Medical Air Service

Medical Air Service arranges air ambulance flights, medical repatriations and medical escorts for patients around the world. The company started in 2009 in Wuppertal, Germany, and now works on every continent, day and night. The office listed here is its Sydney, Australia branch.

Services

• Medevac by ambulance aircraft, with intensive care equipment on board
• Medical repatriation from abroad, including bed-to-bed transport with ground ambulances at both ends
• Medical escorts on commercial flights, including stretcher transport
• Domestic ambulance flights and sea level flights for patients who need normal cabin pressure
• Helicopter air ambulance and long distance ground ambulance
• Pediatric incubator transport, organ transport and funeral transport
• VIP patient service and support for medical tourism

Aircraft

The company charters ambulance aircraft to suit each mission. Types listed on its site include the Beechcraft King Air 200, Bombardier Learjet 31, 35, 36, 45, 55 and 60, Challenger 300, 604 and 650, Global Express, Cessna Citation Mustang, CJ1, CJ3, Bravo, Excel, Encore, Citation III and Sovereign, Dassault Falcon 50, Dornier 328, Fairchild Metro, Gulfstream G150, Hawker 750 and 800, Piper Cheyenne IIIA and the Boeing Business Jet.

Medical equipment on board

• Intensive care unit with vacuum mattress and patient loading system
• Central oxygen tank (6,000 litres) with optional reserve tank
• Multi-parameter intensive care transport monitor and compact defibrillator
• Intensive care ventilators, 12-channel ECG, pulse oximetry and a portable blood gas analyser

Company facts

• Founded in 2009 in Wuppertal, Germany, by CEO Adam Mikulski, with four employees and a focus on helicopter transfers
• Now a global organisation with 14 sister brands, serving patients in 15 languages
• More than 6,500 missions completed and more than 190 countries served, according to the company
• Works to ISO 9001 standards; memberships shown on its site include NBAA, the Flight Safety Foundation and AAMS
• Can arrange a repatriation within 24 hours of booking, with medical teams on standby

What patients say

"Medical Air Service literally saved my Mother's life." A daughter whose mother was flown home from a Spanish island after an ICU stay.

"From there our stress was immediately reduced due to the professionalism and the expertise they had." A parent whose daughter was flown home from Cusco, Peru.

Contact

Email: info@medical-air-service.com
Australia: +61 2 7908 0128
United Kingdom: +44 20 3514 8813
United States: +1 929 579 0653
New Zealand: +64 4 280 7208

FAQ

How fast can Medical Air Service organise a flight?

The company says it can arrange a repatriation within 24 hours of booking.

Does the patient need all documents before the flight?

No. The team starts organising the flight and asks for medical records and travel documents as they become available. It can also help with visas.

Details from the company's website, medical-air-service.com, October 2026.