The Toll Rescue Helicopter Service has partnered with Truth Data Insights of Forth Worth, Texas to provide flight data monitoring (FDM) of its fleet of eight Leonardo AW139s based in Sydney, Wollongong, Orange and Canberra to help identify operational risks and manage human errors. At the completion of each mission, flight data is wirelessly transmitted to
Boeing is developing an upgraded CH-47F Chinook featuring modifications to increase the heavy-lift helicopter’s lifting power. Funded under a recent US$276 million US Army contract, Boeing will build and test three CH-47F Block II Chinooks to validate technology advancements including a more efficient drivetrain and new swept-tip rotor blades – designed to lift an additional 680kg on their own.
Sikorsky Helitech, Kaan Air Australia and StarFlight Australia have signed an agreement to bring an initial 10 ex-US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters into Australia to be refurbished for use locally in aerial firefighting, emergency services and disaster relief operations. Sikorsky Helitech will carry out the ‘as new’ condition refurbishments at its Pinkenba facility on
Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 has culminated with an amphibious landing onto the central Queensland coast, with troops bought to shore by landing craft and helicopters from an expeditionary strike group led by the USS Bonhomme Richard and including the Royal Australian Navy amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra. The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Saber 2017, centred around
NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AIN/5 Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Kittyhawk 28709 15/6/17 Precision Airmotive, 171 Trakton Rd Whorouly Vic 3735 VH-AOE 42-104947 BHS/4 Beech 18-3TM CA-198 9/6/17 CHT Aviation, 5 Rhondda Rd Teralba NSW 2284 N6127 1598 (RCAF) CKS/5 Zenair CH601XLB Zodiac 6-6144 19/6/17 Steven Mogg, 19 Wray Pl Gowrie ACT 2904 DPZ/4 Robinson R44 Raven
Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia has won contract extensions for two helicopter rescue services in Queensland. The company said it would continue to provide helicopter emergency services for RACQ CQ Rescue Helicopter Service in Mackay and RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Service until “at least” 2024 with Bell 412 aircraft. It has been working with the two
