Rico Aviation

Rico Aviation is a family-owned and operated air ambulance company based in Amarillo, Texas. It flies fixed-wing aircraft and moves patients who need intensive care in the air.

Services

Rico Aviation offers intensive care air ambulance transport, bed to bed, and the dispatch line is open 24 hours. The company also offers charter flights. It works from Amarillo and sends aircraft to patients across the continental United States.

Aircraft and base

The company is based in Amarillo. Its main office is on Lakeview Drive and its main hangar is on American Drive. The website says the fleet has changed over the years as aircraft were added, but it does not list aircraft types.

Who it is for

Patients, families and hospitals that need a long distance flight with a critical care team on board.

Background

Rico Aviation says its team has more than 28 years of experience. The name comes from the first two letters of the owner's first and last names. The site has a testimonials page, a questions page and a careers page. Billing has its own phone line, 855-316-8128.

Facts

• Family-owned and operated
• Owner Richard Coon built the company from an earlier business in 2002
• Certified by Texas and New Mexico to run a mobile intensive care, critical care, fixed-wing air ambulance
• The site shows a CAMTS badge
• Based in Amarillo, Texas