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  1. Published on: 20/03/2017 08:49 AMReported by: roving-eye
    Today is the last operational day for the National Police Air Service helicopter flying from Warton Areodrome.






    Chief Superintendent Tyron Joyce, Chief Operating Officer for the National Police Air Service said:

    “The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is a unique national collaboration across England and Wales providing a truly borderless service. It is tasked with supporting police forces across England and Wales to keep communities safe.

    “Formed in 2012, the National Police Air Service is delivered by West Yorkshire Police on behalf of British Policing and governed by a National Board made up of six elected Police and Crime Commissioners and six Chief Constables each representing their policing regions.

    “In 2014, along with other areas of policing, NPAS was required to make significant savings. On this occasion the saving we need to make is 14% of the revenue cost within three years. We will continue to maintain essential air support but at a significantly reduced cost to the public.

    “Working with the Home Office and other agencies, extensive modelling was used to determine the optimum sites for a reduced number of bases in line with the greatest threat, harm and risk to communities. Both demand and population density were significant determining factors.

    “A three year plan to close nine bases was implemented in 2014. This included the imminent closures of NPAS bases Warton, Wattisham and Durham Tees Valley in April 2017.

    “In working toward closure, these bases have been working a reduced number of shifts for some time now and all remaining bases have increased to 24/7 operating hours in order to continue to meet the demand for our service from local police forces.

    “An additional base is also currently being built at NPAS Doncaster. This base will be able to house a fleet of four fixed-wing aeroplanes, the first of which will be operational in August 2017 and all four will be fully operational by early 2018.

    “This new fleet will be able to stay in the air for longer and will be faster and able to operate over greater distances and for longer periods than our helicopter fleet. They will also be less vulnerable to adverse weather conditions.

    “This development will therefore extend the service that we can provide to the 43 police forces across England and Wales and allow us to better respond to the increasingly national changing demands for our service.

    “Through our National Control Centre, we provide a truly borderless police air support service by deploying the nearest available aircraft. We also move aircraft and crew around the country in support of the areas of greatest need.

    “Prior to these most recent closures, we were normally able to reach 92% of the population of England and Wales within 20 minutes and 98% of 30 minutes. With our 15 24/7 bases across England and Wales, we will still be able to reach 92% of the population within 20 minutes and 97% within 30 minutes.

    “I would like to thank my staff at NPAS Warton, Wattisham and Durham Tees Valley for their consistently high levels of professionalism demonstrated whilst serving the National Police Air Service and in particular during these changing times.

    “All three bases leave behind a proud heritage in police air support and the staff at those bases have made highly significant contributions to keeping the public safe over their many years of service. As a highly specialised and trained workforce, I am pleased to say that many of these staff will remain a part of the National Police Air Service, working from other bases across our national operation.”

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  3. pedoja says:20/03/2017 06:46 PM
    In my honest opinion the changes will be counter productive.

    A fixed wing plane cannot provide the same level and range of services than those of a helicopter. They just do not have the same versatility


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