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06-Jun-23 - Queensland Funding Air Ambulance Service #Queensland
15-May-23 - Two Babcock AW139s for Queensland Government #HornIsland
09-May-23 - Bell 407GXi for Australian Customers #Australia
25-Apr-23 - Alpine Completed Bell 412 for NSW Rural Firefighters #NSW
15-Apr-23 - CASA Part 145 Approval for Australian LifeFlight #Part145
12-Apr-23 - Eagle Australasia Renamed Bell Textron Australia #Australia
20-Mar-23 - RACQ LifeFlight New Facility at Archerfield Airport AArcherfield
19-Mar-23 - Boeing to Produce 184 AH-64E Apaches #Apache
09-Mar-23 - EpiGuard Isolation Stretcher Approved in Australia #Australia
07-Mar-23 - Sentry Cockpit Recorder for Black Hawk #BlackHawk
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05-Mar-23 - Australian Ryan Aerospace at Heli-Expo 2023 #HeliSimulator 03-Mar-23 - Babcock Australasia Leasing Two More AW139s #leasing 03-Mar-23 - Six More Air Ambulance AW139s for Australia #AW139 03-Mar-23 - Astronautics AeroSync Max for AW139 Helicopter #C4IR 02-Mar-23 - NSW Careflight Testing eVTOL AMSL Aero Vertiia #Vertiia 02-Mar-23 - Three More Toll Group AW139s for Australian Army #Australia 01-Mar-23 - Boeing Adding Australian Suppliers for AH-64E Apache #SupplyChain 27-Feb-23 - Record U.S. Participation at Avalon Airshow 2023 #Avalon2023 21-Feb-23 - Nova Systems Selected Smith Myers for UKSAR2G #UKSAR2G 13-Feb-23 - Hartzell Engine Tech at Avalon 2023 #Avalon2023 06-Feb-23 - First UH-60M for Australia to Arrive this Year #Australia 01-Feb-23 - PHI Helicopters in the Western Australia Flooding #flooding 25-Jan-23 - Surf Life Saving Queensland Orders Entrol Bell 429 Simulator #simulator 24-Jan-23 - Lockheed Martin Australia Welcomes Selection #Australia 24-Jan-23 - 3,400 flight Hours for Queensland LifeFlight in 2022 #Queensland 19-Jan-23 - Australia Orders 40 Black Hawks #BlackHawk 18-Nov-22 - NSW Rural Fire Service Helicopter at Coffs Harbour #CoffsHarbour 24-Oct-22 - Support Items for Australian MH-60R Seahawks #Seahawks 21-Sep-22 - Twelve More MH-60R Seahawks for Australia #Seahawks 01-Sep-22 - Chinook Firefighter Equipment from Helitak #chinook 30-Aug-22 - New Underwater Escape Simulators in Queensland #HUET 29-Aug-22 - First Black Hawk Upgrade by Black Widow #BlackHawk 26-Aug-22 - UH-60M Black Hawk Approved for Australia #BlackHawk 16-Aug-22 - Queensland Welcomes New Doctors #doctors 31-Jul-22 - Osprey First Time at Sea on HMAS Canberra 22-Jul-22 - LifeFlight Australia Record-Breaking Financial Year #Stats 18-Jul-22 - Nova Mission System for Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard #Caribbean 14-Jul-22 - Bell Acquired Eagle Copters Australasia #Australia 12-Jul-22 - Bell 429 for Queensland Police Confirmed #Bell429 01-Jul-22 - Bristow Sign Long-Term Support for AW139 #maintenance 28-Jun-22 - Two More CH-47F Chinooks for Australian Army #Chinook 07-Jun-22 - Fifth Anniversary of PHI / HNZ Broome Base #oilandgas ![]() 04-Jun-22 - Queensland Building Medical Super Base in Brisbane #Brisbane 01-Jun-22 - Western Australia New Ambulances to Arrive in 2023 #WesternAustralia 31-May-22 - Royal Perth Hospital New Heliport #Perth ![]() 25-May-22 - New CHC AW139 for Western Australia DFES #DFES 16-May-22 - FAA Aprovals for Helitak Black Hawk Fire Tank #firefighting 11-May-22 - Australia Confirms 29 AH-64E and 13 Additional MH-60R #Australia 08-May-22 - CASA Part 145 Approval for LifeFlight Australia #Part145 06-May-22 - Australia Selects S-100 Camcopter #drones 03-May-22 - 5,000 Flight Hours for Victoria Police AW139s #victoria 18-Apr-22 - Kestrel Bell 212/412 in the Australian Firefighting Season #firefighting 05-Apr-22 - Bell 212/412 Training in Australia by HeliTSA #australia 19-Mar-22 - Australia’s First Bell 429WLG to Alto Group #wheeled 08-Mar-22 - The Importance of Flight Helmets #helmet ![]() 08-Mar-22 - Five Bell 407GXi for Australian Nautilus Aviation #Bell407Gxi 01-Mar-22 - Flood Victims Winched from Rooftops in Australia #floods 28-Feb-22 - Firefighting Mission for the S-92 Helicopter #firefighting 22-Feb-22 - Three Bell 429 for Queensland Police #Bell429 22-Feb-22 - New Refueling Facility for Queensland Air Ambulances #fuel 01-Feb-22 - M250/RR300 Representative in New Zealand #M250 28-Jan-22 - 2021 Record Year for LifeFlight Australia #Year2021 23-Jan-22 - More Options for Black Hawk Firefighters #firefighting 08-Jan-22 - HeliQwest Black Hawk Firefighter in Australia #firefighting 06-Dec-21 - Eve Urban Air Mobility in Australia #Australia 02-Dec-21 - New Helicopter for National Parks and Wildlife Service #NSW 29-Nov-21 - Ryan Aerospace Simulators for the USAF #simulator 25-Nov-21 - Bristow’s Leonardo Fleet Surpass 500,000 Flight Hours #500K 19-Nov-21 - Western Australia New Air Ambulances #WesternAustralia 15-Nov-21 - Jet Aviation Completed Bell 429 for NSW Police #Bell429 28-Oct-21 - Australian Army Leasing AW139 Helicopters #AW139 27-Oct-21 - First Landing at Nepean Hospital Tower #Nepean ![]() 26-Oct-21 - Three Bell 429 for NSW Police #NSW ![]() 22-Oct-21 - Queensland Police over Water Training #HerveyBay 17-Oct-21 - US Army Chinooks Diverted to Australia #chinook 09-Oct-21 - Twelve More Seahawks Approved for Australia #Seahawks 27-Sep-21 - CHC Launches ‘Helicopter SAR Week’ #heliSARweek 06-Sep-21 - Second H145D3 for Western Australia Police #WesternAustralia 01-Sep-21 - CHC Completes Acquisition of Babcock Offshore #oilandgas 12-Aug-21 - Toll Ambulance Reaches 20,000 Flight Hours #NSW 03-Aug-21 - HMAS Ballarat in Talisman Sabre 2021 #TS21 02-Aug-21 - USAF C-5 Delivers Two Chinooks to Australia #Chinook 30-Jul-21 - Eagle Australasia Attain CASR Part 145 Approval #Part145 27-Jul-21 - Royal Australian Navy Extends Drone Contract #drones 21-Jul-21 - Bell Rotors Customer Service in Australia #Australia 19-Jul-21 - New Babcock AW139 for Queensland Capricorn Rescue #Capricorn 14-Jul-21 - Busiest Year for Australian RACQ LifeFlight #stats 24-Jun-21 - Voice and Flight Data Recorder for H145 #H145 21-Jun-21 - Australia MRH90 Grounded Again 16-Jun-21 - Airbus Australia Launch Safety Award #Safety 16-Jun-21 - 2,600 Flight Hours for Australian H135 Helionix #Helionix 08-Jun-21 - Water Winch Training for Australian LifeFlight #winch 07-Jun-21 - Major Milestone for CHC Australia #Australia 06-Jun-21 - Approved $3.5B Sale 29 AH-64E for Australia #Apache 31-May-21 - Record Rescue Missions for RACQ LifeFlight #Queensland 06-May-21 - Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 #NewZealand 01-May-21 - Four More CH-47F Chinooks for Australia #Chinook 20-Feb-21 - First Australian H145 Ambulance for CareFlight #CareFlight 11-Feb-21 - Australian LifeFlight’ Doctors Training #winching 05-Feb-21 - 20,000 Flight Hours for Ambulance Victoria AW139 #Victoria 03-Feb-21 - Wet Floor Barrier for AW139 #wetFloor 31-Jan-21 - EXTEX Partners Eagle Copters Australasia #Australasia 27-Jan-21 - RAN Seahawks T700 Support by APA #T700 25-Jan-21 - Australia Assists Fiji after Cyclone Yasa #CycloneYasa 25-Jan-21 - All-Female Crew for Australian Seahawk #women 18-Jan-21 - Kestrel Aviation Against Australia’s Bushfires #firefighting 15-Jan-21 - Australia to Replace Tigers with Apaches #Apache 13-Jan-21 - Sydney’s AW139 Simulator Authorized by Leonardo #TrainingCentre 15-Dec-20 - Land Rover Special Mission Chopper #LandRover 24-Nov-20 - T700 Engine MRO in Australia by APA #T700 12-Nov-20 - DASA Training Certification for Sikorsky Australia #MTO 02-Nov-20 - RUAG Australia to Repair US Navy Seahawks #AUSMIN 29-Oct-20 - Kestrel Ready for Australia’s Fire Season #firefighting 28-Oct-20 - Babcock Extends Medical Service in Queensland #QLD 28-Oct-20 - 40,000 Flight Hours for CHC Australia AW139s #AW139 27-Oct-20 - Singapore Chinook on HMAS Adelaide #LHD 09-Sep-20 - Virtual Reality Training for Australian Ambulance #VirtualReality 26-Aug-20 - Maintenance of LifeFlight Helicopters #technicians 24-Aug-20 - AFDAU-T1 Tracker for Aerial Firefighters #firefighting 17-Aug-20 - Sikorsky Australia to Support RAN Seahawks #Sikorsky 15-Aug-20 - Western Australia Police Orders Five-Bladed H145 #police 11-Aug-20 - Small Business Award for Ryan Aerospace #SmallBusiness 06-Aug-20 - Tiger to the Rescue #Tiger 02-Aug-20 - 10,000 Flight Hours for Australian LifeFlight AW139 ![]() 27-Jul-20 - Raytheon Proposes Schiebel Drone for Australian Army #drones 26-Jul-20 - Hovering AS350 Accident Report #hydraulics ![]() 10-Jul-20 - Airbus Offering Nightjar H145M to Australia #H145M 09-Jul-20 - M250 and RR300 Engine Training in Australia #RR300 30-Jun-20 - Engines Maintenance Courses in Australia #courses 24-Jun-20 - Victoria Police Received First AW139 #AW139 ![]() 28-May-20 - Babcock Selected Bell 429 for Australian Special Forces #Bell429 22-Apr-20 - Eagle Celebrating 45th Anniversary #Eagle45 21-Apr-20 - RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Flying in the Face of COVID-19 #coronavirus 19-Apr-20 - Helicopter Underwater Escape Training, HUET #HUET 09-Mar-20 - Heavy Fuel Engine for Australian Camcopter Drone #drones 01-Mar-20 - Nova Systems to Support Norway NH90 #NH90 17-Feb-20 - Australian Army Replacing the Tiger #Tiger 07-Feb-20 - Singapore Chinooks Ended Bushfires Mission #AustraliaBushfires 15-Jan-20 - Bristow Supports Singapore Chinooks in Australia #AustraliaBushfire 10-Jan-20 - Operation Bushfire Assist 2019-2020 #bushfires ![]() 08-Jan-20 - Kiwi NH90 Deployed Against Australia Bushfires #Bushfires ![]() 08-Jan-20 - Singapore Chinooks Joins Australia Bushfires Fight #AustraliaBushfires ![]() 07-Jan-20 - Six Erickson S-64 Fighting Australia Bushfires #AustraliaBushfires 09-Dec-19 - Helitak FireCat for Austrian Super Puma #firefighting 04-Dec-19 - HeliMod Mark III Plus+ Unveiled at I/ITSEC 2019 #IITSEC2019 02-Dec-19 - 10,000 Flight Hours for Australian EC135 Trainers #FlightHours 27-Nov-19 - Ryan Aerospace at I/ITSEC 2019 #IITSEC2019 27-Nov-19 - FAA Approval for FDS ED-112A Flight Data Recorder #Certificate 07-Nov-19 - NSW Ambulance to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020 #HeliExpo2020 02-Nov-19 - Ryan Aerospace Simulators for US Army #MilitaryPilot 13-Oct-19 - Euramec and Geosim Partners for Flight Simulators #FlightSimulator 09-Oct-19 - Leonardo at Pacific 2019 #pacific2019 ![]() 08-Oct-19 - UMS Skeldar with ViDAR Pod at Pacific 2019 #pacific2019 01-Oct-19 - Firefighting in Australia with the Bell 412 #Bell412 20-Sep-19 - ChipCHECK Auto Analysis Tested by Australia in TS19 #TalismanSabre 29-Aug-19 - Airbus Offering Australia Tiger Beyond 2040 #Tiger 23-Aug-19 - Eagle Copters Australasia Acquires Heliwork QLD #MRO 13-Aug-19 - New Medical H145 for New Zealand #NewZealand ![]() 18-Jul-19 - EASA Part 147 Training for S-92 and AW139 in Australia #EASA 11-Jul-19 - Refurbished VVIP AS350 B3+ in Australia #refurbishment 25-Jun-19 - Schiebel Pacific Opens New Facility in Australia #SchiebelPacific 19-Jun-19 - CHC S-92 Renewed with Shell’ Browse Basin #oilandgas 03-Jun-19 - Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Has New H130 29-May-19 - Australian Centre Trained Brunei’ Paramedics #paramedics 16-May-19 - Australia’ Helicopter Training System Achieved IOC #HATS 02-May-19 - Australian Army Tigers Aboard Canberra for IPE 19 #IPE19 ![]() 22-Apr-19 - GVH Named Australian Military Production Organisation #DASA 20-Apr-19 - Bristow S-92 in MedEvac from Oil Tanker in Australia #rescue ![]() 17-Apr-19 - Support Contract Extension for Australian Tiger #Tiger 05-Apr-19 - Final Acceptance for Australian Chinook Trainer #training 30-Mar-19 - CHC Karratha Base Takes on Cyclone Veronica #CycloneVeronica 18-Mar-19 - Airbus Offering H145M to Australia #SpecialForces 15-Mar-19 - Eye Tracking Technology for Toll’ AW139 Simulator #EyeTracking 14-Mar-19 - Two New AW139 for North Queensland Ambulance #NorthQueensland 11-Mar-19 - Babcock Australia Received Two AW139 from Aberdeen #oilandgas 09-Mar-19 - Aero Loader Stretcher System for Ornge AW139 #Stretcher 06-Mar-19 - First Year for Babcock H175 Operations in Timor #oilandgas 27-Feb-19 - CHC Australia AW139 Ready for Rescue Service #Rescue 26-Feb-19 - Leonardo at Avalon 2019 #Avalon2019 26-Feb-19 - Victoria Police of Australia Orders Three AW139 #Victoria 25-Feb-19 - First Airbus Corporate Helicopter in Pacific Region #VVIP 21-Feb-19 - Hawker Pacific at Avalon 2019 #Avalon2019 18-Feb-19 - Red Flag 19-1 #RedFlag 29-Jan-19 - Sikorsky Moves FSL from Brisbane to Perth #Stock 08-Jan-19 - Night Firebombing for the First Time in Australia #firefighting ![]() 13-Dec-18 - Australian Army Tested Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Drone #drones 08-Nov-18 - Skyline Aviation Group Acquired Australian Seahawks #Seahawks 01-Nov-18 - Royal Australian Navy New Helicopter Simulator #Pilots 31-Oct-18 - RAN 822X Squadron Commissioned with Drones #822Squadron 17-Oct-18 - CHC Announces Australian Apprentices #Apprentices 17-Sep-18 - CHC AW139/189 Contracts for Northwest Australia #oilandgas 13-Sep-18 - Airbus Instructor Sets World Record on NH90 and Tiger #pilot 07-Sep-18 - Bristow Defence Industries 20th Anniversary #BristowDefence 06-Sep-18 - Leonardo Offers Trekker to Australia Special Forces #Trekker 04-Sep-18 - Airbus at Land Forces 2018 in Australia #LandForces 03-Sep-18 - Schiebel Opens Australian Base to Serve Pacific Region #markets 21-Aug-18 - New Aeromedical Stretcher for Caboolture Hospital #CareTransfer 15-Aug-18 - HELIMOD Mark III Virtual Reality Helicopter Simulator Device #VirtualReality 11-Jul-18 - GVH Hoist Light for Australian EC135 Trainer #accessories 09-Jul-18 - Special Purpose Operator Status to Nova Systems UK #certification 11-Jun-18 - Australian Army CH-47F Support Contract #avionics 05-Jun-18 - ACR Electronics Acquired FDS #ShareHolders 04-Jun-18 - NSW Toll Rescue Helicopter Base Opening #ambulance 28-May-18 - Taipan at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 #security ![]() 03-May-18 - Jet Aviation Acquired Hawker Pacific #HawkerPacific 02-May-18 - Preliminary Report EC135 VH-ZGA Accident ![]() 30-Apr-18 - ConocoPhillips Recognized Babcock Australasia 27-Apr-18 - MRH90 New Local Transmission Repair Facility 16-Apr-18 - CHC Renewed SAR Service with RAAF 12-Apr-18 - Australian Taipan Achieved 30,000 Flight Hours 12-Apr-18 - CHC Australia Naming Ceremony for Two AW189 11-Apr-18 - New Caledonia Helical First with HCare in South Pacific 05-Apr-18 - Eagle Australasia Second 407HP Conversion #engines ![]() 03-Apr-18 - LORD Distribution Agreement in Australia 26-Mar-18 - Camcopter Heavy Fuel Drone Demo in Australia 26-Mar-18 - Chinook First Flight Trials on HMAS Choules #Chinook 12-Mar-18 - CHC 15,000 Passenger for Shell’s Prelude FLNG 02-Mar-18 - Cobham Choose Ramco Aviation Software 22-Feb-18 - Honeywell HAPP Protection for Bristow AW139 21-Feb-18 - Bell 206/407 Simulator at Heli-Expo 2018 08-Feb-18 - The EC145 / H145 in the Asia Pacific Region 06-Feb-18 - Nautilus Gets First Bell 505 in Asia Pacific Region 26-Jan-18 - Eagle Australasia Upgrade Installation of Bell 212 25-Jan-18 - NSW Bankstown Air Ambulance Transport Base 17-Jan-18 - Medical Interior for First Australian H175 18-Dec-17 - Babcock Australia to Start H175 Operations 18-Dec-17 - Erickson 20th Fire Season in Australia 18-Dec-17 - Lobo Leasing AW139 to CHC Australia 06-Dec-17 - Firefighter Chinook Tracking System 01-Dec-17 - Royal Australian Navy Retires S-70B-2 and AS350 27-Nov-17 - First H175 in Australia 22-Nov-17 - MH-60R Seahawk Trials on HMAS Hobart 15-Nov-17 - Aeromedical Tilt Rotor Seminar in Australia 05-Nov-17 - CHC to Bring AW189 Into Australia 24-Oct-17 - Two More AW139 for Queensland Air Ambulance 19-Oct-17 - CHC’ Bell 412 SAR Crew Recognized in Australia ![]() 13-Oct-17 - FAA Certification for New Bell 206/407 Simulator 12-Oct-17 - HUET Helicopter Training 10-Aug-17 - Waypoint Leased AW139 to Hevilift Australia 01-Aug-17 - CHC Australia Recognized for NVG Operations 31-Jul-17 - CHC Gets Three AW189 and Two H175 27-Jul-17 - Refurbished Black Hawk for Australia Firefighters 25-Jul-17 - Bristow Australia AW139 Medevacs Sailor 07-Jul-17 - Vector Aerospace to be Acquired by Veritas Capital 04-Jul-17 - HATS Training Simulator at Nowra #HATS 29-Jun-17 - CHC Australia New Reconciliation Action Plan 23-Jun-17 - CHC Australia AW139 Contracted by Quadrant Energy 22-Jun-17 - AW139 Maintenance Training in Australia 15-Jun-17 - Truth Data Insights Monitoring System for Toll AW139s 09-Jun-17 - 1220 Rescue Missions for RACQ This Year 01-Jun-17 - Eagle Celebrates Tenth Conversion of a 407HP 22-May-17 - Milestone Aviation Open New Office in Sydney 15-May-17 - Australian Tiger Achieves 2,000 Flight Hours 09-May-17 - HNZ Awarded S-92 SAR Offshore Contract in Australia 07-May-17 - CHC AW139 for Royal Australian Navy’ Nowra SAR 04-May-17 - Australian DST Ensure Safe MRH90 Operations 28-Apr-17 - USMC Ospreys Complete First Trans-Pacific Flight ![]() 11-Apr-17 - Eagle Australasia First 407HP Conversion 04-Apr-17 - PHI HNZ Australia PTY Limited First Flight 30-Mar-17 - Waypoint and Eagle Introduced AW139 MUH 17-Mar-17 - Van Horn Bell 206B Composite Blades in Australia 09-Mar-17 - Increased Internal Gross Weight for Bell 214B-1 06-Mar-17 - PAG Gets FAA Approval in Australia 03-Mar-17 - Able Provider of Eagle Copters in Australasia and Chile 03-Mar-17 - Precision Flight Controls Bell 206 Simulator 01-Mar-17 - Waypoint Leased 2 H135 to Mackay Helicopters 01-Mar-17 - Certification of Bell 505 in Australia 28-Feb-17 - Leonardo at Avalon 2017 28-Feb-17 - AW139 Maintenance Training at Aviation Australia 06-Feb-17 - Royal Australian Navy Selects Camcopter S-100 30-Jan-17 - Bristow First in 2016 Oilfield Customer Satisfaction 19-Jan-17 - CHC Australia AW139 Reaches 25,000 Flight Hours 13-Jan-17 - Toll Rescue Helicopter Service Launched 12-Jan-17 - Eagle 407HP Trials in Papua New Guinea 03-Jan-17 - Bristow AW139 MedEvacs Patient from Cruise Ship 22-Dec-16 - KBR Training Contract for Royal Australian Navy 15-Dec-16 - New South Wales Police Second Bell 412EPi 14-Dec-16 - LifeFlight pilot celebrated for 50 years of incident-free flying 12-Dec-16 - CH-47F Maintenance Training System in Australia 08-Dec-16 - Three New CHC’s S-92 to Support Shell from Broome 01-Dec-16 - HNZ / PHI Joint Venture in Australia 22-Nov-16 - Australian HATS EC135T2+ Final Delivery ![]() 22-Nov-16 - ASG Remarketing 7 Asia-Pacific Bristow Helicopters 03-Nov-16 - Bristow Travel Australia Third Anniversary 24-Oct-16 - Milestone Leased EMS AW139 to LifeFlight 24-Oct-16 - AW139 Authorised Training Centre in Australasia 20-Oct-16 - RAC Rescue Completes 5000th Mission 20-Oct-16 - Eagle Copters brings StartStick to Australasia 18-Oct-16 - Toll’s AW139 Level D Full Flight Simulator 17-Oct-16 - Avinco to Remarket 21 ex-CHC H225 Fleet 14-Oct-16 - Australia New Chinook Trials Completed 11-Oct-16 - Toll Received New Certified Status 27-Sep-16 - CHC Aeromedical Contract with Australian Army 23-Sep-16 - Singapore Super Puma in Exercise Wallaby 2016 16-Sep-16 - RACQ LifeFlight Second AW139 Ready ![]() 12-Sep-16 - Final Australian MH-60R Seahawk in Nowra ![]() 08-Sep-16 - First Deployment for Australian MH-60R Seahawk 23-Aug-16 - Australian CH-47F on Trials Aboard HMAS Adelaide 08-Aug-16 - Erickson and Kestrel Extension in Australia 03-Aug-16 - Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC 01-Aug-16 - RACQ CQ Rescue 7000th Mission 28-Jul-16 - 24th and Final MH-60R Seahawk to Australia 27-Jul-16 - McDermott Installs AKV ETM1000 on Bell 214 Fleet 25-Jul-16 - Eagle Copters First HTS900 Course in Australia 18-Jul-16 - First R44 Cadet Goes to Heliflite Australia 18-Jul-16 - MV-22B Osprey on HMAS Canberra ![]() 13-Jul-16 - Sikorsky Forward Stocking Location in Australia 12-Jul-16 - 10-Year Support Agreement for Bristow S-92 11-Jul-16 - CareFlight becomes LifeFlight 11-Jul-16 - 10-Year Support Agreement for Babcock S-92 05-Jul-16 - Record Month for Mackay Rescue Helicopter 01-Jul-16 - USAF SAR Exercise Angel Reign in Australia ![]() 29-Jun-16 - Software Upgrade for US Navy and Australian MH-60R 28-Jun-16 - 35 years of CareFlight 24-Jun-16 - Australian Army Received 3 More Chinooks 28-May-16 - Bell Helicopter Singapore Completed Two Bell 412 27-May-16 - Eagle Copters Australasia at Rotortech 2016 27-May-16 - Australian Aviation School Sign LoI for Bell 505 27-May-16 - Honeywell Signs with Australia and Thailand Operators 26-May-16 - CHC Helicopter Engineers in Timor 25-May-16 - Australian Navy Trained MH-60R Crews Graduate 13-May-16 - First LCI AW139 To Australia Westpac Rescue 05-May-16 - CHC Group Files for Bankruptcy Protection 02-May-16 - Bristow Statement Regarding Norway EC225LP Accident 02-May-16 - DART Aerospace in Australia and New Zealand 26-Apr-16 - Bond Rebrands to Babcock 15-Apr-16 - Australia Post Testing Drones 11-Apr-16 - Australian-Turkish New Helicopter Company 21-Mar-16 - Australian Defence Force Exercise Jericho Dawn 03-Mar-16 - Eagle Copters Australasia is Bell Customer Service Facility 16-Feb-16 - Bell Helicopter Teamed with BAE Systems Australia 03-Feb-16 - Tradewind Accepts Two Large Inventories of Bell Parts 28-Jan-16 - First H145 to Pacific Helicopters in Papua New Guinea 27-Jan-16 - RAC WA Launched at Bunbury 18-Jan-16 - CareFlight Bell 412 Celebrates 24 Years of Service 12-Jan-16 - Third S-64E for Bushfire Protection in Victoria 22-Dec-15 - AgustaWestland now Finmeccanica Helicopters 21-Dec-15 - Three More CH-47F Chinook for Australia 08-Dec-15 - Bristow Retires Last AS332 Super Puma Helicopters 05-Dec-15 - South Australia Rescue Service Contract Extended 02-Dec-15 - Microflite Welcomes its 14th Airbus Helicopters rotorcraft 30-Nov-15 - Bell 412 Winches Tourist from Cruise Ship 230km offshore 16-Nov-15 - CareFlight AW139 First Mission 13-Oct-15 - First Australian MH-60R Aircrew Graduates 06-Oct-15 - LCI Two Multi-year Debt To Underpin Australian Growth 21-Sep-15 - Australian Indian Maritime Exercise AUSINDEX 15 18-Sep-15 - Vector Aerospace Three Years in Australia 09-Sep-15 - Australian Chinooks on Budget, Ahead of Schedule 31-Aug-15 - Australia, China and U.S. Marines Exercise Kowari 15 31-Aug-15 - HMAS Canberra Initial Operational Capability 27-Aug-15 - Bristow Australia New Management System 17-Aug-15 - H145 Completes Australian Demonstration Tour 16-Aug-15 - White Ribbon: End Violence Against Women 29-Jul-15 - Australian Helicopters New AW139 Ambulance 29-Jul-15 - CHC EC225/H225 Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours 27-Jul-15 - Factory Acceptance for First Australian EC135 HATS 21-Jul-15 - Michigan National Guard Starts Northern Strike 2015 17-Jul-15 - Nova Systems to Share H135 with Starspeed 13-Jul-15 - Bell Singapore to Maintain Australian Bell 412s 07-Jul-15 - MH-60R Maintenance and Rear-Crew Trainers for Australia 03-Jul-15 - Australian MH-60R First Operational Embarking 01-Jul-15 - Talisman Sabre 2015 30-Jun-15 - H145 heads to Queensland in its Australia Tour 22-Jun-15 - Airbus Australia Pacific Acquires Safe Air 19-Jun-15 - H145 in a Month-Long Visit to Australia 16-Jun-15 - UAS S-100 Demonstration to Royal Australian Navy 11-Jun-15 - Royal Australian Navy Commissions Romeo Squadron 05-Jun-15 - Australian Army Training with Navy MRH90 01-Jun-15 - Eagle Copters Australasia Opens New Facility 01-Jun-15 - Marine Rotational Force Darwin CH-53 Training 06-May-15 - Helitech Australia Converted S-92 for SAR Missions 05-May-15 - First Two CH-47F Chinooks to Australian Army 04-May-15 - Indago UAV Used in Cyclone Pam Disaster Relief Efforts #CyclonePam 29-Apr-15 - Hawker Pacific 407GX at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show 24-Apr-15 - RAN Bell 429 Visited Children Cancer Charity 22-Apr-15 - Airbus Australia Joint Military/Civilian Support Centre 13-Apr-15 - First H145 in Australia Pacific Region Goes to NZ 12-Apr-15 - HMAS Anzac To Northern Trident 2015 10-Apr-15 - RAN MH-60R Completed First Of Class Flight Trials 01-Apr-15 - Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Simulators Ready 01-Apr-15 - Airbus Helicopters Foundation Aid to Vanuatu #CyclonePam 30-Mar-15 - Australian Operation Pacific Assist 2015 #CyclonePam ![]() 24-Mar-15 - Amur Indonesia Acquired Lloyd Helicopters 21-Mar-15 - Eagle Copters Australia Set To Open Its New Facility 27-Feb-15 - Toll Group Signs for Eight AW139s 26-Feb-15 - Ambulance Victoria Takes Delivery of its First AW139 26-Feb-15 - Australia CareFlight 1,000th Mission in 8 Months 26-Feb-15 - Airbus Missile Approach Warning system Upgrade 25-Feb-15 - Australia First AW139 Training Centre 25-Feb-15 - Four LCI AW139s for EMS in Australia 24-Feb-15 - First Sikorsky S-92 Customer Support Center in Australia 24-Feb-15 - Bond Australia Begins Service with the S-92 23-Feb-15 - Northrop Grumman at Avalon 2015 20-Feb-15 - MH-60R Embarked for First Time in Australian Ship 26-Jan-15 - Australian HATS EC135T2+ First Flight 19-Dec-14 - NSW New Aeromedical Service Contracts 15-Dec-14 - Australian Helicopters Movember adorned helicopters 10-Dec-14 - Turbomeca to Support the Australian Trainer EC135T2 30-Nov-14 - NSW Police gets Bell 412EPI: POLAIR 5 28-Nov-14 - HMAS Canberra joins the fleet 21-Nov-14 - Australia Nautilus Aviation Gets EC130T2 17-Nov-14 - EC135T2+ is New Australian Training System 16-Nov-14 - Boeing and Thales to train Australian Pilots 14-Nov-14 - Australian MH-60R on display around Sydney Harbour 05-Nov-14 - Second Australian Army MRH90 Simulator Ready 31-Oct-14 - First Australian AW139 Simulator 20-Oct-14 - Australian Army Tiger Data Link Upgrade 13-Oct-14 - BAE Systems APKWS Tested on Australian Tiger 08-Oct-14 - Australian 725 Sqn 1,000 Hours with Romeo 05-Sep-14 - Thales boosts Australian Tiger helicopter simulator 13-Aug-14 - Bell 429 EMS Australia New Zealand demo tour 08-Aug-14 - Nautilus Aviation adds an EC130B4 01-Aug-14 - Airbus Australia partners with Fraser Yachts 30-Jul-14 - Royal Australian Navy MH-60R First Hellfire Test 07-Jul-14 - Six AW139 for Australia Air Ambulance Victoria 07-Jul-14 - CHC / Shell launches SAR service in Australia 03-Jul-14 - Bristow Australia and CareFlight in SAR training 06-May-14 - McDermott Aviation Relies on LORD 26-Apr-14 - EMS Victoria to Australian Helicopters AW139 04-Apr-14 - CareFlight 5 years training Abu Dhabi Police 03-Apr-14 - AW GrandNew Begins New Zealand Demo Tour 01-Apr-14 - Australian Sea Kings shipped to UK 27-Mar-14 - Australia CH-47F Townsville facilities a step closer 26-Mar-14 - Australia MH-60R with MHSCo ground facilities 25-Feb-14 - Third and Fourth Australian MH-60R completed 15-Feb-14 - Hawker Pacific Signs MoU with Bell Helicopter 12-Dec-13 - Two EC225 delivered to Bond Australia 10-Dec-13 - First 2 MH-60R delivered to Royal Australian Navy 02-Dec-13 - Australian Helicopters awarded firefighting contract 20-Nov-13 - Bell 412EPI for New South Wales Police 04-Nov-13 - AAI ABE systems for the Australian MH-60R 04-Nov-13 - Eagle Copters Australasia sets up new base at Coffs Harbour 15-Oct-13 - Bond Takes off in Australia 24-Sep-13 - Avincis buys 3 new EC225 for Australia 16-Sep-13 - Australia Chinooks return from Afghanistan 29-Aug-13 - First Australian Army MRH90 Simulator Ready 26-Jul-13 - Australia MH-60R initial delivery ceremony 11-Jul-13 - Australia 808 Squadron reactivated with MRH-90 03-Jul-13 - Australia MH-60R Seahawk first flight 01-Jul-13 - Australian Helicopters rescue contracts 28-May-13 - Donaldson protects HNZ AW109SP fleet 15-May-13 - Bond enters Australian market 14-May-13 - Brunei Shell S-92 SAR conversion 10-May-13 - Australia gets an extra MRH90 (47th) 03-Apr-13 - CAE contract for Australian MH-60R 14-Mar-13 - AustHeli wins 2 Queensland rescue contracts 29-Jan-13 - RAN sells last Sea Kings 15-Jan-13 - First HNZ AW109 GrandNew in Australia 13-Dec-12 - 725 Squadron will train new RAN MH-60Rs 04-Dec-12 - Two MH-60R simulators for Royal Australian Navy 22-Nov-12 - Eurocopter commissions Perth support centre 20-Nov-12 - Air Ambulance Victoria celebrates 50 years 06-Aug-12 - New simulator for Australian Kiowa Instructors 19-Jul-12 - Australian H-60s maintenance contract 11-Jul-12 - Linfox Orders Three VIP AW169 02-Jul-12 - Australia received two more Chinooks 06-Jun-12 - 723 Squadron welcomes Bell 429 to HMAS Albatross 01-Jun-12 - Spika to maintenan Australian Black Hawk 27-Apr-12 - RAN Bell 429s commenced activities 23-Apr-12 - Raytheon Australia offers Bell 429 for HATS 05-Apr-12 - RAN Sea King 07 arrives at Fleet Air Arm Museum 21-Mar-12 - Australian Chinooks return to operations in Afghanistan 02-Feb-12 - Australian Aerospace to offer EC.135 for HATS 01-Feb-12 - Acceptance of two CH-47D Chinook Helicopters 27-Jan-12 - Boeing select EC135 for australian HATS program 11-Jan-12 - 14 FMS CH-47F Chinooks for Australia and the UAE 15-Dec-11 - Sea Kings and 817 Squadron make their Final Flight 14-Dec-11 - Australian Aerospace Delivers 15th MRH90 13-Dec-11 - Royal Australian Navy welcomes HMAS Choules 06-Dec-11 - Australian Aerospace delivers 14th MRH90 01-Dec-11 - Australian Aerospace Delivers Final Tiger to Defence 19-Sep-11 - Bell 429 Selected by Royal Australian Navy 08-Sep-11 - Australia selling off its last Sea Kings 16-Jun-11 - Australia Selects US Navy MH-60R Seahawk for AIR 9000 Phase 8 Program 04-Mar-11 - Australian Army Chooses Sandel 4-ATI Displays for Kiowas 02-Mar-11 - Lockheed Martin and Bristow Australia team for training system 25-Feb-11 - Lockheed Martin Australian Partnership on MH-60R 22-Nov-10 - First R66 in Australasia goes to Heliflite 23-Apr-09 - Australia Requests CH-47F Chinook 14-Jun-06 - Queensland Government Sign for Three AW139 02-Jun-05 - Australian Government Orders 12 NH90 Helicopters 27-Mar-01 - Australian Army Takes Delivery of Two New Boeing CH-47D Chinooks 16-Feb-99 - Battle Hawk Being Offered to the Australian Army |