Police Air Wing conducts 589 missions this year
abu dhabi — The Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing has carried out a total of 589 flights in the first half of this year, officials revealed.
The police said the air wing carried out 243 special police tasks, 242 training tasks, 35 air ambulance and 86 other tasks, as well as one search and rescue mission.
Brigadier-Pilot Ibrahim Hassan Al Baloushi, director of the Air Wing Administration, said the team also participated in several activities and events this year, and implemented a number of initiatives, which focused on public services.
Colonel-Pilot Mohammed Obaid Al Shmeli, deputy director of the Air Wing Administration, said the administration has also organised 15 courses, which benefited 409 doctors and nurses, as well as 30 pilots.
He pointed out that nine courses were organised on how to deal with aircraft air ambulance and safety procedures in hospitals, and three courses in the overall aviation system management, as well as two courses in the air medical evacuation and one course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Recently, the police air wing transferred an injured Emirati man from Fujairah Hospital to Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), after he suffered serious injuries in a road accident.
On Thursday, the police told Khaleej Times that the Air Wing continues to carry out humanitarian and community tasks, which includes ambulance services, search and rescue, aerial photography and road monitoring.