LifePort has been around since 1990 and manufactures medical equipment for aircraft of every size up to Boeing 737s. Western Aircraft has received approval to maintain and repair the equipment on air ambulances.

Egypt's Smart Aviation will deploy a dual-patient system from LifePort on the first two Citation Sovereigns certified for medevac that it is bringing into operation this year.

Saudi Arabia has ordered five King Air 350Cs for medevac work throughout the kingdom. Deliveries of the aircraft, to be based in Riyadh, will begin in mid-2008.