Aviation News Item: 06749

26th Mar 2010

Source: evaint.com

The first of two Dauphin N2 helicopters supplied by Yorkshire private aviation company Multiflight to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) has been launched by the charity. The charity's new lifesaving helicopter, in its official GNAAS livery and fitted with state-of-the-art life-saving equipment, will go by the name of 'Guardian of the North'.

The helicopter, a Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin, belonged to Multiflight's fleet of charter helicopters. Multiflight, which specialises in the purchase and sale of aircraft, maintained and operated the helicopter under its Air Operators Certificate for a private individual.

GNAAS launched a public fundraising campaign called 'Air Angels' to help meet part of the cost of the helicopter and has been amazed at the public response: it has been so good that the charity has been able to bring the first new helicopter into service early. The campaign aims to raise £1 million.

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