Helicopters (NZ)
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| Founded | 1955 | ||||||
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| Parent company | HNZ Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||
| Revenue | CAD$26.8m[1] | ||||||
| Website | www |
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HNZ is a New Zealand-based helicopter operator serving the Oil & Gas, EMS & Government markets. Operating a mix of light and medium turbine-engined helicopters, it performs helicopter transport and air work for a number of private and government clients across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia & Antarctica.
History
Founded in 1955 in Timaru, New Zealand, Helicopters New Zealand commenced operations with a Bell 47, conducting agricultural operations on the New Zealand South Island. The company grew and started proving helicopter airwork services for the NZ Government and Oil and Gas clients in the 1960s.[2]
In 1992, Helicopters New Zealand bought West Coast Helicopters renaming it Helicopters (Australia) Pty Ltd and obtained a foothold in the Australian Helicopter market.
In 2011, HNZ was purchased by Canadian Helicopters. In 2012, Canadian Helicopters Group Inc., the parent company for Canadian Helicopters and HNZ, changed its name to HNZ Group Inc.[3]
Clients
HNZ operates on behalf of the following organisations:[4]
- Shell-Todd Oil (Oil & Gas)
- Rio Tinto (Pilot Transfers)
- FESA WA (Firebombing)[5]
- Origin Energy (Oil & Gas)
- Esso (Oil & Gas)
Fleet
As of April 2012, the NHZ fleet consisted of over 45 aircraft:[6][7]
- 15 x Eurocopter AS350 Series
- 2 x Eurocopter EC135 Series
- 1 x Eurocopter EC130 Series
- 3 x Eurocopter EC145 Series
- 3 x AgustaWestland AW139 Series
- 4 x Bell 412 Series
- 3 x AW109SP
References
- ↑ Canadian Helicopters Financial Results
- ↑ HNZ Website - History
- ↑ Canadian Helicopters Changes Its Name - Ottawa Citizen
- ↑ HNZ Global Clients - NHZ Website, retrieved April 2012
- ↑ Perth Helitacs hit milestone - Australian Aviation, May 8, 2012
- ↑ Australian civil aircraft register search using "Helicopters (Australia)" as the search parameter. Search conducted April 2012.
- ↑ NZ Civil Aircraft Register Search using "Helicopters NZ" as the search parameter.
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