Air Methods
Air Methods Corporation is an American privately owned helicopter operator. The air medical division provides emergency medical services to over 100,000 patients every year. It operates in 48 states with air medical as its primary business focus. Its corporate headquarters are located in the Denver Technological Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado, in the Denver metropolitan area.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
Traded as | Nasdaq: AIRM |
| Industry | Air Services, Other |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | |
| Revenue | US$511 million (FY 2009) |
| US$47.8 million (FY 2009) | |
Net income | US$29.0 million (FY 2009) |
| Total assets | US$424 million (FY 2009) |
| Total equity | US$197 million (FY 2009) |
| Owner | American Securities |
Number of employees | 5,000 |
| Subsidiaries | FSS Airholdings Rocky Mountain Holdings Mercy Air Service LifeNet San Antonio AirLife Tri-State CareFlight Native Air |
| Website | airmethods.com |
| Footnotes / references 2007 Annual Report | |
The company was founded by Roy Morgan and began air medical operations in 1980. From 1991 to 2017, the company was a publicly traded company under the NASDAQ ticker "AIRM." In 2017, it was acquired by private equity firm American Securities.
In 2012, the company acquired its first helicopter tour operations, Sundance Helicopters, in Las Vegas, Nevada. A year later, Blue Hawaiian joined its tourism division. The company has more than 5,000 employees and operates a fleet of approximately 450 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.