Midlands Air Ambulances return to full operation
All three of the Midlands Air Ambulances are now fully operational following extensive inspections by engineers from Bond Air Services.
One aircraft based at RAF Cosford and two others based at Tatenhill and Strensham were grounded on Thursday as a precaution after a fault was discovered on a North West Air Ambulance during a routine check.
The Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill airbase in Staffordshire resumed service following checks on Friday morning but those based at Cosford and Strensham remained grounded until checks could be carried out.
The aircraft provider Bond Air Services supplies 22 Eurocopter EC 135 air ambulances and police helicopters across the country.
The model is the same as that which recently crashed in Glasgow. The aircraft crashed on to the roof of The Clutha bar on 29 November, killing ten people.
