Life Flight International Inc.

09/13/2026

Yesterday's dream team sporting Life Flights new flight suits!!

09/11/2026

On September 11, 2001, as the world watched an unimaginable tragedy unfold and civilian aircraft were ordered from the skies, Life Flight International was in the middle of a critical mission.

My mother, Isabel Connor—our founder and a critical-care nurse—was aboard a Learjet 35 transporting a critically ill patient to Florida. Because of the medical urgency, their aircraft was permitted to continue and was escorted to its destination by two fighter jets.

While the skies around them had fallen almost completely silent, our crew remained focused on one responsibility: getting their patient safely to the care they urgently needed.

That mission has always remained a powerful part of our family’s history. It reminds us of the fear and uncertainty of that day, but also of the extraordinary courage of the first responders, healthcare professionals, flight crews and everyday citizens who continued helping others.

Today, Life Flight International remembers every life lost, every family forever changed and every person who ran toward danger when others needed them most.

We will never forget. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

09/08/2026

From September 7–13, Life Flight International is proud to celebrate Air Ambulance Week! ✈️🚑

For 37 years, our mission has been to help patients get safely home—or to the specialized medical care they need—across Canada and around the world.

This lifesaving work is only possible because of the dedication of our incredible pilots, critical-care nurses, paramedics, physicians, aircraft maintenance professionals, operations coordinators, ground ambulance teams and office staff. Every member of our team plays an important role in delivering safe, compassionate and timely care when patients and their families need it most.

We would also like to recognize our fellow air ambulance providers across Canada and around the world, along with the hospitals, assistance companies, insurers, ground ambulance services and aviation partners who support every mission.

This week, we celebrate all the people who make air medical transport possible—and the patients and families who place their trust in us.

Happy Air Ambulance Week from everyone at Life Flight International! ❤️🇨🇦

08/28/2026

In just a few days, Life Flight International Inc. will proudly celebrate 37 years of service.
What began as one critical-care nurse’s vision has grown into one of Canada’s longest-operating air ambulance companies—helping patients and families across more than 175 countries.
For 37 years, our family, flight crews, medical professionals and trusted partners have worked together with one purpose: to bring people safely home when they need us most.
We have crossed oceans, navigated extraordinary challenges and adapted to enormous changes in medicine and aviation. Through it all, the values my mother, Isabel Connor, built this company upon have never changed:

Trusted. Experienced. Compassionate.
To every patient, family, employee, medical professional, aviation partner and assistance company that has placed their trust in Life Flight International—thank you.

Thirty-seven years is more than a milestone. It is a legacy, and we are incredibly proud that the mission continues.

Here’s to the next chapter. ✈️

08/24/2026

Little look back in our history.....

08/19/2026

At Life Flight International, we are always on the move—but we don’t need to tell everyone what we’re doing every day.

We didn’t become Canada’s oldest operating air ambulance company by constantly talking about ourselves. We earned that distinction by quietly doing the job, delivering exceptional care and being there when people need us most.

Trusted. Experienced. Compassionate.
That’s all you need to know.

07/17/2026

07/11/2026

RIP Johnny , 1 of America's greatest EMS ambassadors!@

Yesterday the EMS community lost more than an actor. We lost a man whose work inspired generations of firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics.

Rest in peace, Randolph Mantooth—forever known to millions as Firefighter-Paramedic John Gage from Emergency!.

For those outside our profession, Emergency! was just another television show. But for those of us who answer 911 calls, it was something much bigger.

When Emergency! premiered in 1972, organized paramedic systems were still in their infancy. Across much of America, advanced prehospital care simply didn’t exist. Ambulances were often little more than transportation, and lifesaving interventions were reserved for the hospital.

Emergency! changed that.

Working closely with medical experts, including Dr. James O. Page and Dr. Walter Graf, the show’s producers made a deliberate effort to portray paramedicine accurately. Week after week, viewers watched Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto bring advanced medical care directly to their patients. Millions of Americans saw CPR, cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, airway management, trauma care, and the concept of specially trained paramedics for the very first time.

The show’s popularity did more than entertain—it educated. It sparked conversations in city halls, fire departments, and state legislatures. Communities began asking, “Why don’t we have paramedics like Johnny and Roy?” Many leaders have credited Emergency! with helping build public support for creating and expanding EMS systems throughout the United States.

Its influence reached beyond the public. Countless EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, nurses, and physicians can trace their career choice back to sitting in front of a television, watching Station 51 answer another call.

Every time we climb into an ambulance, start an IV, interpret an ECG, calm a frightened patient, or work alongside our brothers and sisters in the fire service, we are part of a profession that Emergency! helped bring into America’s living rooms.

Randolph Mantooth didn’t just play a paramedic. He became one of EMS’s greatest ambassadors, spending decades supporting first responders, attending EMS conferences, advocating for firefighter health and safety, and never forgetting the community that embraced him.

His legacy isn’t measured in television ratings.

It’s measured in the lives saved by the men and women he inspired to dedicate themselves to this profession.

Thank you, Randolph, for giving us Johnny Gage.

Thank you for helping America believe in paramedics.

And thank you for inspiring generations of us to answer the call.

Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here. 🚑🚒

06/24/2026

After three conferences, countless meetings, enough airport coffee to fuel a small airline, and more hotel room nights than I'd like to admit, it's good to finally sit down and reflect on what makes this industry so unique.
The truth is, air ambulance and assistance work isn't really about airplanes, contracts, or spreadsheets. It's about people.
Over the past few months, I've had the opportunity to reconnect with clients I've worked with for decades, meet new industry professionals, and strengthen relationships that help ensure patients receive the care they need when they need it most.
One thing I've learned after 35+ years in this business is that relationships matter. When a patient is sitting in a hospital bed thousands of miles from home, the trust built between providers, assistance companies, insurers, hospitals, and transport teams is what makes the impossible happen.
At Life Flight International, we've never tried to be the biggest. We've simply worked every day to be dependable, to answer the phone, to solve problems, and to put patient care ahead of everything else.
As the oldest operating air ambulance company in Canada, it has been rewarding to see our industry continue to evolve while still being built on the same foundation: good people helping people.
To everyone I had the pleasure of seeing at THIA, USTIA, and ITIC Americas—thank you for the conversations, the laughs, the ideas, and yes, for helping me keep the Life Flight International chapstick tradition alive. Congratulations as well to the lucky winners of our JBL "Golden Ticket" giveaway. I hope the flights home were just a little quieter!
Now it's time to get back to doing what we do best: moving patients safely around the world.
Safe travels, everyone.



"Business is built on contracts. Great business is built on relationships." ✈️🌎🇨🇦

05/31/2026

registration is about to kick off!

If you're looking for a trusted partner for long-range air ambulance transports, including Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, China, Japan, and destinations across the globe, come and meet the team from Life Flight International.

As the oldest continuously operating air ambulance service in Canada, our team brings decades of experience in complex long-range medical transports and international patient repatriations.

We're excited to connect with old friends, meet new colleagues, and discuss how we can support your patients and clients around the world.
Stop by, introduce yourself, and learn more about what makes Life Flight International a trusted name in international air medical transport.