20-Sep-25 - Babcock Australasia (Babcock) has renewed its partnership with the Australian Border Force (ABF) as part of a new $250 million contract to protect the nation’s border in the strategically important Torres Strait using two Airbus H145D3 helicopters #TorresStait
16-Apr-25 - Lagaw Kuyup (Island Helicopter) Rescue Service in the Torres Strait, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia, has received its second Leonardo AW139 “dragonfly” air ambulance helicopter, operated by Babcock Australasia #HornIsland
30-Aug-24 - LCI leasing two Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia to be used at Horn Island, Australia for air ambulance services across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula of Queensland #HornIsland
13-Mar-24 - Babcock Australasia has extended its contract to provide aircraft to Ambulance Victoria until December 31, 2030. Since 2016, Babcock has been operating the AW139, with a fleet consisting of five helicopters and a backup aircraft #Victoria
18-Oct-23 - South Australia state government awarded $150M contract to Babcock for two new helicopters for the State Rescue Helicopter Service (SRHS) which is shared between the SA Police (SAPOL) and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) to provide critical emergency response across the state. #SouthAustralia
15-May-23 - Babcock Australia awarded $288M contract to operate 2 Leonardo AW139 air ambulance helicopters from Horn Island and also support the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) and Queensland Police #HornIsland
03-Mar-23 - Babcock Australasia to receive 2 new AW139 helicopters in leasing from LCI in 2024 to be used as air ambulance services for emergency medical services (EMS) #leasing
01-Sep-21 - CHC expands its fleet with 30 aircraft with the acquisition of Babcock offshore oil and gas support operations in the UK, Denmark and Australia #oilandgas
19-Jul-21 - Babcock Australasia will operate a new AW139 for RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service from their Rockhampton base in Central Queensland #Capricorn
28-Oct-20 - Babcock extended for 3 years the air ambulance service contract with the Queensland Government ensuring ongoing emergency medical services for communities in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula regions #QLD
28-May-20 - Babcock has down selected the Bell 429 aircraft in its bid for the LAND 2097 Phase 4 Project to support the Australian Defence Force’s Special Operations helicopter capability #Bell429
11-Mar-19 - Babcock transferred two AW139 from Aberdeen, Scotland to Karratha, Western Australia to support the oil and gas industry. LCI now owns 14 AW139 operating in Australia, 10 of them as air ambulance helicopters #oilandgas
