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SERE Holdings Ltd today announced a major strategic expansion and consolidation of its aviation portfolio. Building on its recent investment in subsidiary 247 Aviation, SERE Holdings has successfully acquired Woodgate Aviation, a leading provider of air ambulance services in Northern Ireland which includes the Northern Ireland Fixed Wing Patient Transfer contract. This pivotal acquisition immediately […]

‘Pete the Irish Pilot’ He has had some demanding jobs at high altitude. A private pilot’s licence gave way to a career in the RAF. Flying Tornados was the dream job for any adrenaline junkie but for Belfast-born Pete Hutchinson, it was just another day at the office. Tornado jets gave way to flying for […]

ATO Development Woodgate Aviation has announced a major step forward in the development of its Approved Training Organisation (ATO) arm of the business. The company, which operates the fixed-wing Northern Ireland Air Ambulance, has signed an agreement with the Finnish Aviation Academy that will give it a significant advantage over other UK approved training organisations. The Agreement The new sales […]

Organ Donation Champion Organ donation champion, six year-old Dáithí MacGabhann, has taken to the air in the Northern Ireland fixed wing Air Ambulance which is operated by Woodgate Aviation at Belfast International Airport. Dáithí, along with dad, Máirtín, were flown from Woodgate’s hangar to Newcastle for a cardiac procedure…..a year to the day the Northern Ireland Assembly passed organ […]

WOODGATE AVIATION STREAMLINES THEIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY DEPARTMENTS WITH HELP FROM SKYLEGS With more than 50 years of experience, Woodgate Aviation has decided to modernize their processes and procedures. A big change happened six months ago, when they fully implemented Skylegs platform, a decision which brought a positive impact to several departments of the business. Since 1969, Woodgate Aviation has been […]

Woodgate Aviation (NI) Ltd, the Belfast based aircraft charter, FBO and general aviation maintenance company is expanding its business after it secured coveted Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and has its sights now fixed on making inroads into both the UK and EU markets. After becoming a UK ATO in 2017, […]

We never know when we are going to need urgent life-saving medical intervention. However, those on ‘The List’ are always waiting for that call. The one that means they will receive a much-needed organ so that their life can be extended and improved. For 30-year-old Catherine McCarroll from Belfast, a newly qualified junior doctor at the […]

FERRARI 296GTB LAUNCH The imposing Woodgate Aviation hangar at Belfast International Airport was the venue for the Ireland launch of the striking new Ferrari 296 GTB. The much-anticipated unveiling attracted an invited audience of 100 potential buyers from throughout the island, all keen to check out the latest features of this exciting new model. When it came to selecting […]

Dáithí Mac Gabhann A fortnight ago we had a celebrity on board. Belfast’s very own Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, boarded Woodgate’s Air Ambulance to fly to Newcastle Hospital for a medical assessment. Dáithí and his family have become known to people throughout the island of Ireland, north, south and beyond […]

Woodgate Aviation maintenance team has started planning the installation of ultra-modern glass cockpit and autopilot system in two customer aircraft. The cockpit makeovers on the two Beechcraft Kingair twin-turboprops will be fitted with the latest avionics so that both pilots will have identical displays in front of them and S-TEC digital autopilot system. This is […]