New equipment for Mercy Air / Air Methods based at Fullerton, CA. This Bell 429 was added in 2022.

This 2008 built airframe is owned by Air Methods. It's first HEMS assignement was in California (registered N276AM), followed by a brief contract for the University of Wisconsin Hospital in 2018/19 (registered N911UW), before being re-located to Riverside in California once again in September of 2019, becoming N738AM.

Air Methods subsidiary Mercy Air provides aeromedical transport from 14 helicopter bases in California and two bases in Nevada. This 2009 Airbus EC-135P-2+ powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada engines was photographed on the northeast side of San Bernardino International Airport.

This 2001 built AS-350B2 was previously operated in the HEMS role by Air Methods, before joining Mercy Air Helicopter in 2014. Usually based in Whiteriver, South Africa, it has been deployed to Malawi for three weeks in March / April 2023. It is seen here in front of the Mulanje mountain region during relief work after cyclone "Freddy" severely hit the area, killing some 1000 people in Malawi alone. The cyclone caused flooding, landslides and destroyed many houses. The Malawi Government officially named the relief efforts "Operation Tigwirane Manja 2023" ("joining hands").

This aircraft was cancelled from the US register in December 2014 and exported to Australia where it became VH-FUB, but it was withdrawn from use and the registration cancelled on 30th August 2017.

Mercy Air's Thermal, California-based Airbus EC135P2+, N135CM, landing at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport to refuel. A division of air ambulance provider Air Methods, Mercy Air has 15 emergency medical service helicopter bases in California and three in Nevada.

Airbus EC135P2+, N230AM, was based at Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon the day it was photographed flying from the Desert Regional Medical Center to Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) to refuel. A division of air ambulance provider Air Methods, Mercy Air has 15 emergency medical service helicopter bases in California and three in Nevada.

Hotel Del Coronado makes a nice background.

Wheels, Wings and Rotors 2010

Sitting on the ramp, waiting to go to work

Another lunchtime visitor.

Operated in Central America in the 1990s, now stored in Wisconsin.

I suppose it is a good thing when a medevac aircraft is parked up and not required.