Interior Minister says Airbus Helicopters will deliver aircraft to Georgia in shortened timeframe
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said Airbus Helicopters had reduced the timeframes for delivering the H145 rotary-wing aircraft to Georgian authorities following talks. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs
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Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Wednesday told the country’s Parliament Airbus Helicopters had reduced the timeframes for delivering the H145 rotary-wing aircraft to Georgian authorities following talks.
Gomelauri told lawmakers one of the two purchased helicopters had already been handed over to the Border Police agency of the Ministry, with the remaining two units to be delivered “in the near future”.
The Minister said the “multifunctional” helicopters were capable of performing police, transport, search and rescue operations, and highlighted their manoeuvrability and “full compatibility” with operation in the mountainous terrain of the country.
Gomelauri also said pilots and flight technicians of the Special Purpose Aviation Division of the Border Police had undergone theoretical and practical training for operating the craft at an Airbus Helicopters training academy in Germany.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Wednesday told the country’s Parliament that successful implementation of ongoing and planned projects by the Ministry, as well as the Government plans and “various reforms”, had led to a “safe status” for the country in the international arena.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday said a new Airbus H145 helicopter designated for firefighting and mountain rescue operations had been handed over to its Border Police agency.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has signed a contract with French company Airbus Helicopters on purchase of three H145 helicopters designated for firefighting and mountain rescue, in an agreement that involves a trade-in of a rotary wing aircraft purchased by the former Government but left unused over the years.
The implemented and planned infrastructure projects were highlighted by Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday in his address to the Georgian Parliament, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.