HAL signs MoU with Response Plus
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) partners with UAE-based medical service provider Response Plus Holding (RPM)
Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, the two partners will explore opportunities for cooperation in the emergency medical services (EMS), medical evacuation (medevac) and helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) sectors.
Shared opportunities will be sought in India, the Gulf states, and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
“We are proud to be signing a cooperation agreement with HAL, whose name has been associated with the growth of the aeronautical industry in India for the last eight decades,” said RPM CEO, Major Tom Louis. “This MoU would mutually help us to explore opportunities nationally as well as internationally, to provide the much-needed HEMS and fixed-wing EMS.
“RPM’s expertise in the oil and gas sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, both onshore and offshore – with a focus on the medical operations of facilities and emergency ambulance services – allows us to move ahead confidently with this collaboration, knowing we have the experience, know-how and technical and human capabilities to cater to the needs of HAL,” he added.
Response Plus operates in a number of countries, including Egypt, India, Nigeria, Oman and Saudi Arabia – as well as the UAE, where it has collaborated with Falcon Aviation since January 2022 to provide HEMS provision.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca was a Junior Editor at the Voyageur Group. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.