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Saudi Air Ambulance
Founded2009
Fleet size14
Parent companySaudi Red Crescent Authority
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Websitewww.srcs.org.sa
An Airbus ACJ318 Elite, part of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority air rescue fleet, in June 2010

The Saudi Air Ambulance service, started in 2009, is run by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA), as part of its provision of emergency medical services in Saudi Arabia. The fleet includes helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. The service is used for domestic and international ICU units.[1]

History

SRCA launched the service in December 2009, with an initial fleet of six MD Explorer helicopters, based in Riyadh Province and operated by Action Aviation, a British company.[2] An Airbus ACJ318 Elite jet was added the same month.[3]

Coverage

The Air Ambulance service has a particular role to play during Hajj (the annual pilgrimage to the Holy City of Makkah), providing on-the-spot first aid to take emergency cases to the nearest medical facilites.

In July 2016 the Saudi Electric Company (SEC) completed construction of airstrips for air ambulances at their power plants. It had worked with the Saudi Red Crescent Authority to provide quick medical services to company plant authorities, especially ones far from hospitals.

Fleet

The Saudi Air Ambulance fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Saudi Air Ambulance
Aircraft In Fleet Notes
Bell 412EP 8 Air ambulance helicopter
AgustaWestland AW139 3 Air ambulance helicopter
Sikorsky S-76 C++ 2 Air ambulance helicopter
Airbus ACJ318 Elite 1 Air ambulance jet aircraft
Total 14

See also

References

  1. ^ "Air Ambulance Saudi Arabia". Air Ambulance Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Saudi Red Crescent Authority". AeroBoek SRCA. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Saudi Red Crescent authority takes delivery of its Airbus A318", Aviation News, 6 January 2010
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