Airports to get new firefighting systems.P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News <p>JEDDAH: Crown Prince Sultan SULTAN. The title of the Turkish sovereign and other Mahometan princes. , deputy premier and minister of defense and aviation, signed an SR498 million deal to modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. systems at the Kingdom's 27 airports, a statement issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA GACA General Authority of Civil Aviation (Saudi Arabia) GACA Georgia Addiction Counselors Association GACA Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 ) said on Tuesday. Austria's Rosenbauer Group, a world leader in the production of special vehicles for airports and industry, won the contract. Rosenbauer is active in 100 countries. Prince Sultan highlighted the importance of the contract and said, "It's an important step toward achieving the objectives of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, which seeks to ensure a high-level of security and safety at our airports." Abdullah Al-Ruhaimy, president of GACA, said the signing of the deal reflected Prince Sultan's keenness toward ensuring safety and security of passengers and planes at Saudi airports. He said Rosenbauer would provide advanced equipment to modernize firefighting and rescue stations at the Kingdom's airports. "The contract will help improve the efficiency and performance of firefighting systems in our airports," he added. Al-Ruhaimy said the new firefighting systems and equipment comply with international civil aviation standards. Manfred Schwetz, a member of Rosenbauer's executive board, signed the five-year contract for his company. The Austrian group will supply 220 firefighting and rescue vehicles. The contract is the biggest single order in Rosenbauer's history. Firefighting units will include 62 Panther panther, name commonly applied to the leopard, especially to a black leopard. It is also used locally to designate various other cats including the jaguar and the puma. air crash tenders, 28 tank fire units, 60 aluminum technology rescue and firefighting vehicles, 48 mini-pumpers and command vehicles, six hydraulic aerial aerial: see antenna, in electronics. apparatus and 16 rescue ambulances. Copyright: Arab News 2009 All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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