NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner says new Air Ambulance aircraft mean regional parts of the state will be served by quicker and larger planes.

Scotland's two air ambulance helicopters have been suspended following a warning about their safety. Eurocopter, the helicopter manufacturer, issued a safety information notice about its EC135 fleet on Sunday after reports of cracks on the machines.

For more than a decade, the East Anglian Air Ambulance has been saving lives across the region.