Half of the UK's helicopter air ambulance fleet is grounded over fears about potential cracks in the aircraft's rotor hub.
Today the Evening News is calling on readers to help the air ambulance save more lives by raising money for vital new equipment.
The Midlands Air Ambulance spent £6.026 million from April 2010 to April 2011. It received £5.32 million from charities, £640,000 from trading and other smaller sums.
