The future of air ambulance
— ready to fly
Redefining emergency aeromedical transport through hybrid aircraft technology, real-time telemedicine and a patient-first clinical model.
A €9.2B industry running on 1980s technology
Helicopter emergency medical services save lives every day — but the platform they depend on has barely changed in four decades.
- Dangerous flight profiles — helicopters remain vulnerable to vortex ring state and tail-rotor failure, with a disproportionately high accident rate.
- Unsustainable costs — €2,000–€4,500 per flight hour cascades into charity funding burdens or unaffordable patient billing.
- Clinical care gaps — no live specialist oversight between the incident and the emergency department.
- Limited flexibility — restricted by terrain, weather and landing-zone requirements, at exactly the moments that matter most.
Aurenda is not an air ambulance with extras.
It is a complete clinical solution.
A low-cost, safe and fast means of transporting patients and organs — with critical care starting at the point of contact and continuous monitoring through to hospital handover.
3× Safer
No tail rotor. No vortex ring state. An autorotating rotor cannot stall — safety is an engineering property of the Avectra 101, not a marketing claim.
Lower Cost
€320/hr versus €4,500/hr incumbents. Fewer parts, less fuel and simplified maintenance mean more missions per pound.
More Versatile
VTOL from rooftops, roadside, mountainside or helipad — dispatching in winds and terrain that ground competitors.
Sustainable
35–40% lower fuel burn per mission — favourable under NHS sustainability procurement criteria.
Care starts before the aircraft arrives
On every mission, a specialist physician is connected within two minutes of the emergency call — regardless of geography.
Emergency call
Dispatch activated. Remote specialist physician connects instantly.
Remote assessment
Physician guides bystanders — CPR, haemorrhage control, airway.
Crew en route
Full patient brief in-flight. Equipment readied. Drugs drawn.
On-scene care
HEMS crew delivers advanced intervention — anaesthesia, surgical airway, blood transfusion.
Stabilised & flown
Transported to the optimal hospital. Real-time handover; team ready on landing.
The evidence is clear: bystander CPR guided by phone triples cardiac-arrest survival, and haemorrhage control within three minutes reduces blood loss by 40%.
Healthcare, reimagined
Aurenda takes a holistic approach to emergency healthcare:
- A low-cost but safe and fast means of transporting patients and organs.
- Critical care starting at the point of contact — blending established methods with telemedicine.
- Continual monitoring and observation of patients in the aircraft and by the receiving primary care centre.
- Real-time hospital handover, with the receiving team briefed before the aircraft lands.
No competitor combines all four
VTOL access + gyroplane safety + reduced cost + full telemedicine — in a single service.
| Capability | Aurenda | Traditional HEMS | Fixed-Wing Air Amb. | Road Critical Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTOL anywhere | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Constrained-site landing | ✓ | Limited | ✗ | ✗ |
| Lower cost vs helicopter | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | ✓ |
| Enhanced in-flight safety | Superior | Standard | High | N/A |
| Real-time telemedicine | Full | Limited | Partial | Limited |
| On-scene advanced care | ✓ | ✓ | Varies | ✗ |
| Continuous in-flight link | ✓ | Rare | Partial | ✗ |
Four markets, one resilient model
Long-term NHS and public-sector contracts. Premium private and insurance missions. Retained industrial standby for energy, mining and events. And telemedicine licensing that extends Aurenda's clinical platform to ground operators worldwide.
Partner With Aurenda →Lower cost. Safer flight. Better outcomes.
Commissioners, clinical partners and operators — talk to the Aurenda team today.
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