We'll outline three scenarios that benefit from TransFueler mobile refuelers. In this post, I will present the case of emergency medical / life flight type of helicopter operators.
Helicopter Operator
Our customer is America's largest operator of helicopters. Their primary business is providing emergency air ambulance / medical evacuation flights, and also operate tourism flights, and other commercial helicopter services in several locations.
The company currently operates about 450 helicopters, from 300 bases, and employs around 5,000 people. Every year, they will provide over 100,000 medical emergency flights.
Imagine the logistics of that... Nearly every flight is unscheduled; on demand. Crews and helicopters departing and returning constantly, around the clock. As soon as a helicopter returns to it's base, it is prepared for its next mission. Restocked with medical supplies, mechanically checked over, and refueled.
Many of these helicopters are located at bases where there is not 24 hour fuel service. Others are based at hospitals, with no fuel service at all. Starting up and flying the helicopters to another airport just to refuel, is very, very costly & inefficient.
Having a TransFueler on site, whether it's at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN, or a small airport in Nebraska means these life-saving helicopters can be refueled immediately upon returning form a mission. Back in service, ready to go, 24/7...
The cost of a TransFueler Aviation refueler is minuscule compared to the saving of both money & time. To get an idea of the costs & savings involved, consider that it costs around $300 simply to start up and fly 15 minutes to another location to refuel. Then another $300 to start up and fly back to base. (Rough figures, based on typical turbine helicopters commonly used) Multiply that $600 by the number of times needed, and it adds up VERY quickly. Add in the fact that the aircraft & crew are not in service, or available to respond to a call during that hour it takes to accomplish the refueling trip. That's lost time that may dearly cost a patient awaiting transport.
Financially, TransFuelers are paid for very rapidly in these cases. Operationally, simply imagine that you or a loved one are seriously ill or injured and need to be transported to a hospital IMMEDIATELY...
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