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VIDEO: Auckland Airport welcomes new state-of-the-art firefighting engines

February 11, 2024
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Four firefighting vehicles were unveiled today during a ceremony at Auckland Airport, declaring the new engines officially ready for service!

The Rosenbauer Panthers are the most sophisticated firefighting vehicles on the market today and have been specifically designed to cater for the full fleet of aircraft serving Auckland including the increasing number of A380s that serve Auckland Airport.

Judy Nicholl, Auckland Airport’s general manager aeronautical operations, says the four new Panthers were purchased by the airport for $5.3 million and will help to ensure the Airport Emergency Services team is providing the best emergency response possible.

“The prime focus of our Emergency Services team is to save lives,” says Ms Nicholl. “These new Panthers mean our team has the best equipment that is out there today, maximising our ability to save lives in an aviation rescue operation.”

“The new engines also form part of Auckland Airport’s ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ business strategy to invest in infrastructure to support our long-term growth requirements,” says Ms Nicholl. “With these Panthers, we are proactively investing in the upgrade of Airport Emergency Services equipment to ensure we will continue to provide a world class response to an aviation incident.”

The vehicles, which came from Austria, were chosen through a worldwide tender process. The process was won by The Rosenbauer Group, a world leader in airport firefighting appliances.

The Rosenbauer Panthers have state-of-the-art technology including engine and pump monitoring systems, CCTV, thermal imaging cameras and extinguishing systems. They are also the first firefighting vehicles of their size to comply with the environmental standard Euro 5.

“The firefighting equipment built into these Panthers was also developed to meet the operational requirements of new generation aircraft including the A380, the largest passenger aircraft in service today,” says Ms Nicholl. “This was important for us considering we already have three A380s serving Auckland Airport, a number which will only continue to increase.”

At the ceremony, which was held at Auckland Airport Emergency Services Fire station, the four Panthers received a blessing in which each vehicle was gifted with a local Maori ancestral name – Oruarangi, Waitomokia, Wairere and Waikohu.

The Airport Emergency Services team is currently undergoing intensive training to ensure they are fully skilled in operating the Panthers, which have an operational life-span of 15 to 20 years.

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