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Survival Flight Helicopter Crash January 29th, 2019

AAMS Public Policy / Public Affairs, Latest News

We are deeply saddened to report that 3 people on a Survival Flight helicopter, who were on their way to pick up a patient, have died after their helicopter crashed today. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Survival Flight team and families of pilot Jennifer Topper of Sunbury and the two flight nurses: Bradley Haynes […]
Eye on Washington – December 17th, 2018

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Overview Last week, the House of Representatives passed the “PREEMIE Reauthorization Act” (S. 3029); and the “Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018” (H.R. 2) conference report. The Senate confirmed: Justin George Muzinich to be Deputy Secretary of Treasury; and Jonathan Kobes to be a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit. […]
Eye on Washington – December 12, 2018

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Overview Congress deferred most legislative activity last week as Washington paused for the memorial services for former President George H.W. Bush. Bush, who served as the 41st President, passed away on November 30, at the age of 94. Both the House and Senate passed a joint resolution “[m]aking further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019” […]
An Update from AAMS Board Chair, Doug Garretson

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November 20, 2018 Dear AAMS Members, 2018 has been an exceptional year, and I want to thank you all for supporting AAMS and each other in pushing this industry forward. We had an outstanding turnout for our AMTC 2018 in Phoenix, with over 2200 attendees, 160+ exhibitors and 8 aircraft. Every year at AMTC, the […]
AAMS Issues Statement in Support of FAA Reauthorization Bill

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September 27, 2018 AAMS Issues Statement in Support of FAA Reauthorization Bill Following weeks of negotiations between the leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 302) was passed yesterday by the House and is currently before the Senate. AAMS fully supports the language […]
AAMS Position on ADA Exemption

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Overview The elimination of coverage of air medical services under the Airline Deregulation Act’s preemption provision is a significant change to current law and an unnecessary reform to forty years of existing legislation. Air medical exemption from the ADA would establish “borders in the sky” [1] that would impede the interstate and intrastate operations of life-saving […]

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