Groundbreaking for the new Ticino base for Rega

Groundbreaking for the new Ticino base for Rega

2-Jun-2011 Source: HeliHub.com

REGA, the Swiss Air Ambulance operator, has broken ground on a new base for Ticino, the southernmost canton in the mountaineous land-locked country.  Located at Locarno airport, the new facility is expected to be operational in June 2012.

EMS cover began in Ticino in 1980 with a small hangar, an Alouette III and two pilots. The new building will not only meet their current requirements, but also ensure they are safe from the flooding risk.  From a construction point of view, it will be a modular design

The honour of laying the cornerstone of the new base will be covered by Board of Trustees member Patrizia Pesenti – head of the Territorial Office, Marco Borradori – the Rega base leader, and Paolo Menghetti – from architects Dieter Mattich.

Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com

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