Dallas, U.S., 11 March 2025 - STAT MedEvac and Airbus Helicopters have signed an agreement for up to three H140 helicopters in the emergency medical services (EMS) sector. STAT MedEvac is one of the first customers of the new H140 helicopter that was unveiled at the vertical lift industry show VERTICON in Dallas, Texas.
STAT MedEvac, an air medical operator based in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, has ordered two H140 helicopters, with an option for one additional helicopter.
"STAT MedEvac is proud to partner with Airbus on this exciting next chapter. We are constantly focused on how to better deliver life-changing medicine. Like the launch of the EC135, this project is an opportunity for STAT MedEvac to be at the forefront of our industry and to find new and improved ways to positively impact the patients and communities we serve," said Jim Houser, CEO of STAT MedEvac. "We are proud to be an organization that embraces new challenges aimed at enhancing the way we serve our patients and communities."
"STAT MedEvac has been a long-standing partner of Airbus and we are honored to continue working with them as they take the major step of incorporating the H140 into their fleet," said Bart Reijnen, President of Airbus Helicopters in the U.S. and Head of the North America region. "On behalf of the entire Airbus team, we look forward to watching STAT MedEvac's H140s take to the skies, performing life-saving missions across the northeastern U.S."
The H140 raises the bar, in the light twin-engined category, for performance, cost-effectiveness, and passenger and crew comfort. It is a 3-tonne class rotorcraft that complements Airbus Helicopters' current light twin offering for the emergency medical services, passenger transport, and private and business aviation markets. The entry into service of the helicopter is planned in 2028 for the emergency medical services segment.
The H140 features a wide range of innovations, including a new T-shaped tail boom with an optimised Fenestron that reduces sound levels, a five-blade bearingless main rotor, and new powerful Safran engines. The helicopter also features a larger cabin space, large windows and optimized cabin layout that can accommodate up to six passengers comfortably. Designed with accessibility in mind, thanks to the large clamshell doors and the high tail boom, the H140's rear loading capabilities allow the use of different types of stretcher systems including intensive care ones and transport incubators while its large sliding doors facilitate access to the cabin.
STAT MedEvac has been an Airbus customer for 40 years, having flown Airbus helicopters since commencing operations in 1985. The Pennsylvania-based critical care transport provider is the clinical arm for the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, and is also the largest single branded, non-profit medical transport system in the Eastern United States.
