The business, which services commercial and military helicopter operators, expressed interest last year to Australian Aviation in expanding its facilities, and has now just received Part 145 maintenance organization approval.
South Australian-based aviation group Aerotech has purchased two ex-US military Black Hawks UH-60s to undertake firefighting missions around the country.
Perth-based helicopter services and MRO provider CHC Helicopter has claimed it has become the first commercial rotary-wing operator in Australia to achieve CASA CASR Part 42 and Part 145 approvals.
A potentially undiagnosed medical condition likely led to a BK117 pilot suffering a fatal crash while tackling a fire in Ulladulla, NSW in 2018.
NASA successfully completed the first aircraft flight on a foreign planet on Monday, when its remotely operated helicopter, Ingenuity, took to Martian skies for nearly 40 seconds.
The aircraft is the latest variant of the H145 that features a smaller rotor diameter to allow it to operate in more confined areas, alongside a 150kg load increase.