New Delhi: India needs to do away with some of the regulatory procedures and taxes and decontrol airspace restrictions to have a successful and dedicated helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), according to experts.
"India is a matured market but procedures like filing of flight plan and others, which take around three to four hours, to get clearances for a helicopter to fly with HEMS crew after getting a call affects its effectiveness," Michael Rudolph, head of Public and Government Affairs and HEMS expert in Eurocopter, said.
He suggested that HEMS could be kept out of the ambit of the rules.
Rudolph said talks with officials from Health and Civil Aviation ministries showed that they were open minded and there was also "political will" to consider introducing HEMS in the country.
01/09/2013 PTI/Economic Times
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"India is a matured market but procedures like filing of flight plan and others, which take around three to four hours, to get clearances for a helicopter to fly with HEMS crew after getting a call affects its effectiveness," Michael Rudolph, head of Public and Government Affairs and HEMS expert in Eurocopter, said.
He suggested that HEMS could be kept out of the ambit of the rules.
Rudolph said talks with officials from Health and Civil Aviation ministries showed that they were open minded and there was also "political will" to consider introducing HEMS in the country.
01/09/2013 PTI/Economic Times
