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Air Transport Europe is an airline based in Poprad, Slovakia. It operates emergency medical services, aerial works and contract helicopter services. It is also an authorised service centre for AgustaWestland and MIL helicopters. Its main base is Poprad-Tatry International Airport (TAT), with hubs at Košice International Airport (KSC), M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS), Bratislava, Banská Bystrica and Nitra. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Poprad (Hungarian: Poprád, German: Deutschendorf) is a town in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains. ... AgustaWestland is a helicopter design and manufacturing company based in Italy and the United Kingdom. ... Mil (Миль) is the short name of the Soviet Russian helicopter producer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (design office prefix Mi), named after the constructor Mikhail Mil. ... Poprad-Tatry Airport (Slovak: Letisko Poprad-Tatry) (IATA: TAT, ICAO: LZTT), is an airport in the Slovakian ski resport town of Poprad. ... KoÅ¡ice International Airport (Slovak: Medzinárodné letisko KoÅ¡ice) (IATA: KSC, ICAO: LZKZ) serves KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia and is the second largest international airport of Slovakia. ... Milan Rastislav Å tefánik Airport (Slovak: Letisko Milana Rastislava Å tefánika) (IATA: BTS, ICAO: LZIB), also called - especially in English - Bratislava Airport (Slovak: Letisko Bratislava), in Bratislava is the main international airport of Slovakia. ... Nickname: Location of Bratislava within Slovakia Coordinates: Country Slovakia Region Bratislava Region Districts Bratislava I-V City parts 17 city boroughs Cadastral areas 20 cadastral areas First mentioned 907[1] Government  - Type City Council  - Mayor (Primátor) Andrej ÄŽurkovský[2] Area  - City 367. ... Banská Bystrica (German: Neusohl, Hungarian: Besztercebánya) is a town in central Slovakia, in the Hron river valley, surrounded by the mountains Nízke Tatry, Veľká Fatra, and Kremnické vrchy. ... Nitra - City Center Nitra (German: ( ); Hungarian: / Nyitria [archaic]) is a city in western Slovakia (and the fourth largest urban settlement in Slovakia) situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. ...

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ...

History

The airline was established in 1990 and started operations in 1991. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Fleet

The Air Transport Europe fleet consists of (at April 2007):
- 2 Mil Mi-8 / Mi-8 MTV helicopters
- 5 Agusta A109K2 helicopters
- 1 Eurocopter AS355N helicopter
- 1 PZL Kania Helicopter
- 1 Mi-2 Helicopter
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... The Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name Hip) is a large twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. ... The Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name Hip) is a large twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. ... The EC 130 (Écureuil or Squirrel) is a single-engine helicopter manufactured by the German, French, Spanish company Eurocopter. ... The PZL Kania is a Poland multipurpose helicopter manufactured by PZL Świdnik. ... The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name is Hoplite) was a small, lightly armored transport helicopter that could also provide close air support when armed with 57 mm rockets and a 23 mm cannon. ...


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  • Air Transport Europe
  • Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
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