HEMS in Saudí Arabia
Just chanced upon this blog and thought it would be a useful addition to this thread..... by a "medical crew chief" employed by PHI in Saudi....
Dj in Saudi
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D.J. sounds like he's going through the same ****e as I did a few years ago just down the road - different task but identical scenario.
WTF is the matter with the locals and the system (ha) in that godforsaken part of the world? (Just realised what I've written, but it works for me).
WTF is the matter with the locals and the system (ha) in that godforsaken part of the world? (Just realised what I've written, but it works for me).
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Great photos FlyingWay. It is good to see that ADA is on the job. Contrary to all the whining we read, no HEMS operation starts out as smooth as silk. The Saudi operation has a long way to go, but it is a lot better now than the disaster with Action Aviation and their MD902s.
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Mmmmm ...
LC ... I am well thank you ... Give my luv to all the chaps in Riyadh/Thumamah
Have a Merry Chrissy and a Great New Year ...
Take care
LC ... I am well thank you ... Give my luv to all the chaps in Riyadh/Thumamah
Have a Merry Chrissy and a Great New Year ...
Take care
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Trawled off the internet page: PHi announces results for Q2 ended 30 June 2012 | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source
In April 2012, our subsidiary PHI Air Medical, L.L.C. entered into a three-year contract with the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (“SRCA”) to provide helicopter emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The contract calls for us to place eight medium aircraft in service during 2012, along with support staff, and to operate and maintain the aircraft for the contract term. In connection with the contract, we have entered into an aircraft purchase agreement, pursuant to which we would purchase and then sell seven new aircraft to the company that will lease them to the SRCA, after we complete and configure the aircraft for use in emergency medical services. Funds for the purchase of the aircraft have been deposited into an escrow account by the company that will lease the aircraft to SRCA. The SRCA project is expected to commence flight operations in September 2012, with two aircraft in service at that time. For additional information, please see our Form 10Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
In April 2012, our subsidiary PHI Air Medical, L.L.C. entered into a three-year contract with the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (“SRCA”) to provide helicopter emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The contract calls for us to place eight medium aircraft in service during 2012, along with support staff, and to operate and maintain the aircraft for the contract term. In connection with the contract, we have entered into an aircraft purchase agreement, pursuant to which we would purchase and then sell seven new aircraft to the company that will lease them to the SRCA, after we complete and configure the aircraft for use in emergency medical services. Funds for the purchase of the aircraft have been deposited into an escrow account by the company that will lease the aircraft to SRCA. The SRCA project is expected to commence flight operations in September 2012, with two aircraft in service at that time. For additional information, please see our Form 10Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
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And another trawl; no PHI registrations yet then.
ROTORSPOT - Complete Civil Rotorcraft Register of Saudi Arabia
We see the last contractor to SRCA has still got their BO105s registered to Saudi; they're the ones still sat in the Riyadh Hospital HLSs!?
ROTORSPOT - Complete Civil Rotorcraft Register of Saudi Arabia
We see the last contractor to SRCA has still got their BO105s registered to Saudi; they're the ones still sat in the Riyadh Hospital HLSs!?
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Mmmm ....
.... We see the last contractor to SRCA has still got their BO105s registered to Saudi; they're the ones still sat in the Riyadh Hospital HLSs!? ...
Actually ... I think you might find they were MD902's not Bo105s !!!
.... We see the last contractor to SRCA has still got their BO105s registered to Saudi; they're the ones still sat in the Riyadh Hospital HLSs!? ...
Actually ... I think you might find they were MD902's not Bo105s !!!
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105's in Saudi
The last I saw of the very first contractors aircraft - a C28 powered Bo105 - was sitting at Riyadh Airport looking very sad and uncared for. I believe the original SRCA sucker was a Turkish company who suffered a fatal crash with their other Bo105 when it hit wires on a HEMS mission.
Action Aviation and the 902's came along some time after.
It's been a sad story so far. I hope it ends with success for they sure as hell need something that functions effectively in that part of the world.
G.
Action Aviation and the 902's came along some time after.
It's been a sad story so far. I hope it ends with success for they sure as hell need something that functions effectively in that part of the world.
G.
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Interesting snippet. Saudi Red Crescent Authority Careers & Jobs 2013 | Bayt.com
Never heard of 'Vision 2022' but here it is.
Never heard of 'Vision 2022' but here it is.