AAA Alpine Air Ambulance AG

AAA Alpine Air Ambulance AG is a Swiss air rescue and medical transport company, based in Kloten. The company is a member of Lions Air Group AG. It operates worldwide and follows international standards.

Its helicopters fly rescue missions called out through Switzerland's national emergency number 144. Crews are on duty day and night, every day of the year.

The company follows a nearest best principle. The rescue unit that can reach the scene fastest is sent, whoever operates it. The 144 control centre coordinates the rescue units of all providers, in the air and on the ground.

Lions 1, a rescue helicopter, has flown from Birrfeld airfield since 2012. The company also runs helicopter bases in Bern, Andorra and Balzers in Liechtenstein, where the helicopter Christoph Liechtenstein is stationed.

Medical care is provided in cooperation with the Klinik Hirslanden institute of anaesthesiology and intensive care. Only specialist doctors in anaesthesia and intensive care are used, and all hold an additional emergency medicine qualification.

The company is the national logistics partner of Swisstransplant and handles the transport logistics for organ transports. It also runs ground ambulance transfers, disability transport and patient transport services.

The company brings patients home from all continents, by aircraft, helicopter or ground ambulance, or on a medically accompanied charter or scheduled flight. It also offers insurance protection called SOS144.

Services

• Helicopter rescue (144)
• Nearest best dispatch principle
• Organ transport logistics
• Ground ambulance transfers
• Disability transport
• Patient repatriation
• Medically accompanied charter or scheduled flights
• SOS144 insurance protection