STAR Flight could replace helicopters in multi-million dollar plan

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The fleet of helicopters used in search-and-rescue operations and to transport severely injured patients to hospitals in Travis County could be getting upgrades. County commissioners will consider multiple options Tuesday to replace STAR Flight’s decade-old helicopters.
Officials will consider three options for the program that’s been in place since 1985. The most expensive would replace the fleet’s three main helicopters with ones that also have firefight