Inaer France has won the tender for the operation of emergency medical services helicopters in Burgundy, France. This follows on from the operator winning the contract for the PACA region in November, as reported by EBAN. Three EC135 will be supplied by early 2015 for service to hospitals in Auxerre, Dijon and Chalon-sur-Saône. Inaer already operates in Auxerre and has had the contract renewed, whereas in Chalon a new base will be created. The helicopter in Dijon will be available 24 hours a day for missions throughout the region.

“Managing several bases on a regional level, as we will be doing in Provence and Burgundy, allows us to control costs and optimise the resources of different hospitals to provide a better service,” said Frédéric Goig, Inaer France ceo.

The company now operates eight Eurocopter EC135 and nine Agusta A109 helicopters, all of which include autopilot and night vision goggles.