N724HT, one of the eyecatcher at the Verticon 2025 event, was airlifted to Greece in late April 2025 for the fire season, where it mainly flew out of Rhodos. McDermott operates the largest Bell 214 Series fleet, and has around a dozen single engine Bell 214B-1 Big Lifters and approx. the same number of the twin engine Bell 214ST Super Transport. N724HT is a 1988 built heli which till September 2018 was operated in Japan as JA9683 for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Briefly became C-FHTS with Helicopter Transport Services Canada in 2019, then N724HT in July 2024.

Pictured in front of LifeFlight's new "Clive Berghofer" maintenance facility inaugurated in August 2024 is this 2018 built AW139, which was first operated in China (as B-702U) before LifeFlight bought it in November 2020, but mainly leased it to several Air Ambulances services since then, among them Westpac Rescue, Toll Group and the Australian Army. The latter used it in the SAR role out of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Back with LifeFlight since September 2023, retaining this (hybrid) overall white paint scheme of its former lessees.

Of the seven PC-6 built new for the Royal Malaysian Police in 1986, four remain in service as of November 2025, including 9M-PSH pictured here. They all had consecutive c/n's (849 through 855) and registrations respectively (9M-PSE through 9M-PSK). While 9M-PSF (c/n 850) and 9M-PSJ (c/n 854) were written off, the first delivered - c/n 849 9M-PSE - is since June 2023 displayed at the Sultan Azian Shah Airport (IPH) some 180 km north-west of Kuala Lumpur. 9M-PSH carried test registration HB-FIW prior delivery.

June 30, 2024 marked the end of a 30 Year long partnership between the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ), LifeFlight and Queensland Health (a QLD government entity). The partnership ended on good terms, as the QLD state government committed to increase its funding of LifeFlight, allowing the RACQ to step back as one of the service' main sponsor. LifeFlight introduced a new overall blue livery to five new AW139 helicopters delivered in 2024/2025, while 2015 built VH-XIH still wears a hybrid layout, combining the basic blue/yellow/white RACQ colors with the new LifeFlight logo.

In late 2002 and early 2003, Swiss Air Ambulance REGA introduced three new built Challengers 604 registered HB-JRA (c/n 5529), HB-JRB (c/n 5530) and HB-JRC (c/n 5540). All three were replaced by newer Challenger 650 in 2018. While HB-JRA was donated to the Transport Museum in Lucerne, the other two were sold to the Swiss AF, becoming T-751 and T-752 (pictured). Talks about the Swiss AF obtaining a real transport plane like the C-130 or the C-295 were shelved a few years ago, so the two old CL604's based in Duebendorf and part of the "Luftransportdienst des Bundes" (LTDB) soldier on instead.

Delivered new to the USAAF on March 7, 1945, carrying US FY 44-9055. Retired in 1973 and stored at Davis Monthan till January 1978, when Aero Union gave it a 2nd life as N51819. It changed ownership a few more times within the US before becoming C-GCTF with Canadian operator Transport Ariens in September 1982. Sold to Trans Fair a year later, finally joining Buffalo Air in September 1995. Buffalo used it as fire fighter, or, as can be seen here by the missing belly mounted fire retardant tank, as a regular freighter. Grounded since 2020 and reported to be for sale ever since.

REGA started it's biggest modernization program in 2024, ordering no less than 21 new H145 (BK117D3) helicopters. REGA decided to replace the remaining Agusta AW109SP "Da Vinci" and the few H145 (BK117D2) with a single type, chosing the five bladed D3 also for its mountain rescue bases. REGA wanted the registrations of the 21 H145's to be consecutive, resulting in the unsual HB-TI* registrations (usually, civilian helicopters in Switzerland carry HB-X... or HB-Z... registrations). HB-TIC is a 2024 built helicopter and was the 2nd entering service in May 2025.

The Sécurite Civile introduced the Alouette III helicopter in June of 1962 and operated a total of 38 units. From 2001, the Alouette III fleet was gradually replaced by the EC145, with one of the last Alouette IIIs (F-ZBAN, c/n 1115) being flown to the Air & Space Museum in Le Bourget on May 16, 2009. F-ZBAJ shown here in Annecy was one of the last ones delivered around 1978 and remained in service till around 2007, when it became F-GUFC with a private operator. In total, the Sécurite Civile Alouette III fleet flew 255'000 hours, rescuing some 165'000 people. Scanned from a slide.

Turkey became an F-4 operator in August of 1974, when the 1st of 40 new built F-4E ordered under the "Peace Diamond I" FMS program were delivered to 113 Filo. 73-1031 shown her was part of that initial batch, joining the TuAF in May 1975. It was one of 54 F-4W's selected for the "2020 Terminator" upgrade by IAI and Turkish Aerospace as from 1999. Note the "Filo 112 - Seytanlar - 1952 - 2015" sticker on the air inlet, paying tribute to Squadron 112 (established in 1952) and which operated the F-4E since the mid 1970's until the unit stood down in June 2015.

Four Boeing E-7 AEW&C aircraft have been delivered to the Turkish AF between February 2014 and December 2015. All are based at Konya and assigned to 131 Filo. Designated the E-7T (for Turkey) and locally known as the "Peace Eagle", each aircraft carries the name of one of the four cardinal directions North (Kuzey in turkish), East (Dogu), South (Güney) and West (Bati). Note that 13-003 pictured here at its homebase during Anatolian Eagle 2016 does not yet have the 131 Filo emblem applied to its vertical fin as can be seen on more recent images.

Between June 2011 and July 2019, Jordanian International Air Cargo operated the only two IL-76MF built beside a prototype, which first flew in 1995. Compared to the standard IL-76, the MF has been stretched by 6.6 meters (two inserts of 3.3 meters each). JIAC was founded in 2004 and is fully owned by the Royal Jordanian AF. The 2nd Jordanian IL-76MF was registered JY-JIC / 360 and both have been sold to the Egypt AF in July of 2019, becoming SU-BTX/1331 & SU-BTY/1332. JY-JID / 361 shown here during Anatolian Eagle 2016 was chartered by the Royal Saudi AF to transport RSAF Tornado ground equipment.

In August of 2017, EL AL became a Dreamliner operator with the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 (4X-EDA). The national airline of Israel currently operates 17 Dreamliners, of which four are -8 (registered 4X-ERA through 4X-ERD) and thirdteen are of the longer -9 version registered 4X-EDA through 4X-EDN (except 4X-EDG). 4X-EDK pictured here is a 2019 airframe which was delivered on June 18, 2019.

Turkey became a Hercules operator in 1964, receiving five new C-130E's which were later supplemented by three more of the same version. Then in 1991/92, Turkey received six 2nd hand surplus C-130B from the USAF, among them 57-0527 pictured here during exercise Anatolian Eagle 2016. Having been manufactured in 1958, 57-0527 is the oldest C-130 the TuAF ever operated. As from 2010, the TuAF also received six C-130E's from the Royal Saudi AF, bringing the total number of C-130 operated by Turkey to 20. The 19 remaining airframes have recently undergone a life extension program known as ERCIYES.

Pictured at the Irish Air Corps main base in Baldonnel, 277 is a 2007 built airframe and one of six AW139 operated by the small air arm. The first two (serialled 274 & 275) were delivered in 2006, followed by 276 & 277 in 2007, while 278 & 279 completed the fleet in 2008. Since June 2012, the IAC contributes one helicopter plus crew to Irland's National Ambulance Service. Initally, the IAC used an EC135 during a trial phase but now provides the much larger AW139 to the program called "Air Corps 112". which is based at the Army's Custume Barracks in Athlone.

The T-34C-1 was the export version of the Turbo Mentor and a total of 129 units were produced for the following air arms: Argentine Navy (15), Ecuador AF (20), Ecuador Navy (3), Gabon AF (4), Morocco AF (12), Peruvian Navy (7), Republic of China AF (40) and Uruguayan Navy (3). Finally, the Indonesian AF took delivery of 25 T-34C-1's (serialled LD-3401 through LD-3425) as from 1978, the last one being retired in early 2018. Unfortunately, ten airframes were lost over almost 40 years in TNI-AU service. LD-3419 shown here was put on the FAA register on July 25, 2018, becoming N80GR.

Pictured during a training session dropping and picking up rescue swimmers over Castaic Lake north of LA. Besides five S-70 Firehawks, the LACFD also operates Bell 412's, of which the 1st was introduced in 1981. The current LACFD Bell 412 fleet consists of five airframes: three of the version 412EP registered N110LA, N120LA & N14LA, plus two 1992 built 412HP registered N17LA and N18LA.

Built in 2013 and delivered to GOL on July 25 that year. GOL Linhas Aéreas began operations in January of 2001 and has since become, also by purchasing some assets from VARIG, the largest domestic airline in Brazil. With the excemption of one B767, all GOL has been operating so far are some 300 (!) Boeing 737 aircraft of the versions -300, -700, -800 and lately the MAX 8. The bulk has been the -800 Series, with about 170 units delivered in total, of which approx 70 remain in service at the time of upload, besides 55 MAX 8 and 12 B737-700.

As of September 2025, Trigana Air uses two passenger B737 in Papua for flights connecting Jayapura-Wamena and Jayapura-Dekai. One is this 1992 built -500, while the 2nd airframe is a -300 registered PK-YRA. PK-YSC has carried many registrations: initially as SE-DNK with Linjeflyg (lsd to LOT), then sold to SAS (still as SE-DNK). Next stops were with British Midland, bmi Baby and TAG Aviation (UK) as G-BVKD before it became N457US with Aero North International. Kalstar Aviation did import it to Indonesia as PK-KSP in July 2013. Next operator was Expressair as PK-TZD and now finally Trigana Air.

Built in 1979 for the Soviet AF, this AN-26 was sold to Trast Aero in 2009, initally becoming ER-AUR but soon afterwards 4L-UCK. In 2010, the indonesian national logistics agency BULOG (for Badan Urusan LOGistics, responsible to secure food distribution during crisis) leased this airframe to run food from Sentani to the Baliem Valley. Trast Aero was founded in 2004 and was active till 2010, when its assets were taken over by Aquiline International based in Sharja (UAE). In 2014, 4L-UCK was converted to AN-26B and registered as EY-325. It was observed falling apart at Sentani airport in 2022.

As of September 2025, four operators are using AW139 helicopters in the HEMS role in Queensland. Besides LifeFlight, CQRescue Charity and Babcock MCS Australasia, the Queensland Government operates five AW139's. The short nose of VH-ESZ - seen here returning from a post maintenance flight - reveals it as an early productions model. It's actually a 2008 built airframe, making it one of the oldest AW139's still in service "Down Under". So far, some 48 AW139's found their way into the australian HEMS market.