Life Flight Network Orders Five Airbus H135 Helicopters
Life Flight Network has ordered five H135 helicopters from Airbus, adding to its previous H135 purchase.
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Life Flight Network ordered five H135 helicopters from Airbus. Representatives from the company and the manufacturer met to finalize the agreement at the Air Medical Transport Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 26, 2026.
Key details
- Life Flight Network ordered three H135 helicopters in 2025.
- The organization operates rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft and ground vehicles across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West.
- Its listed aircraft include Bell 429, Bell 407GXi, AW119Kx and EC135 rotorcraft, along with Pilatus PC-12 NG fixed-wing aircraft.
- Airbus says more than 1,500 H135-family helicopters are in service worldwide, with over eight million flight hours accumulated.
Airbus says more than 1,500 H135-family helicopters have logged over eight million flight hours worldwide.
Why it matters
The order adds H135 helicopters to a mixed fleet serving medical transport missions across two western US regions. Life Flight Network CEO Ben Clayton said the H135’s safety features and air-medical capabilities suit the requirements of the areas the organization serves.
What happens next
The new order builds on Life Flight Network’s H135 fleet plans. What role do you expect the aircraft to play in the organization’s regional operations?
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