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This In Focus edition looks closely at the rotary-wing sector – its market leaders and industry movements within the Asia-Pacific region.
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Understanding what is meant by APAC in relation to Australia and New Zealand’s rotorcraft interests
Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond COVID-19, there are enormous rotorcraft business opportunities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for Australian and New Zealand businesses with interests located in a region where past predicated growth rates exceeded other global regions. APAC comprises a collection of around 21 countries located in or near the western Pacific Ocean.
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Paul Tyrrell, CEO, Australian Helicopter Industry Association
Along with the rest of the world, 2020 has been a very challenging year for the Australian helicopter industry. International and state border restrictions have decimated the local aviation industry. These restrictions have affected helicopter charter and tourism operations most severely. The JobKeeper program and the support of domestic tourists has allowed some operators to
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Ian D’Arcy
Hawker Pacific’s Ian D’Arcy talks rotary in the Australian market, challenges and opportunities, and the launch of the game-changing Bell 525 As blockbuster moments go, not much in the rotary business can match the anticipation of the release of Bell’s 525. The 16-seater will become the world’s first commercial helicopter with fly-by-wire controls, meaning it
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China’s airline industry is booming but GA industry barely rates a second glance – why?
Wu Zhendong, chairman of the Asian Business Aviation Association, recently stated that when the GA industry in China began over half a century ago in 1951, its primary goal was to carry out agricultural missions. It was not until after the cultural revolution in 1971 that China’s GA industry underwent a planning and revival phase
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Babcock
Keeping critical services flying during COVID-19
While COVID-19 may have stopped some companies in their tracks, that’s not the case for Babcock Australasia. If anything, it has shown how Babcock’s focused determination to get the job done continues to provide steadfast support to air ambulance and other critical services Working in partnership with customers, Babcock Australasia’s Aviation & Critical Services team
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The Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) recently called the new Australia-based Rotorcraft Asia-Pacific Business Association to discuss the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and other topics of mutual commercial interest within APAC. As a result, an online meeting with RWSI key players was held during August 2020. Air Vice Marshall (Ret’d) K Sridharan,
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CHC Helicopters
This month, Australian Aviation sat down with Vincent D’Rozario, the CHC Helicopters regional director for the Asia-Pacific region, to learn more about how he runs the business, his approach to safety, and adapting to ‘the new normal’ in the post-COVID environment Q: So, tell us a bit more about CHC Helicopters, and its Australian operations.
