Air BP to supply free fuel to a number of air ambulance services in England and Wales

• Air BP will provide free jet fuel for use by the helicopters of a number of UK air ambulance services, supporting their life-saving work during the current coronavirus pandemic.
  

• Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, Wales Air Ambulance Charity and Yorkshire Air Ambulance will receive free fuel until at least the end of April 2020. 

Air BP, the aviation division of BP, will provide free jet fuel for use by the helicopters of a number of UK air ambulance services, supporting their life-saving work during the current coronavirus pandemic. The air ambulance crews are on stand-by 24/7, ready to respond to emergencies where they are needed most.

All these services are charitable organisations that BP already supplies with jet fuel. Those included in this initiative, in place from today, 1 April 2020, until at least the end of April 2020, are:

• Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, based at Almondsbury, Gloucestershire
• Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at Strensham, Shropshire and Cosford, Worcestershire
• Wales Air Ambulance Charity at Dafen, Carmarthenshire
• Yorkshire Air Ambulance at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire and Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire.Yorkshire 

Air Ambulance and Great Western Air Ambulance receive fuel directly from Air BP.  Wales Air Ambulance and Midlands Air Ambulance Charity are supplied by Air BP customer Babcock International.

Jon Platt, CEO, Air BP said:

This initiative follows BP’s earlier announcement that it is supplying free fuel to the UK’s emergency services ground transport vehicles.

Editor's notes - about Air BP
 

• As the aviation division of BP, Air BP is one of the world’s leading suppliers of aviation fuel products and services. We have been investing in the aviation industry for over 90 years to keep people flying safely around the world. 
• Our customers include commercial airlines, the military, business and private aircraft owners, airports and airfield operators. We have a wide range of services to support our fuel offer including the design, build and operation of fuelling facilities, technical consultancy and training, low carbon solutions, the Sterling Card for efficient general aviation refuelling and innovative digital platforms to increase efficiency and reduce risk.