Essex & Herts Air Ambulance: Bill Long on AOC, HEMS Operations and Challenges Facing the Sector

In this episode of the RotorHub International Podcast, Editor Gideon Ewers is joined by Bill Long, Aviation Director at Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT), to discuss the charity’s recent Air Operator Certificate (AOC) award and what this milestone means for the organisation.Long also shares insight into EHAAT’s role supporting five million people across Essex and Hertfordshire, operating two £11 million helicopters 365 days a year without Government funding, while discussing wider challenges facing the sector, including ongoing pilot shortages.