Armenia gets first ambulance helicopter
14.02.2019,
19:13
Armenia’s Health Ministry has acquired the first ambulance helicopter, minister Arsen Torosyan said in a Facebook post.
YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Health Ministry has acquired the first ambulance helicopter, minister Arsen Torosyan said in a Facebook post. "Good news from Marseille. Today Armenian Helicopters LLC has acquired this helicopter from French Airbus company," Torosyan wrote.
The Armenian Helicopters company founded in Armenia in June 2018 said earlier it was ready to operate the ambulance helicopter. The company was awarded the permission by the Civil Aviation Administration. The company planned to invest $10 million in the next three years and create new jobs.
On April 19, 2018, to stimulate the company’s activities, the Armenian government provided it with tax rebates for the import of necessary equipment.
Earlier the minister said the ambulance helicopter will be used to evacuate patients not only from remote and hard-to-reach regions, but also patients needing urgent surgeries. -0-
The Armenian Helicopters company founded in Armenia in June 2018 said earlier it was ready to operate the ambulance helicopter. The company was awarded the permission by the Civil Aviation Administration. The company planned to invest $10 million in the next three years and create new jobs.
On April 19, 2018, to stimulate the company’s activities, the Armenian government provided it with tax rebates for the import of necessary equipment.
Earlier the minister said the ambulance helicopter will be used to evacuate patients not only from remote and hard-to-reach regions, but also patients needing urgent surgeries. -0-
