Air – Transport Europe

Air Transport Europe

IATA ICAO Call sign - EAT TRANS EUROPE
Founded	1990
Hubs	Poprad-Tatry International Airport
Fleet size	16
Headquarters	Poprad, Slovakia
Website	www.ate.sk/en/

Air-Transport Europe spol. s r.o. is a specialist Slovak airline based in Poprad. Using a business jet and a helicopter fleet, it undertakes personal transport, helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), aerial works and contract helicopter services. It is also an authorised service centre for AgustaWestland and MIL helicopters.[1] Its main base is Poprad-Tatry International Airport (TAT), with other bases at Košice International Airport (KSC), M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) Bratislava, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Trenčín and Žilina. ATE is provider of 7 HEMS bases in Slovakia[2] and 2 HEMS bases in the Czech Republic.[3][4]

New helicopter in ATE fleet, Bell 429 in HEMS configuration

History

The airline was established in 1990 and started operations in 1991.

In 2011, Air-Transport Europe became a member of ICAR-CISA, the International Commission for Air Rescue.

Agusta A109K2 of ATE Slovakia

Fleet

The Air Transport Europe fleet consists of (as of January 2022):

• 8 Agusta A109K2 helicopters
• 4 Eurocopter EC135 helicopters
• 3 Bell 429 helicopters[5]
• 1 Cessna 550 Encore business jet

Notes and references

1. [e-mail], TAG design; e-mail. "Air - Transport Europe, Ltd. - About company". www.ate.sk. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
2. [e-mail], TAG design; e-mail. "Operational Centers". lzs.ate.sk. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
3. "S leteckou záchrankou bude z Olomouce létat slovenská ATE, už má smlouvu". iDNES.cz. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
4. "LETECKÁ ZÁCHRANNÁ SLUŽBA OSTRAVA - Kryštof 05". 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
5. "Zoznam lietadiel k 1.2.2017" (PDF). 1 February 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
• "Army Gave No Bid Copter Contract to Slovak Ambulance Firm"