Thu, Dec 02, 2010
Primary Area Of Operation Will Be North Of Borneo
The first EC145 multi-role helicopter for Malaysia was delivered
by Eurocopter to Sabah Air Aviation for medical airlift duties.
The aircraft is the first of its type in Malaysia, and Sabah
Air Aviation plans to use the helo for missions in the Sabah
region, north of Borneo.
Sabah Air Aviation EC145
Sabah Air Aviation says it selected the EC145 after an extensive
evaluation, choosing the rotary-wing aircraft for its utility in
the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) sector,
benefitting from a large interior that accommodates two patients
and paramedics.
“Helicopters have been playing a role in saving lives in
many situations for decades now, and they are unbeatable for
point-to-point speed,” said YB Pang Yuk Ming, the Chairman of
Sabah Air Aviation. “When lives hang in balance, a helicopter
air ambulance may be the difference between life and death. We are
now looking forward to putting the EC145 into service.”
The aircraft will be kept busy following its delivery by
Eurocopter Malaysia. It was immediately displayed and demonstrated
its capabilities for the extrication and evacuation of accident
trauma victims mission at the Ministry of Health’s 2nd
International Conference on Pre-Hospital Care and Emergency
Communication System, organized by the Malaysian Society for
Traumatology and Emergency Medicine and Emergency & Trauma
Department of Hospital Kuala Lumpur. This conference’s theme
was chosen following public concern about paramedic response time
for the treatment of accident victims in a fatal Malaysian bus
crash last month, which renewed the government’s efforts to
define better ways of managing such disasters.
Pierre Nardelli, the President and CEO of Eurocopter Malaysia,
underscored how helicopters play a key role in such situations
elsewhere in the world, adding that Malaysia is now moving to
embrace this concept. “Eurocopter is the leading manufacturer
of helicopters for emergency medical services, with our EC135 and
EC145 being the aircraft of choice in these operations,” he
said. “The EC135 already is well established in Malaysia, and
we are looking forward to the first Malaysian-registered EC145
entering service with Sabah Air Aviation.”
The EC145 was also presented to the public and private sector in
a separate event on the same day at Carcosa Seri Negara, as part of
a demonstration tour organized by Eurocopter Malaysia.
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