Great North Air Ambulance Serviceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAA or GNAAS) is an English charity based in the United Kingdom. It provides air ambulance services across the North of England from the Scottish border south to North Yorkshire in the east and Cumbria in the west. It currently operates two helicopters, one near Penrith, Cumbria and one at Durham Tees Valley Airport. The third aircraft a Bolkow Bo 105 based at Otterburn Army Camp Northumberland was officially retired in February 2010 having been off line since the previous spring. Both current aircraft introduced during 2010 are owned by the charity, previous aircraft being leased. The two helicopters are Dauphin Eurocopter AS 365 N2's G-NHAA and G-NHAB. They are managed and crewed by Multiflight Ltd. who were in May 2011 awarded a 5-year contract. Multiflight are based at Leeds Bradford Airport. There was speculation in May 2010 that a third AS 365 N would be acquired during the year. However G-NHAB replaced G-HEMS at Langwathby on expiration of its lease. The charity remains committed to providing three aircraft on its website.A third AS 365 N has been registered by Multiflight as G-NHAC on 27 April 2011 and it is speculated that it will be the third aircraft for the charity. The airframe is a 1996 Build N2, formerly VP-BEO and purchased from Savback Helicopters in Sweden.