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.
New Air Ambulance aircraft mean regional parts of NSW will be served by quicker and larger planes.
California Shock Trauma Air Rescue has added a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air to its fleet of aircraft, said Jim Arthur, director of flight operations.