Today the Evening News is calling on readers to help the air ambulance save more lives by raising money for vital new equipment.
Scotland's two air ambulance helicopters have been grounded amid safety fears over the Eurocopter aircraft.
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.
