The Polish airline LOT Polish Airlines have announced that they are going to rebuild one of their Embraer E195-Fly to a medical aircraft that can carry up to 16 patients on straps or six seriously ill patients that needs intensive treatment.
The redevelopment of the aircraft is part of The EU’s Civil Preparedness Scheme (UCPM) and falls under Resceu-The program, an initiative of the European Union to strengthen emergency preparedness for natural disasters and health -related crises.
In addition to the E195 will Lot Set Further to Boeing 737 At the disposal of the program, which will be used for transport assignments. All three planes will be based in Warsawwhich gives rapid response to emergencies across Europe.
“Lot is currently developing a detailed plan for rebuilding the cabin in close cooperation with the second contract party. The implementation is scheduled for the coming months,” the company said in an official statement.
Participation in the recceu program strengthens Poland’s role as an active partner in the EU’s humanitarian and emergency preparedness operations. Lot also stated that if the needs of the program change in the future, more aircraft may be made available.
It is worth noting that the airline recently announced at the Paris Air Show that they will renew its regional fleet. Instead of new Embraer aircraft has been decided to order 40 Airbus A220-flywhich indicates a strategic shift in the company’s commercial operations.
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