A crowd gathers around an EA 300L aircraft part of the Global Stars aerobatic team that performed some breathtaking air aerobatics in Hyderabad Friday. Some charter airlines are ferrying patients from Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa to Indian hospitals. Under this model, a prospective user needs to pay a subscription fee of Rs 18,000 a year for using air ambulance in case of the need. (Photo: Asian Age) 19AVIATION3_1. The charges for this service in India are in the range of Rs 1. These jets, which are equipped with medical modules, are being used for medical evacuation. "Our Falcon 2000 has an advanced medical evacuation module.”. Valsaraj, president and chief pilot of Deccan, increased incidence of organ donation has increased the use of charter aircraft. 

Fixed wing aircraft and helicopters are used as air ambulances for primary medical evacuation or during Golden Hour (where time is crucial), while private jets are used for medium haul flights to other countries for secondary medical evacuation — a situation where a patient is critical but it is not life threatening.According to Captain Madhu K. We use our charter flights to ferry patients in India and also from places like Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa, where medical facilities are not great,” said Bhupesh Joshi, director and CEO of Club One Air.A crowd gathers around an EA 300L aircraft part of the Global Stars aerobatic team that performed some breathtaking air aerobatics in Hyderabad Friday. "Medical evacuation is slowly picking up in India. However, Bengaluru-based Aviators Air Rescue, rayon finger tape factory which has tied up with the world’s largest air ambulance firm Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH), follows health insurance model to make it affordable to more people

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