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Cision Canada
09-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Airmedic Selects ImageTrend to Strengthen Aeromedical Response Across Québec
EAGAN, Minn., May 9, 2025 /CNW/ -- ImageTrend, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for EMS, fire, and hospital services, is pleased to announce its partnership with Airmedic, an aeromedical provider based in Québec. Airmedic is a private air medical transport company that provides rapid response nationally and internationally, 24/7, handling about 1,000 cases each year. Their specialized medical teams ensure safe, efficient, and compassionate care by either airplane or helicopter. This collaboration brings modern clinical documentation and operational tools to Airmedic's highly trained team of Critical Care Paramedics, Nurses, respiratory therapists, and doctors. Equipped with these tools, the team enables improved data accuracy, streamlined workflows, and faster coordination across air-based medical response efforts. With built-in flexibility and powerful reporting capabilities, the solution will help Airmedic deliver efficient, high-quality care in even the most remote locations. "We're honored to partner with Airmedic and support their mission of delivering high-quality care to patients throughout the province of Quebec and abroad," said Patrick Sheahan, President and CEO of ImageTrend. "Their commitment to innovation and patient care makes them an ideal partner, and we look forward to supporting their team with solutions that meet the unique demands of aeromedical response." Airmedic will benefit from both online and offline functionality, secure data sharing, and configurable reporting—all designed to improve operational efficiency, support clinical excellence in the air and on the ground, and enhance overall service quality. This partnership also underscores ImageTrend's continued growth in Canada, where its solutions are helping agencies of all sizes advance their documentation workflows, interoperability, and data-informed decision-making. To learn more about the ImageTrend platform, visit Airmedic is a Quebec-based company specializing in rapid airborne medical transport and repatriation services by helicopter and airplane, available 24/7. It operates its own fleet of six Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, two Learjets, and four BK117 helicopters, exclusively dedicated to medical transport and inter-hospital transfers. Airmedic also runs a state-of-the-art coordination center operating around the clock. It is the first private air medical evacuation company in Quebec to receive Transport Canada certification for night flying with night vision goggles, as well as the QMENTUM accreditation from Accreditation Canada for the quality of its care and services. About ImageTrend ImageTrend transforms incident data into actionable intelligence, empowering frontline teams to effectively manage surging demands and resource constraints, driving impactful change in the communities it supports. Founded in 1998, the company serves more than 3,100 customers including 20,000 agencies across Fire, Emergency Medical Services, and Hospital segments. With its deep industry knowledge and advanced data analytics capabilities, the software provider helps its customers streamline operations, shape long-term strategies, and dramatically improve outcomes. Its comprehensive software solutions and dedicated team provide the confidence and intelligence first providers need to tackle today's challenges and prepare for tomorrow's uncertainties.
Hamilton Spectator
01-05-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Bombardier buoyant despite trade hurdles, forecasts big demand for business jets
MONTREAL - In the face of tariffs, trade uncertainty and a potential recession, Éric Martel is feeling upbeat. The CEO of Bombardier Inc. pointed on Thursday to the business jet maker's 'strong start to the year' and a bright financial outlook that foresees higher revenue, profits and plane deliveries this year. The Montreal-based company expects to crank out more than 150 aircraft in 2025 versus 146 last year. It also anticipates a revenue boost of at least seven per cent to more than US$9.25 billion and an adjusted earnings leap of 14 per cent to more than US$1.55 billion. The confident tone marks a striking change from three months ago, when Bombardier held off on giving financial guidance due to the uncertainty posed by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. 'We need to exercise caution until we see how this all unfolds,' Martel said on Feb. 6, adding that he was 'very disappointed' he could not provide targets. Since then, Bombardier has achieved 'tariff clarity,' he told analysts on a conference call Thursday. Its planes comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, exempting them for now from 25 per cent tariffs, the chief executive said. 'The whole process has been taxing, if you'll pardon the pun.' Bombardier's book-to-bill ratio — a measure of orders received to sales completed, a key indicator of near-term demand for a company's services — dipped only slightly to 90 per cent in its latest quarter. Concern around 25 per cent duties on steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. have plagued the aerospace sector in recent months, but Martel said any extra costs were factored into its forecast. 'Bombardier and business aviation as a whole are resilient. There are dozens if not hundreds of major international trade deals to be done around the world in the immediate future,' he said. That doesn't mean there hasn't been turbulence — as recently as five weeks back. 'We had a number of order discussions stalled around the March time frame,' Martel said. 'Uncertainty caused a short speed bump as everyone involved in transactions slowed down a bit to reassess the situation.' Market concern has now zoomed out to the broader economic picture and the risk of sluggish demand for private jets whose list prices can range from US$26 million to US$78 million. 'So far, business jet flying activity and new jet demand have remained stable despite the global trade chaos,' said National Bank analyst Cameron Doerksen in a note to investors. In the meantime, Bombardier continues to invest in services — maintenance and repairs — which accounted for one-third of its revenue last quarter. The developments range from a bigger service centre in Abu Dhabi to enhanced interior refurbishment for planes in Singapore. Bombardier has roughly 5,000 planes in service across the globe, including about 2,000 Learjets, which it stopped producing in 2022. As for the company's budding defence division, the spectre of global conflict may work in its financial favour. 'The geopolitical tension that exists today, the pressure on most of the countries to increase their ... defence spending definitely is materializing,' Martel said. Bombardier announced in March an order from Australia for two Challenger 650 planes to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance. On Thursday, the company reported a first-quarter profit of US$44 million, down from US$110 million the year before. Chief financial officer Bart Demosky noted higher 'supplier-related costs' that will remain a headwind this year. Revenue in the three months ended March 31 rose 19 per cent to US$1.52 billion from US$1.28 billion in the same period a year earlier, Bombardier said. On an adjusted basis, it earned 61 cents US per share versus last year's 36 cents US per share. However, the outcome notched lower than analysts' expectations of 66 cents US per share, according to financial markets firm LSEG Data & Analytics. The company's order backlog ticked down one per cent to US$14.2 billion. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2025. Companies in this story: (TSX:BBD.B)
CBC
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
'Etched in history': Terri Clark celebrates 100 years of Grand Ole Opry as proud, proud Canadian
Social Sharing "When we got to the border, the customs officer said, 'Where are you ladies going?' and we said, 'the Grand Ole Opry.'" That's country music superstar Terri Clark describing her move to Nashville in the mid 1990s. Fast forward to 2004 and Clark is inducted into the Opry as the first Canadian female to become a member. She still stands alone in that regard. Now, Clark says, it's time to recognize 100 years of country music that honours the pioneers. A three-day celebration of the Opry's centennial starts Wednesday night in Nashville. "Standing on the Opry stage is humbling. Even to this day I get nervous, stepping out on that stage," Clark told the Calgary Eyeopener in a Wednesday interview. "I don't know that anyone gets up on the Opry stage and stands in that circle without a case of the nerves because you know the tremendous weight that it holds and the history and the people that stood there before you." Clark was born in Montreal, but raised in Medicine Hat, Alta., and she's proud of those roots. "I am going to be wearing my Canadian maple leaf lapel pin tonight to represent our country on that stage. I am a proud, proud Canadian." The performer — born Terri Lynn Sauson — said she echoes veteran country music singer/songwriter George Jones in his song Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? "They were just country folks trying to sing country music and they paved the way for us and they did it the hard way," Clark said. "They weren't in Learjets and buses. They were sleeping in the back of cars on their way to gigs. Those are the people that we need to honour especially tonight. It is important to always remember that when you step on that stage."
The Hill
13-02-2025
- The Hill
Pilot killed in collision involving Mötley Crüe singer's plane identified as Marine Corps veteran
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The pilot who died when a private plane collided with a business jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona has been identified as 78-year-old Joie Vitosky, according to the Scottsdale Police Department. Vitosky was certified as a flight engineer since 1978 and a pilot since 2019, according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records. Originally from Okemah, Okla., Vitosky joined the Marine Corps in his early twenties because he wanted to fly, his ex-wife Ann Vitosky told The Associated Press. He flew helicopters in Vietnam in 1969, she said. After spending over a decade with the Marines, he started flying Learjets. Vitosky was killed after the jet he was piloting veered off the runway and collided with another parked plane after an attempt to land on Monday at about 2:45 p.m. local time. Kelli Kuester, a coordinator at airport, suspected that the landing gear of the jet had failed before it ran off the runway. The plane was carrying four people: two pilots and two passengers. The three other people on the jet were said to be injured. Kuester said two of them were taken to area trauma centers and one was in stable condition at a separate hospital. A crew member aboard the parked plane was not seriously injured, the plane's owners confirmed to the AP. One of the jets involved in the accident — the Learjet that collided with the plane on the ground — was owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil. 'The pilot was tragically killed; the co-pilot and other passengers were taken to local hospitals,' the band wrote in a statement shared to Instagram. 'Vince was not on the plane. Vince's girlfriend and her friend suffered injuries, albeit not life threatening.' A statement from Neil's lawyer on Monday confirmed that the jet was attempting to land at the Scottsdale Airport when it veered from the runway. 'Mr. Neil's thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today,' it reads. Ann Vitosky said she believed her ex-husband had been flying for Neil for 'a few' years, and that he died doing what he loved, and would probably be happy to go the way he did. 'His passion was flying,' she added. The two share three children and four grandchildren.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
Pilot killed in collision involving Mötley Crüe singer's plane identified as Marine Corps veteran
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The pilot who died when a private plane collided with a business jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona has been identified as 78-year-old Joie Vitosky, according to the Scottsdale Police Department. Vitosky was certified as a flight engineer since 1978 and a pilot since 2019, according to FAA records. Originally from Okemah, Oklahoma, Vitosky joined the Marine Corps in his early twenties because he wanted to fly, his ex-wife Ann Vitosky told the Associated Press. He became a Marine Corps aviator and flew helicopters in Vietnam in 1969, she said. After spending over a decade with the Marine Corps, he started flying Learjets. Military plane crashes near San Diego: authorities Vitosky was killed after the jet he was piloting veered off the runway and collided with another parked plane after an attempt to land on Monday at about 2:45 p.m. Kelli Kuester, a coordinator at the Scottsdale Airport, suspected that the landing gear of the jet had failed before it ran off the runway. The plane was carrying four people: two pilots and two passengers. The three other people on the jet were said to be injured. Kuester said two of them were taken to area trauma centers and one was in stable condition at a separate hospital. A crew member aboard the parked plane was not seriously injured, the plane's owners confirmed to the Associated Press. One of the jets involved in the accident — the Learjet that collided with the parked plane — was owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil. 'The pilot was tragically killed; the co-pilot and other passengers were taken to local hospitals,' the band wrote in a statement shared to Instagram. 'Vince was not on the plane. Vince's girlfriend and her friend suffered injuries, albeit not life threatening.' A statement from Neil's lawyer on Monday confirmed that the jet was attempting to land at the Scottsdale Airport when it veered from the runway. 'Mr. Neil's thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved, and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today,' the statement concluded. Ann Vitosky said she believed her ex-husband Joie Vitosky had been flying for Neil for 'a few' years. She said he died doing what he loved, and he would probably be happy to go the way he did. 'His passion was flying,' she said. The two share three children and four grandchildren. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
