Van Nuys Airport’s 80th Anniversary Event Honors Life-Saving Medical Flight Crew
VAN NUYS, CA, Dec 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Marking its 80th anniversary in 2008 as a leader in aviation, business and community service, Van Nuys Airport (VNY) today hosted a dinner and awards presentations honoring air ambulance operators and flight crews who provide time-critical medical transportation to save lives. More than 200 local community, business, civic and aviation industry leaders gathered to pay tribute to medical flight teams from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Air Operations Unit, Helinet Aviation and AIRescue International who have saved thousands of lives throughout the Los Angeles basin and beyond through their heroic, complex and often dangerous medical transport missions.
