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Company Milestones
2008
Permission obtained from the Federal State of Lower Saxony for air ambulance service according to the Lower Saxony Rescue Services Act (Niedersächsisches Rettungsdienstgesetz, NRettDG), Start of the ambulance base at Emden airfield
2011
First offshore air rescue company with 24/7 standby offshore Rescue Transport Helicopter (RTH) for the offshore wind industry in the North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Launch of the offshore air rescue base in Emden
2014
Market leader for offshore Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS).
Relocation of the base from Emden to St. Peter-Ording
2018
Deployment of offshore HEMS in the EEZ of the Baltic Sea.
Launch of the 2nd offshore air rescue base in Güttin on the Island of Rugia.
2019
Change of control
Since of 01.01.2019 the NHC Northern Helicopter GmbH is a company of 
2022
Takeover of flight operations and maintenance of the helicopters on the German research icebreaker vessel FS Polarstern.
Relocation of the air ambulance service from Emden to Norden-Norddeich airfield.
2023
Start of sea pilot transfer with helicopters from JadeWeserAirport Wilhelmshaven.
Launch of offshore ambulance helicopter at Norden-Norddeich airfield.
