Helicopters (NZ)

Helicopters (NZ)
HNZ Logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded 1955
Operating bases
Subsidiaries
  • Helicopters (Australia)
  • Helicopters (Cambodia)
  • Glacier Helicopters
Parent company HNZ Group
Headquarters Nelson, New Zealand
Revenue CAD$26.8m[1]
Website www.hnzglobal.com

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]

Fleet

HNZ Bell 412

As of April 2012, the NHZ fleet consisted of over 45 aircraft:[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Helicopters Financial Results
  2. ↑ HNZ Website - History
  3. ↑ Canadian Helicopters Changes Its Name - Ottawa Citizen
  4. ↑ HNZ Global Clients - NHZ Website, retrieved April 2012
  5. ↑ Perth Helitacs hit milestone - Australian Aviation, May 8, 2012
  6. ↑ Australian civil aircraft register search using "Helicopters (Australia)" as the search parameter. Search conducted April 2012.
  7. ↑ NZ Civil Aircraft Register Search using "Helicopters NZ" as the search parameter.

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