The cost of fuel means Midlands Air Ambulance is facing "a challenging time" as it marks 21 years since its first rescue.
For more than a decade, the East Anglian Air Ambulance has been saving lives across the region.
MOTORBIKE star James Toseland's visit to a city Air Ambulance base by was cut short - because paramedics were called out to a bike crash. The former World Superbike champion, who was rescued by the service after an accident in 2000, had pledged his support to the organisation.