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Eliance insolvency and Spanish service disruptions
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The Spanish company Eliance, which holds significant government contracts, has entered preliminary insolvency proceedings following reported losses of €24 million in the last fiscal year. This financial crisis has led to the grounding of various essential aerial services across Spain. In October, Pegasus traffic surveillance helicopters in Malaga, Seville, and Santiago de Compostela were grounded, reducing aerial monitoring for the Directorate-General for Traffic. The CCOO trade union expressed concerns to Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, noting that the company had previously faced contract terminations, such as with Galicia’s 061 emergency medical service. By November, the instability impacted Madrid’s Summa 112 emergency system. Medical helicopter services faced disruptions as aircraft became inoperable. system, where at least 120 files have been opened regarding service failures. Reports indicated that the Lozoyuela base was grounded because Eliance allegedly failed to provide pilots with necessary simulator training for flight certification renewals, training, while other units were sidelined for repairs. This has raised concerns regarding the continuity of emergency responses in regions like Sierra Norte. Further disruptions have emerged in Galicia, where the medicalized helicopter in Santiago de Compostela is reportedly inoperative due to documentation issues. UCIN Galicia In the Canary Islands, the bankruptcy has called on President Alfonso Rueda impacted the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) medicalized plane and two forest fire helicopters for the Ministry Cabildo of Health to ensure stable coverage for isolated areas like Costa da Morte. In Madrid, at least 120 files have been opened regarding service failures under Tenerife. Beyond medical services, the SUMMA 112 contract. Despite a 21 million euro agreement, incidents Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) has seen its aerial anti-drug surveillance in the Algeciras Bay and the Strait of unavailability have been documented, including one instance where Gibraltar interrupted. The Tax Agency is currently seeking a replacement helicopter had new operator to be brought from Trieste, Italy, resume these services, but must await a judicial ruling officially declaring Eliance’s insolvency to address legally terminate the existing contract. While awaiting a service gap. These delays impact critical response times for life-threatening emergencies in remote locations. new tender, authorities are considering alternatives such as the use of drones.
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