• 4 ordered by INAER to be delivered between 2007 and 2009 and will be used for emergency medical service operations. ^[15]
• 4 ordered by the Spanish Ministry of Defence in 2007 for the Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), a new Spanish Armed Forces unit.^[16]

[edit]  Sweden

• 7 in service with the Swedish Police and equipped with night vision equipment, infrared camera, searchlight, exterior loudspeaker, emergency floats, rescue winch and casualty stretcher. The helicopters are used for law enforcement, ground patrol and air rescue missions across Sweden.^[17]

[edit]  Switzerland

• 2 on order with the Swiss Air Force for Federal Air Transport Services, expected to be delivered between March 2008 & December 2009.^[18]

[edit]  United Arab Emirates

• 1 in service with Falcon Aviation Services.^[19]

[edit]  United Kingdom

• 3 in service for the Metropolitan Police covering London (G-MPSA, G-MPSB, G-MPSC) all based at Lippitts Hill, Loughton in Essex
• 3 in service for the County Air Ambulance covering the Midlands. (G-WMAA, G-EMAA, G-HWAA)
• 2 in service with the Scottish Ambulance Service, (G-SASA (T2+), G-SASB (T2))
• 1 in service for the Essex Air Ambulance. (G-SSXX)
• 1 in service with Surrey Police.
• 1 in service with Strathclyde Police (G-SPHU (T2))
• 1 in service for the police forces in the north east of England.
• 1 in service for police forces in the East Midlands.
• 1 in service for Merseyside Police.^[20]
• 1 in service for Lancashire Constabulary.

[edit]  United States

• 10 in service with Air Methods for air ambulance purposes
• 10 in service with CJ Systems Aviation Group for Air Medical Service operations.^[21]
• 8 ordered by Era Helicopters in 2007 for oil & gas support in the Gulf of Mexico.^[22]
• 10 EC 135 P2 helicopters in service with PHI for air medical duties and offshore energy sector support.^[23]
• 2 in service in Tampa, Florida for Bayflite Air Ambulance ^[24]
• 2 in service in Spokane, Washington for MedStar Air Ambulance.
• 4 in service in Washington, DC and Maryland for MedSTAR Transport.

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