You can read all about EMA's contract here:
http://dre.pt/pdfdbdiacp/2012/07/136/406254734.pdf
Contract objective: "Acquisition of owned aircraft's maintenance and operation and lease of complementary aircraft for Internal Administration Ministry and National Institute of Medical Emergency."
Also there are 6 Kamov Ka32A11BC and 3 AS350 B3 operating in Portugal, this aircraft belong to EMA (public company). Primary missions; Fire Fighting, SAR, secondaries; Surveillance, organ transport, HEMS, boarder patrol, etc.
HeliSul (Inaer's company) has a contract with INEM (National Institute of Medical Emergency) for 2 Bell 412EP and 3 AW109E for HEMS. That as nothing to do with EMA.
Apart from that there are more companies (Helibravo, Heliportugal, HTA, etc) that lease aircraft during the summer in the bush fire season.
Portugal is a small country, in the actual economic crisis is impossible to maintain things as they are. That's the reason EMA's contract appear.
Off Topic: For those guys talking about pilots; There are good pilots and bad pilots everywhere. That does mean good pilots become the bad pilots and bad pilots becomes the good pilots once in a while.
It depends of the definition you have of a good and bad pilot.
Experience is not all. Knowledge is not all. Attitude is not all.
There are so many variables. So don't put all in the same bag.
I think you guys got the picture.
Back to topic again.
