The Victorian state government has awarded a 10-year contract for Ambulance Victoria helicopter services to Australian Helicopters. The new contract will see two new AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters acquired and operated by the company, and adds to the existing contract the company already has in place with the government for services at Warrnambool and Essendon. “We are
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Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Darren Chester has announced the planned $54.8 million Replacement Chinook Facilities Project at Townsville has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for approval. The project will support the acquisition of seven new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks on order for the Army under Project AIR9000 Phase 5C. “If approved,
Airbus helicopters and China’s Avicopter (part of AVIC) have signed a joint production agreement for 1,000 EC175 and AC532 helicopters. The 20-year agreement formalises the production arrangement for the EC175/AC532 which was jointly developed by the two countries from a common platform. Under the agreement AVIC will produce the AC532 for the Chinese market, while
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has cancelled the operator’s certificate for Broome Helicopter Services and of its chief pilot after what it said it identified “non-compliance with a range of relevant safety requirements during an audit”. The Broome, WA-based company operates charter and aerial survey work. CASA says the non-compliances included poor record keeping, failure
