HALO Aviation South Africa

HALO Aviation is a South African aeromedical company with its head office in Midrand, Gauteng. It operates rotor wing and fixed wing air ambulances that are set up as intensive care units. The company is one of the few emergency care operators certified to fly at night.

The fleet has 11 aircraft. Five of the rotor wing aircraft and one fixed wing aircraft are permanently ICU configured. The helicopters include the Bell 407, Bell 222SP, Bell LongRanger, and BK117. The fixed wing aircraft is a Learjet. The fleet reaches speeds of over 850 km per hour.

HALO runs an in-house emergency dispatch centre that is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Crews can be ready to take to the air within minutes of an emergency call. HALO was the first aeromedical evacuation company in Africa to partner with what3words, a location service that helps crews find callers quickly.

The company responds to up to 150 emergencies a month in South Africa and on the continent. Its team has more than 55,000 combined flying hours and more than 135 years of combined aeromedical experience.

HALO provides air support across Africa, its surrounding islands, and Europe. It offers air charter for patients who need to travel from Europe or move to another hospital. Its protocols are designed to get aircraft airborne as fast as possible.

The air ambulances carry advanced medical equipment. This includes an aeromedical patient monitor and defibrillator, a mobile mechanical ventilator, and a vacuum mattress. Infusion pumps and a mechanical CPR device are also on board. The CPR device can run for up to three hours.

HALO has Level 1 BEE status and is one of a handful of South African aeromedical evacuation companies with that status. The company observes international best practice protocols. Its pilots and medical crew work from the in-house dispatch centre.

Services

• Helicopter emergency medical service
• Fixed wing air ambulance
• ICU air ambulance transfers
• Hospital transfers
• Scene response
• Air charter from Europe
• Night flying
• 24 hour emergency dispatch
• Medical equipment on board