DRF Luftrettung orders up to 10 H145s

German helicopter emergency medical services operator DRF Luftrettung has made a firm order with Airbus Helicopters for seven H145 helicopters, with options for three more. “It is the mission of DRF Luftrettung to continuously improve medical care for people in need. With the new order of ten additional H145s, we continue to ensure the optimal service for our patients by keeping the helicopter fleet as modern and flexible as possible for our life-saving missions,” said Dr. Krystian Pracz, CEO of DRF Luftrettung. Thomas Hein, Head of Europe region at Airbus Helicopter, added that he was “proud to see that over the last decade the H145 has become the backbone of DRF Luftrettung’s fleet performing life-saving missions in Germany and Europe”. The organisation and its subsidiaries operate more than 50 Airbus H135 and H145 helicopters at 40 bases throughout Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland for emergency rescue and intensive care transport operations, as well as special missions.