The fleet of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was replenished with two new MI-8AMT helicopters of Kazakhstan assembly

On June 24, in Almaty, on the territory of JSC "Aircraft Repair Plant No. 405", two Mi-8AMT helicopters of Kazakhstan assembly were transferred to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The First Vice-Minister for Emergency Situations Ibrahim Kulshimbayev took part in this event.

He noted that in December 2020, the first 2 Mi-8AMT helicopters of the Kazakh assembly were also transferred to the use of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan and managed to prove themselves from a favorable and productive side. The above-mentioned aircraft took up duty at the place of deployment in the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and were involved in search and rescue operations in the mountains of the Turkestan region, emergency medical evacuation, forest aviation works and aerial flights during the flood-prone period on the territory of the country.

Replenishment of the fleet of helicopters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is implemented within the framework of a trilateral agreement between JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Engineering", JSC "Aircraft Repair Plant No. 405" and JSC "Russian Helicopters".

The helicopters are formed taking into account the tasks performed by the Ministry of Emergency Situations and are adapted for the transportation of passengers and cargo, emergency rescue operations in areas of natural disasters and natural disasters, forest protection, fire fighting, as well as providing air ambulance services to the population of the country.

The equipment is equipped with modern equipment designed to perform a wide range of aviation services and works, additional fuel tanks that increase the practical flight range by 2 times.

To perform flights on an aircraft of the Mi-8AMT modification, 18 people of the flight and engineering staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (12 pilots and 6 flight mechanics) underwent flight training under the retraining program with pilots-instructors of the AK Barguzin Aviation training center in Ulan-Ude, where the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant is located directly.

At the end of the event, the First Vice Minister noted that in the future work will continue to strengthen the material and technical base of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which will increase the efficiency of rescue operations during natural and man-made emergencies.

 

 

Press Service of the

Ministry of Emergency Situations

of the Republic of Kazakhstan