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Smart Aviation to operate Sovereigns for medevac
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.

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. The Sovereigns are part of a six-aircraft order from Smart which will undertake medevac in addition to regular vip charter.

LifePort says it will complete the requirements for the supplemental type certificate for the dual patient interior in the third quarter. Smart's Sovereigns will go into service soon after. "The Sovereign is the perfect platform for our various operations," says Sameh Anwar, Smart coo.

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