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More detailsCrew members return to serve WA communities during COVID-19
Former RFDS Western Operations pilot Joe Saad has responded to a call-out from the Flying Doctor in WA to bolster their workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. Joe shares with us insights from the frontline as he undertakes intensive infection control training and patient transfer procedures.
Bob just loved the ride!
Bob Niven shares his Flying Doctor story after experiencing two heart attacks whilst in Broome last year.
A Midnight Emergency
Doreen was enjoying her pre-Christmas holiday down south in Denmark when she awoke to a burning sensation and tightness in her chest.
Keeping remote community safe during COVID-19
It’s the beginning of March and the Kimberley region remains unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic. Elsewhere around the globe and in some parts of Australia, the threat of COVID-19 is rapidly spreading.
Spot the difference on old and new Australian $20 note
Great pick up by an eagle-eyed Western Australian who noticed the call-signs on Flying Doctor aircraft featuring on the old and new Australian $20 note are different. Blunder or not? We get down to the bottom of the mystery!
A tourist flight of a lifesaving kind
When her dad had a widowmaker heart attack on a family holiday in Broome, daughter Bryony was inspired by the work of the RFDS and promised her 12 year old self she would support the organisation in anyway way she could.
Preparing COVID-19 Patient for Transfer
Is your organisation preparing potential COVID-19 patients for transfer? The RFDS medical team has developed specialist advice for those in remote locations during this pandemic.
Response Ready for WA Appeal
The Response Ready for WA Appeal will enable the immediate bolstering of frontline people – doctors, nurses and pilots.
BHP leads industry COVID-19 funding for Flying Doctor in Western Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia has today launched an appeal to support its COVID-19 efforts which includes boosting its front line workforce by 25 per cent, investment in critical capital and operational supplies.
Response Ready for WA
Our Flying Doctor crews on the frontline of our 24-hour aeromedical emergency service continue to work through these unprecedented times. Find out more about how we are actively helping every day, in many different ways.
Victory and Kimberley turn one!
It is with great pride that we mark the first year of successfully integrating two world-first Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jets to our wider fleet.
Rio Tinto invests in a third aeromedical jet for RFDS Western Operations fleet
A third Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet is set to join the RFDS Western Operations fleet in 2022.
Weighing a RFDS PC-12 Aircraft
When our PC-12 aircraft arrive from the Pilatus factory in Switzerland, the plane undergoes an aeromedical fit-out, performed by our specialist engineers. The 760 hour fit-out equips the aircraft to serve as an intensive care unit in the sky.
Flying Doctor's world-first aeromedical jet on show for Australia Day
RFDS Western Operations chief pilot Albin Unger will be operating the Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet aircraft as it does two laps around the iconic Swan River at the City of Perth sky show event on Sunday at approximately 4.45pm.
