Life Flight Network's N662LF

Life Flight Network's Hawai‘i Island base took delivery of N662LF (msn 1587) tonight. This PC-12/47E made the delivery flight from VGT, with a stop at SMX. This PC-12 air ambulance is to be based at KOA.

Further information in this Life Flight Network news release.

Life Flight Network's N661LF

Life Flight Network is ferrying one of their PC-12/47Es, N661LF (msn 1505), from VGT to ITO, via SMX today. This PC-12 will be based at ITO, along with an Airbus Helicopters H145, as Life Flight Network as part of its air ambulance operations on Hawai‘i Island.

Optimum Air Launches Air Ambulance Service

KHON reports that Las Vegas-based Optimum Air launched its PC-12 air ambulance service at HNL today. The aircraft is outfitted to take one patient and up to four medical personnel and equipment, with two pilots. Their flights will cover all islands. N444FT (msn 322) arrived at HNL on 21 July 2025, and has been test flying since 01 August. This PC-12/45 is owned by On The Horizon Aviation LLC (Tampa, FL), and operated for Optimum Air by Air Fuga.

Optimum Air joins Hawai‘i Life Flight as competing air ambulance service in the islands.

Westpac Air Ambulance's ZK-PSR

Westpac Air Ambulance's Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise, ZK-PSR (msn 1569SA) is making a stop at HNL from APW. It's making its way to its new home at MRI [Merrill Field, Anchorage, AK]. The flight originated in HLZ [Hamilton International Airport, Hamilton, New Zealand], with stops at AKL and APW, HNL, OAK, EAT [Pengborn Memorial Airport, Wenatchee, WA], and HOM [Homer Airport, Homer, AK].

1596SA's History:

Apr 1986: Delivered to Hoover Inc as N222HH.

Aug 2007: Acquired by Vulcan Drywall & Acoustical inc.

Jly 2008: Acquired by Allstate Veneer Corp.

Jan 2011: Acquired by Terence Cunningham as N696CM.

Jun 2016: Acquired by Search and Rescue Service Ltd as ZK-PSR.

Jan 2018: Acquired by Westpac Air Ambulance.

Jly 2024: Acquired by Helicopter Leasing New Zealand Ltd.

14 September 2024 UPDATE

ZK-PSR departed HNL this morning for OAK.

Life Save Kūpono Shuts Down

Air Method, the parent company of Life Save Kūpono, one of two inter-island air ambulance services in Hawai‘i, has closed Life Save Kūpono's doors today. It was one of several of Air Method's subsidiaries to be shuttered due to inflation, and reduced Medicare compensation.

Life Save Kūpono has four Beechcraft King Air C90As: N911ZC (msn LJ-1557), N911ZD (msn LJ-1559), N911ZE (msn LJ-1358), and N911ZF (msn LJ-1515) based at the Castle & Cooke Aviation hangar; along with a couple of ambulances.

The closure leaves Hawai‘i Life Flight, operated by American Medical Response (AMR), as the sole inter-island air ambulance service 

Further information in this KHON2 article.