South West Helicopters Limited











South West Helicopters provide helicopter operations of all types including:

  • Sar
  • Medivac
  • Lifting
  • Charter
  • Seismic Support
  • Agricultural
  • Survey
  • Filming

Recent projects have included:

  • Kakapo Recovery Program
  • Rat Eradication - Campbell Island
  • Preditor Control - Seychelles Islands

Facilities and Equipment:

  • 3 x BA Squirrel
  • 3 x Bell 206
  • 1 x Robinson R44
  • 4 x Robinson R22
  • + support vehicles, fuel tankers, full range of lifting equipment, gravel and concrete buckets

Services and Products:

Supporting:

  • Drilling (Seismic)
  • Recording (Seismic)
  • J/V Offshore helicopter support
  • Commercial Lifting
  • Oil spill cleanup experience

Safety:
Lost Time Injury frequency rate for the last two years: Nil

Quality:
has a quality system.
has a certified quality system.
Quality Certificate Type: CAA 135
Quality System Authority: Civil Aviation Authority
Quality Certificate Number: AOC 47353
South West Helicopters holds full CAA certificaton under Rule Part 135 (Air Transport & Commercial Transport).

Exports:
Currently exports: UK, Samoa, Seychelles, Falklands

Human Resources:
15 Permanent Personnel
4 Contract Personnel

Key Personnel:

Peter Garden - Flight Operations Manager
Carol Brown - Operations Co-ordinator
Doc Sutherland - Senior Commercial Pilot
Dave Latham - Senior Ag Pilot - Invercargill Base Manager

Company Details:

Postal Address: PO Box 102
Te Anau
9640
New Zealand
Physical Address: Head Office & Base
Sandy Brown Road Te Anau

Bases at:
Invercargill Airport
Tuatapere
Riversdale
Cardrona
New Zealand
Phone +64 3 249 7402
Fax +64 3 249 7409
Email info@southwesthelicopters.co.nz
Website: www.southwesthelicopters.co.nz
Structure NZ Private Company
Trading Since 03/03/1996

Principle Contact:

Name Ian Buick
Title CEO
Phone +64 27 433 4609
Mobile +64 27 433 4609
Email ian@southwesthelicopters.co.nz
   

 

    
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