Air Ambulance

What Air Ambulance does

Air Ambulance America (legal entity Air Ambulance Central) is a Miami Beach, Florida-based indirect air carrier (IAC) that has coordinated air and ground medical transportation since 1983. The company operates an asset-light model: it does not own or operate aircraft, instead coordinating each case through a vetted network of FAA-certified Part 121 and Part 135 carriers using Lear Jets, King Air turboprops, and helicopters. It sells a mix of patient-facing (direct family/individual pay) and referral-facing (hospital, government) services rather than building proprietary technology. Its core offerings span emergency and non-emergency air ambulance, ground ambulance, commercial medical escorts, international repatriation, organ transport, and disaster relief, with each transfer managed bedside-to-bedside by credentialed flight nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and physicians.

The technology stack is minimal: requests are routed through a 24/7/365 staffed call center, where case managers match clinical needs to carrier availability on a per-leg basis. There is no mobile app, no self-service portal, no fleet management system, and no AI-driven dispatch or routing referenced in the source material. The company's competitive position is therefore defined by relationships, carrier coverage, and human clinical expertise rather than by software.

The business model is a per-mission coordination fee marked up on the underlying carrier cost. The customer base is a long tail of individual patients and families, supplemented by hospital case managers and government contracts including cross-border repatriation work for the U.S. Marshal Service into Mexico. The company reports 11-50 employees and has not disclosed revenue, funding, or ownership — consistent with a privately held, founder-led operator in a regulated, insurance-reimbursement-driven market.

Name

Air Ambulance

Legal name

Air Ambulance Central

Website

https://airambulance.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Air Ambulance America is a Miami Beach-based indirect air carrier founded in 1983 that coordinates air and ground medical transportation worldwide using a network of FAA-certified carriers, serving patients, hospitals, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Ambulance Medical Transportation Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (481211), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Medical Transport (Helicopter/Fixed-Wing) (HLAFANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency, Evacuation & Repatriation Charter Operators (THABADAH), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Air Ambulance & Medical Passenger Charter Operators (THABADAK)

Keywords

• Air ambulance services
• Medical flight transport
• Emergency medical evacuation
• Patient transfer coordination
• Medical repatriation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Air Ambulance Transport Services: The company arranges air ambulance transportation services, coordinating medical flights staffed by flight nurses and paramedics. Aircraft are operated by FAA-licensed air carriers. The company acts as an authorized indirect air carrier (IAC), contracting for air transportation services in its own name and coordinating medical services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Air Ambulance America arranges air ambulance medical transportation services as an authorized Indirect Air Carrier (IAC), coordinating medically equipped aircraft operated by FAA-licensed Part 121 and 135 air carriers and staffed with flight nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and physicians. The company provides bedside-to-bedside patient transfers integrating ground ambulance, air transport, and receiving-facility logistics for emergency, non-emergency, international repatriation, and disaster response scenarios.

Product overview

Air Ambulance America operates as a medical transportation service coordinator, not a single unified software product. The company arranges air ambulance flights utilizing a network of FAA-licensed Part 121 and 135 air carriers. The core offering combines medical flight transport with coordination services, supported by a portfolio of aircraft types (Lear Jets, King Air turboprops, helicopters) and medical personnel (flight nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, physicians). Service options range from emergency helicopter evacuations and fixed-wing critical care transport to non-emergency patient transfers, international repatriation, disaster relief, and commercial medical escorts. The company coordinates bedside-to-bedside transfers integrating ground ambulance services, and provides specialized transport for organ donors, transplant logistics, and VIP charter services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Ambulance America Medical Transport Coordination Core coordination service arranging medical air transportation flights staffed by flight nurses and paramedics using FAA-licensed air carriers with medically equipped aircraft for patients requiring basic to critical care.
• Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Transport Non-emergency transports over 200 miles and emergency transports over 300 miles handled by medically configured airplanes (Lear Jets, King Air turboprops) equipped with FAA-approved stretchers, ICU/CCU interiors, and special medical equipment.
• Helicopter Air Ambulance Transport Helicopter-based emergency medical transport used within approximately 300 miles, most commonly for hospital-to-hospital transfers where rapid access is critical.
• Ground Ambulance Transport Ground ambulance service for patient transport within 200 miles, providing practical and economical transport for short-distance medical transfers as part of the bedside-to-bedside service.
• International Air Ambulance Services Worldwide patient air transportation using specially equipped aircraft with international medical teams including trauma physicians, orthopedic surgeons, heart specialists, respiratory therapists, and ICU/CCU-licensed flight nurses and paramedics for bedside-to-bedside international transfers.
• Medical Flight Escort Service Flight nurses and paramedics with flight certification accompany patients on scheduled commercial flights, providing ground transportation to/from airports, terminal navigation, oxygen arrangement, and in-flight medical support as a more economical alternative to private air ambulance.
• Emergency Evacuation Services Medical air evacuations and emergency response services, including transport prior to hurricanes, evacuation from substandard care facilities, and coordination with certified air carriers for patients in dangerous situations.
• Disaster Relief Air Transport Air transport services for disaster scenarios including hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods, arranging large aircraft for simultaneous transport of multiple patients and families to safety, with coordination with FEMA and emergency services.
• Medical Repatriation Services Medical and non-medical repatriation flights returning individuals to their home countries, including VIP air charter services with medium-to-large aircraft for individuals and groups.
• Mexico Cross-Border Air Ambulance Air transportation services for patients traveling between the United States and Mexico, including private aircraft and air ambulance options for medically equipped transport, with established contracts including government entities such as the US Marshals Service.
• Organ Donor Transport Coordination of rapid air transport for organ donors and transplant-related logistics, connecting patients awaiting transplants with surgical facilities and minimizing organ transit time.
• Inter-Facility Patient Transfer Coordination Bedside-to-bedside patient transfer coordination arranging inter-facility transfers from one hospital to another, including ground ambulance to the departure airport, air transport, and ground ambulance to the receiving facility, with approximately 2-hour response time for emergency fixed-wing departures.
• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Transport services for patients who do not require emergency care but need medical support during travel, including bedridden patients, those with back or hip injuries, respiratory dependencies, and dialysis patients requiring routine transport.

Quantifiable outcome

• Response time of approximately 2 hours for emergency fixed-wing departures
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FAA-Certified Air Carriers (Part 121 and 135)coreOthersThe company operates as an authorized indirect air carrier (IAC) utilizing the services of licensed Part 121 and 135 air carriers for air ambulance transportation. Aircraft operated include Lear Jets, King Air turboprops, and twin-engine planes. All chartered aircraft are operated by FAA-certified carriers with air ambulance certification.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/america_air_amb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzKEuej-CwaleZ9QtJeQO2A?feature=watch
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Air-Ambulance-America/135446239838725
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/merlyn-products-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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