MEBA10: Comlux and MedAire announce healthy deal

Effective from January 1 next year, Comlux will offer a standard, fleet-wide MedAire medical offering, including 24/7 access to emergency care doctors, on-board medical kits and aviation medical training for 125 pilots and flight attendants.

 

“As a premium brand in the charter market, Comlux is further defining its safety standards for customers and crew,” said MedAire chief executive Grant Jeffery. “Their investment in medical care on board all Comlux aircraft aligns with standards provided by MedAire on leading commercial airlines around the globe.”

 

MedAire’s regulatory compliant crew medical training and on-board medical equipment will help Comlux leverage best practices for medical safety and meet the company’s safety management system requirements.

 

“Every year our Comlux crew will be taught by medical professionals with in-flight medical experience through the management of our in-flight illness and injury programme,” explained Daniel Staub, Comlux’s head of in-flight product and services.

 

“MedAire’s initial and recurrent courses will ensure we’re delivering the highest standard of medical care – giving our crew the confidence, knowledge and resources to prepare for and manage unexpected medical situations.”

 

During unexpected situations, the crew has 24/7 access to emergency care doctors via MedAire’s MedLink Global Response Centre. MedLink doctors, who manage more than 18,000 in-flight medical cases a year, will remotely assess the health of the passenger or crew member and make recommendations using medications and supplies from the on-board aircraft first aid kit or emergency medical kit.

 

On the ground, Comlux crew and VIP travellers who are at their destination will also have access to MedAire’s 24/7 medical and travel advice and assistance via a co-branded Comlux/MedAire membership card.

 

MedAire Services provides aviation and maritime clients with fully integrated life-saving medical and security services so passengers, crew members and owners are never alone.

This now applies to passengers and crew flying on the newly delivered Hawker Beechcraft (stand A10) aircraft. The company has signed a standard entitlement package which provides medical training, kits and 24/7 in-flight advice.
“Hawker Beechcraft is paving the way for this significant ‘first’ in the piston-engine category,” said Grant Jeffery, MedAire’s chief executive.