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Avincis Wins Spanish Maritime Search-and-rescue Contract

Portuguese operator has supported its Spanish client for more than 30 years

Avincis AW139 helicopter — Avincis operates more than 220 aircraft, including this Leonardo AW139 helicopter that is deployed for maritime search-and-rescue missions.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

September 9, 2024

Spain’s Maritime Safety and Rescue Society (SASEMAR) has awarded another five-year contract to Avincis to provide maritime search-and-rescue (SAR) services with its helicopter fleet. The Portugal-based operator has flown SAR missions in Spain for more than 30 years since it first won a public tender for the work in 1993, logging more than 100,000 hours on 16,000 missions and rescuing more than 8,500 people.

Under the contract with SASEMAR, Avincis conducts SAR missions under the direction of the Salvamento Marítimo agency from 11 helicopter bases along Spain’s 7,905-km (4,912-mile) coastline. The aircraft have to be available 24/7 and year-round.

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