Mercy Air Service, Inc.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Air Services, Other |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Centennial Airport Dove Valley CDP, Colorado |
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Key people
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Aaron D. Todd, CEO Raj Helweg, Chief Pilot Chris Meinhardt, Director of Maintenance |
| Revenue |
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 US$47.8 Million (FY 2009)
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US$29.0 Million (FY 2009)
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| Total assets |
US$424 Million (FY 2009)
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| Total equity |
US$197 Million (FY 2009)
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Number of employees
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2,739 |
| Subsidiaries | FSS Airholdings Rocky Mountain Holdings Mercy Air Service LifeNet |
| Website | airmethods.com |
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Footnotes / references 2007 Annual Report |
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US$511 Million (FY 2009)
Air Methods Corporation is an American privately owned helicopter operator. The Domestic Air Medical Division provides emergency medical services to 100,000 patients every year, and serves 48 states and Haiti.
The company was founded by Roy Morgan and began air medical operations in 1980. Since 1991, the company has been publicly traded company under the NASDAQ ticker “AIRM.” In 2012, the company acquired its first helicopter tour operations called Sundance Helicopters in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a year later, Blue Hawaiian joined its tourism division. The company has more than 4,500 employees, operates a fleet of approximately 450 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
Its corporate headquarters are on the property of Centennial Airport in Dove Valley CDP, Colorado, United States in the Denver metropolitan area; the headquarters uses an Englewood, Colorado postal address.
In 1980, Roy Morgan founded Air Methods after a personal experience convinced him that properly-equipped and staffed air medical service helicopters were a must.
Air Methods purchased CJ Systems Aviation Group, a leading provider of aeromedical transport, in October 2007.
In 2011 Air Methods acquired Omniflight Helicopters, Inc and operates it as a wholly owned subsidiary. Omniflight Helicopters consisted of over 100 helicopters.
In July 2011 Air Methods (Air Methods International, Ltd.) entered in a joint venture agreement with Basari Holding, AS and Anka Aerospace & Defense, LLC to form Helistar, AS. The joint venture company is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
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