DENVER, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, announced today it has filed a petition with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) requesting the Board reconsider/modify its probable cause determination related to the June 29, 2008 mid-air collision accident in Flagstaff, Arizona. The NTSB Probable Cause Report states that "both pilots failed to see and avoid the other helicopter on approach to the helipad".

New Richmond, Wisc. – Life Link III has announced the closing of its helicopter base in New Richmond, Wisconsin. The helicopter has provided medical transportation for patients in western Wisconsin since 2005. The decision to close the base was made due to the shifting needs of the areas served.

Patients and healthcare providers in the western Wisconsin area will not be left without access to air medical transport services. As part of its response to the changing needs of the area, Life Link III will reposition its Eden Prairie helicopter base to the Anoka County airport in Blaine, Minnesota. From this location, patients in western Wisconsin will have continued rapid access to emergency care. The difference in response time is minimal and will not adversely affect patients. Additionally, Life Link III will be able to provide rapid transport for patients in the north metro area and along Interstate 35.

BIRMINGHAM, AL. … June 17, 2009 … Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a leading national provider of air medical services, announced today that 20 flight team members of its Alabama Life Saver program will be recognized at the upcoming “Honoring our Heroes” special event to be held Friday, June 19th, 2009 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena.

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06/04/09 - Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the largest air medical transportation company in the world, announced today an agreement with Saint Francis Health System and St. John Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to assume full operation of the Tulsa Life Flight air medical program. This represents the first expansion of Air Methods' community-based model in the state of Oklahoma.

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Following the recent conversion of 17 aircraft to night vision compatibility, REBTECH has been chosen to modify an additional 32 aircraft for air medical transportation service provider, Air Evac EMS, Inc. The fleet will undergo the installations both at the Air Evac main facility in West Plains, Missouri and field locations throughout the United States. All aircraft will have the latest generation night vision compatible *censormode*pit and cabin modifications completed prior to year end. Aircraft instrumentation, avionics and other mission related equipment will be installed by REBTECH and Air Evac personnel.

D-HUUU, operated as Christoph 51 at the Stuttgart Echterdingen International airport (EDDS) in Baden-Württembe, was destroyed by fire on 05/22/2009. The fire started around 0740 while a paramedic was performing the morning check of the medical equipment . While checking the oxygen bottle, flames erupted from the bottle causing injury to the paramedic.

The BK117 helicopter was parked inside the hangar on it's mobile helipad when the fire started. The airport fire crew responded immediately and had to push the burning helicopter from the hangar in order to extinguish the flames.

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