HALO Aviation South Africa

HALO Aviation is a South African aeromedical company with its head office in Midrand, Gauteng. It runs air ambulances, both helicopters and a fixed wing jet, set up as intensive care units. This is the South African company at haloav.co.za. It is not the UK company with a similar name. Type: air ambulance operator that flies its own aircraft.

Services

• Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for accident scenes and hospital transfers
• Fixed wing air ambulance flights across Africa, and air charter for patients who need to travel from Europe
• A 24 hour emergency dispatch centre with mapping software

The site says the process from the emergency call to flight authorisation takes about two to five minutes. A clinical assessment is made before a medical flight is sent. HALO also works with the what3words location service to find callers faster.

Aircraft

The fleet page lists these types:

• Bell 407
• Bell 222SP
• Bell LongRanger
• BK 117 B2
• Learjet (fixed wing)

The company says its fleet has 11 aircraft. Several are permanently ICU configured. It says it is certified to fly at night.

Coverage area

HALO says it has five operations centres in South Africa. It covers the country and the rest of Africa, and offers flights from Europe for patients who need to come home or move to another hospital.

Facts

• Head office: Waterfall Logistics Precinct, Midrand
• Permanent staff: 60, as stated on the site
• Emergency line: 086 111 6107, and an office line for queries