Saudi Air Ambulance

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Saudi Air AmbulanceFounded| 2009

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Fleet size| 14
Parent company| Saudi Red Crescent Authority
Headquarters| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Website| www.srcs.org.sa/ www.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 intensive care units.[1]

## History[edit]

The 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[edit]

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The Air Ambulance service has a particular role to play during the Hajj (the annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca), providing on-the-spot first aid to take emergency cases to the nearest medical facilities. For the 2018 pilgrimage season it had prepared eight aircraft for purposes of evacuation.[4]

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

## The Air Ambulance service Market[edit]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia air ambulance market size was estimated at US$60.2 million in 2016 and US$78.51 million in 2019, It is expected to reach US$85.67 million in 2020.

## Fleet[edit]

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The Saudi Air Ambulance fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Saudi Air Ambulance  Aircraft  | In Fleet  | Notes

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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[edit]

* Saudi Arabia portal
* Aviation portal

* Air ambulance
* Medical escort
* Medical evacuation

## References[edit]

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. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
4. ^ "Saudi Red Crescent readies eight air ambulances for Hajj pilgrims". Al Arabiya English. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saudi Red Crescent Authority.

* Saudi Red Crescent Authority website
* Saudi General Authority Of Civil Aviation (GACA) website Archived 2008-03-06 at archive.today (English version)
* Saudi Air Ambulance Helicopters photos (in Arabic)
* MD902(in Arabic)
* More info about Air Ambulance at the beginning(in Arabic)

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