Thiruvananthapuram airport gets fire fighting and rescue vehicles

Thiruvananthapuram: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has procured two Airfield Fire Fighting and Rescue Vehicles from Austria as part of modernising its fire station functioning on the premises of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
The two modern vehicles that were shipped from Rosenbauer in Austria, was brought to the AAI’s fire station on a trailer by road from Mumbai.
Costing over Rs.1.5 crore each, the vehicles are equipped to tackle all types of aircraft crashes efficiently. The vehicles will be formally inducted on Monday.
The vehicles are among the 15 being imported from Austria by the AAI to handle any exigencies in the airport. The premier airport of the State will be getting two more vehicles being imported from Austria before the close of the current financial year.
12/08/07 S. Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Aug 2007, Safety Aug 2007