page_title: Ornge
section_title: Aircraft fleet
hierarchical_section_title: Ornge / Aircraft fleet
caption_attribution_description: English: Ornge AgustaWestland AW139, C-GYNP, landing at Billy Bishop Airport with the Toronto skyline in the background
context_page_description: Ornge is the non-profit charitable organization which provides air ambulance and associated ground transportation service for the province of Ontario, Canada under the direction of the province's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The provision of ambulance services in Ontario is governed by the Ambulance Act, which states that the Minister of Health "has the duty and the power" to make sure Ontario is serviced by a "balanced and integrated system of ambulance services and communication services used in dispatching ambulances". Its headquarters are in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
  The name Ornge is not an acronym, but is based on the orange colour of its aircraft and land ambulances. According to the organization, "The 'a' was removed from the name, partly to make people stop and take a second look, and also so that it could be trademarked."
  In 2012 Ornge and its associated companies employed more than 400 people, including paramedics, pilots and aviation specialists. Ornge has its own aircraft and land ambulances, with 12 bases across Ontario. It also contracts some operations out to independent service providers.
context_section_description: The initial fleet of helicopters had a base white with orange-black trim, followed by the orange with blue markings in the 1990s and finally the current orange with white markings.
  On 28 August 2008 Ornge announced the purchase of ten new AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to replace their fleet of Sikorsky S-76 helicopters, to be delivered over a period of two years beginning in late 2010. The S-76 helicopters were previously owned and operated by Canadian Helicopters, but are now owned by Ornge and operated by Canadian Helicopters. The S-76 helicopters will be serviced by Canadian Helicopters until April 2012.
caption: Ornge AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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