First King Air 350C Medevac delivered

Riyadh, September 23 , SPA -- In line with the directives of Crown
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz , the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense
and Aviation and Inspector General, the First of five Beechcraft King
Air 350c Medevac outfitted with Lifeport medical service equipment
delivered today, an aircraft to be used by Saudi Ministry of Defense
and Aviation Medevac transportation throughout Saudi Arabia.

The Beechcraft King Air 350C includes a wide cargo door that ensures
stretcher patients easy positioning. The aircraft are fitted with
Lifeport stretcher systems. The interiors are fully provisioned with
overhead medical service modules to secure patient monitoring
equipment.

The Beechcraft King Air 350C is excellent platforms for the air
medical transportation of personnel for medical/casualty evacuation,
high-risk maternal patients, neonate patients, or other medical needs
where the patient is too ill or injured and cannot be supported by
traditional commercial transportation. Delivered configurations can
consist of provisions to support future installation or complete
extra air medical facilities.

Speaking to SPA, Major General Hamad Hassoun, Director of Medevac
for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation said "We evaluated a number
of aircraft around the world for this mission and opted for King Air
350".
--SPA