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GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE these new aircraft, our fleet grows

TO BUY UP TO 44 NEW stronger and more capable to save
lives when it matters most.”
HELICOPTERS FROM AIRBUS GMR is one of the largest operators
of Airbus helicopters, delivering care
through multiple operating brands,
months alone, GMR has taken deliv- including Air Evac Lifeteam, Guardian
ery of 15 Airbus helicopters. Flight, Med-Trans Corp., and REACH
Air Medical Services. These opera-
“WE FLY A VARIETY OF tions transported more than 125,000
AIRBUS PRODUCTS, BUT THE patients in 2020.
MAIN THING THEY HAVE IN
COMMON – AND THE MOST “THE AIR MEDICAL MISSION
IMPORTANT THING WE LOOK DEMANDS HIGH AVAILABILITY
FOR IN OUR CRITICAL CARE RATES. THE H125 AND H130
TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS – IS SET THE STANDARD IN THE
Global Medical Response (GMR) RELIABILITY,” said Rob Hamilton, SINGLE-ENGINE SEGMENT,
has ordered 21 Airbus helicopters president of the GMR Alliances AND THE H135 HAS STOOD
from the H125, H130 and H135 fami- Group. OUT IN THE TWIN-ENGINE
lies, with options to include up to an SEGMENT THANKS TO ITS
additional 23 helicopters, bringing “Our Airbus fleet allows us to CONSISTENT RELIABLE
the total order potential up to 44 respond quickly and transport PERFORMANCE IN THIS
helicopters. critical patients with the MISSION,” said Romain Trapp,
appropriate level of care to give president of Airbus Helicopters,
GMR currently has a fleet of nearly them the absolute best chance Inc. and head of the North America
133 Airbus helicopters. In the past 18 of survival. With the addition of region.

The G800 offers customers the lon-
GULFSTREAM INTRODUCES gest range in the Gulfstream fleet with
G-800 AND G-400 its 8,000-nautical-mile/14,816-ki-
lometer range at Mach 0.85 and
first new entrant to the large-cabin 7,000-nm/12,964-km range at
class in more than a decade. G800 Mach 0.90. Powered by high-thrust
customer deliveries are anticipated Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines and
to begin in 2023 while G400 deliv- the Gulfstream-designed wing and
eries are set to begin in 2025. “For winglet introduced on the Gulfstream
more than six decades, Gulfstream G700. The aircraft is designed to seat
has led the business aviation industry up to 19 passengers and offers up to
with our commitment to continuous four living areas or three living areas
improvement and by consistently with crew compartment.
setting new standards for safety,
performance, innovation and com- The G400 ramps up environmen-
fort,” said Mark Burns, president, tal performance by reducing fuel
Gulfstream.
consumption, emissions and noise
“TODAY MARKS A MAJOR through its use of Gulfstream’s
aerodynamic clean-wing design and
MILESTONE AND INVESTMENT advanced Pratt & Whitney PW812GA
IN OUR COMPANY’S FUTURE engines. The aircraft will fly 4,200
WITH THE INTRODUCTION nm/7,778 km at its long-range cruise
OF THE G800, OUR FASTEST speed of Mach 0.85. Three floorplans

Gulfstream has introduced two LONGEST-RANGE AIRCRAFT are offered, with options for seat-
all-new aircraft: the G800 and the YET, AND THE G400, THE ing up to nine, 11 or 12 passengers.
Gulfstream G400. While the G800 INDUSTRY’S FIRST NEW The aircraft provides the signature
is the longest-range aircraft in LARGE-CABIN AIRCRAFT IN Gulfstream Cabin Experience and 10
Gulfstream history, the G400 is the MORE THAN A DECADE.” Gulfstream panoramic oval windows.

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