{"id":24153,"date":"2022-11-28T15:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=24153"},"modified":"2022-11-28T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:11:31","slug":"wheels-up-and-airmed-announce-global-partnership-to-offer-industry-leading-suite-of-medical-travel-services-to-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/wheels-up-and-airmed-announce-global-partnership-to-offer-industry-leading-suite-of-medical-travel-services-to-members\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Wheels Up and AirMed Announce Global Partnership to Offer Industry-Leading Suite of Medical-Travel Services to Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wheels Up Experience Inc. and AirMed, has announced a\npartnership to bring an array of medical-travel services to Wheels Up members\nand their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wheels Up will become AirMed\u2019s exclusive aviation partner\nand will introduce an all-new membership tier with an enhanced product from\nAirMed that will cover members \u2013 and up to 11 additional designated travelers \u2013\nin the event they require medical consultation or air medical transport while\ntraveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will provide 24-hour access to AirMed\u2019s\nstate-of-the-art, customized fleet and experienced and qualified air medical\ncrews in the event medical transport is required any time the member travels\nmore than 150 miles from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wheels Up and AirMed will also offer a COVID-19 benefit to\nprovide air medical transport in the event of a confirmed and eligible\ndiagnosis. Program participants will also have access to the Wheels Up\nmarketplace for dynamically priced flights for all their travel needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe health and safety of our members is our top priority at\nWheels Up, and this partnership will provide additional peace of mind, wherever\ntheir travels might take them,\u201d said Wheels Up Chairman &amp; CEO Kenny\nDichter. \u201cAirMed shares our passion for the customer, and their significant\nexperience providing world-class care during some of life\u2019s most critical\nmoments will be incredibly valuable to our members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAirMed International is thrilled to be partnering with\nWheels Up as our exclusive membership partner in the aviation industry,\u201d said\nDenise Treadwell, President of AirMed. \u201cAs two best-in-class operations, the\npartnership equips Wheels Up with an enhanced worldwide membership program to\ntake to market, and we\u2019re excited to support their efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AirMed has a 25-year history of delivering the\nhighest-quality air medical transportation and patient care services available\nand has completed more than 20,000 missions across 250 locations in more than\n150 countries. They work closely with a number of major medical institutions \u2013\nincluding the Mayo Clinic \u2013 in addition to the Department of Defense. They are\na part of Global Medical Response, Inc., which provides industry-leading air,\nground, specialty and residential fire services and managed medical\ntransportation and is owned by global private equity powerhouse KKR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wheels Up offers a full suite of private aviation solutions\nwith a network of more than 1,500 private aircraft across four continents. The\nlargest on-demand private aviation company in the United States \u2013 and one of\nthe largest in the world \u2013 Wheels Up serves more than 13,000 members and\non-demand fliers and works with some of the largest brands in the world,\nincluding American Express, Delta Air Lines, Porsche and Hertz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wheels Up Experience Inc. and AirMed, has announced a partnership to bring an array of medical-travel services to Wheels Up members and their families. 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