Police Aviation News April 2011
Police Aviation News April 2011
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<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>News</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2011</strong> 13<br />
ZIMBABWE<br />
HARARE: Despite the dire state of the financial health of the nation African Medical Investments<br />
PLC has opened a new private boutique hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, and<br />
launched the AMI <strong>Aviation</strong> Service, successfully completing maiden emergency air evacuation<br />
missions from Mozambique and Zambia.<br />
African Medical Investments provides international standard healthcare through private hospitals<br />
across Africa, targeting the expanding African middle classes and the expatriate, nongovernmental<br />
organisations, diplomatic and tourist markets.<br />
The company currently owns and operates private hospitals in Dar es Salaam and Maputo<br />
and Harare, in addition to a dedicated air ambulance service.<br />
The company is focussed on expanding its portfolio of medical facilities through the roll out<br />
of additional private boutique hospitals, satellite hospitals and bespoke corporate/in-house<br />
clinics which are planned across Africa to cater for the increased demand for quality healthcare.<br />
FIRE<br />
SOUTH KOREA<br />
INCHEON: The Public Procurement Authority of the Republic of<br />
Korea has selected the AW139 for the Incheon Fire Fighting Department.<br />
The helicopter will perform fire fighting, emergency medical service,<br />
air rescue and transport missions and is scheduled to go into<br />
service in 2012.<br />
The new fire department helicopter is to perform fire fighting duties as<br />
its primary task and will be delivered with the capability to operate with<br />
a bambi bucket or a belly tank fire fighting system. The helicopter will<br />
also be equipped with a rescue hoist and a cabin configuration to<br />
transport 12 passengers.<br />
The AW139 will feature a comprehensive mission fit including belly<br />
tank fire fighting system, 4-axis DAFCS enhanced with hover mode,<br />
Enhance Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), emergency<br />
flotation system, search light, cargo hook, rescue hoist and external<br />
loudspeaker.<br />
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
AVON: The ongoing interest in helicopters by the Avon fire and rescue service is continuing<br />
to move forward slowly. Industry has been briefed on renewed intentions to hold a trial.<br />
Expressions of interest were to be in by 4th <strong>April</strong>.
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