ÖAMTC Christophorus Flugrettung

ÖAMTC Christophorus Flugrettung is the emergency helicopter service of the ÖAMTC motoring club in Austria. It flies about 22,000 missions each year. Its goal is to help people who get into trouble, and it says many thousands of people owe their lives to fast help from the air.

The service has reached a milestone of 500,000 missions. It also marked 25 years since it took over the air rescue bases of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, with a celebration that included guests from abroad.

The service operates from base locations and winter bases. It runs emergency doctor helicopters, and its crews train together with partners from other countries. A recent training day brought together crews from Christophorus 5, and a three country exchange was held in Nauders.

The company has signed a strategic framework agreement with Airbus Helicopters. The agreement plans the fleet over the long term, because helicopter deliveries take several years. The service also provided emergency helicopters for the Olympic Games in Italy.

Crews also carry out on site computed tomography in some cases. One example is a neurological emergency in Burgenland, where a scan was done at the scene.

The Flugrettungsverein is the association behind the service.

Services

• Emergency air rescue
• Emergency doctor helicopter service
• Crew and training
• Technology and fleet
• Base locations
• Winter bases
• Quick help from the air
• Flugrettungsverein support association