Category: Helicopters

Coffs Harbour-based Eagle Australasia is close to completing its first Eagle 407HP conversion, where the Bell 407 light helicopter is re-engined with a Honeywell HTS-900-D2. “The 407 conversion for Heli Niugini should be ground running in the coming days and test flying by the end of the month (March),” Eagle Australasia chief executive Grant Boyter told

Boeing Defence Australia says the JP 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) program remains on track to begin training new student pilots and aircrew from early 2018, despite early delays with the project. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,

Cairns-based Nautilus Aviation has won the contract to operate the Southern Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter, Australia’s first civilian search and rescue helicopter service, taking over the operation of the Surf Life Saving Australia-owned service. Nautilus has purchased Life Saver’s two BK117B2s, VH-SLA, call sign ‘Life Saver 21’ and VH-SLU ‘Life Saver 23’. The company

The Westpac-sponsored Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service commenced its 10-year contract to provide helicopter retrieval and rescue services in the state’s north, covering an area north of Sydney’s Hawkesbury River up to the Queensland border, on March 7 . NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard officially launched the service – which is part of the NSW