Libya’s Tripoli based Air Ambulance Service announced last Friday (15 August) the arrival of two ”state-of-the-art” Bell 429 helicopters. It said the helicopters are equipped with the latest technology and medical capabilities and will join the fleet to be a new step towards a more advanced future of air ambulance services within Libya.
The Air Ambulance Service said the arrival of the two new helicopters is an extraordinary achievement that raises the level of rapid response and enhances its life-saving capabilities.
Support from Tripoli government and CBL
This achievement, the Air Ambulance Service said, would not have seen the light of day without the great support of the Tripoli based Libyan government and the Central Bank of Libya, in addition to the tireless efforts of its General Administration, headed by the Director General, who, it added, is leading the process of modernisation and development with a clear vision aimed at raising the level of services to always be up to the challenge.
Contract for three helicopters signed in March 2023
It will be recalled that in March 2023 the Air Ambulance Service had announced that it had signed a contract to purchase three Bell helicopters (models Bell 429 and Bell 505) equipped with the latest technologies and medical equipment.
In June 2023 it had announced that its team had started procedures for receiving the new three helicopters it had contracted to purchase and that a Bell 505 had been received, and that the remaining two will be received in instalments. In December 2024 it had announced the receipt of its two Bell 429 helicopters.
Return of planes from maintenance
Meanwhile, in July 2023 the Air Ambulance Service had announced the return of its King Air B350 plane from maintenance in Turkey and in January 2024 it had announced the return of its Beechcraft King Air 200C plane after a 7-year maintenance in Malta.
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