Westair Helicopters S.r.l. is a European based commercial helicopter operator, specialized in offshore transportation services for Oil & Gas Industry.[1]
The airline headquarter is located Via Gabriele D’Annunzio, 4, 21010 Vizzola Ticino (Malpensa Business Park), Italy and operates as per EASA and IOGP standards a fleet of Leonardo AW189, AW139 and AW169 in Africa and Europe.[2][3]
Airline permanent bases are located in Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia and Romania, with temporary based in Mauritania and Sao Tome.
History
Westair Helicopters S.r.l. was founded in 2018 in Italy under Weststar NDD brand by Weststar Aviation Services, Malaysia, to offer helicopter services in Africa to the Oil & Gas Industry.[4][5]
Two new partners, Westair Aviation, Namibia and Avico Group, France have invested together in 2023 to take the lead of this company and it has been renamed Westair Helicopters accordingly.[6][7]
Fleet was initially based on Leonardo AW139 and AW169 units.[8]
Fleet
Westair Helicopters operates 14 aircraft in Africa and Europe, all of them being dedicated to Oil and Gas segment.
External links
References
- Weststar joins H&C to expand reach in Europe www.businessairnews.com, retrieved 2024-03-29^
- Westair Helicopters confirms offshore deal in Nambia Helicopter Investor, retrieved 2024-06-29^
- Weststar Aviation Services signs contract for eight AgustaWestland AW139 and AW189 helicopters