The five-blade rotor gives stability and reduces weight, so the helicopter can carry another half an hour's worth of fuel, allowing the crew to stay airborne and go to a lot more jobs before having to return to base.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance had the choice to look at retrospectively fitting technological advancements or upgrading to brand-new helicopters that include everything as part of their specification. It decided to go new.

Gama Aviation is seeking to disrupt the ‘largely static’ choice of operators that currently serve the market by expanding south of the Scottish border into the charity air ambulance sector, using the notable G-GMAH.