Kestrel Aviation in Mangalore, Victoria, Australia | Aerospace company

Kestrel Aviation

Locality: Mangalore, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5796 2373

Address: 325 Aerodrome Road 3663 Mangalore, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.kestrelaviation.com.au

Likes: 5079

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Aerospace company

25.01.2022 A little like waking sleeping giants from their slumber, "Jerry", "Marty", "Delilah" and "Elsie", the Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopters, have now arrived into #Australia after their long voyage from #Greece aboard the BBC Chartering ship "BBC Leda". They join "Georgia Peach" and "Gypsy Lady" who are already in country. The arrivals will be established on the port at Geelong, Victoria prior to making their way to their operating bases in time for their contract starts durin...g December in #Victoria, #SouthAustralia and #NewSouthWales. A MAMMOTH amount of work and planning has gone into getting the aircraft here this COVID impacted year, but the teams at Kestrel and Erickson Incorporated are getting the job done. Now to the job of fighting fires from the air and keeping #Australian communities safe! A huge thanks to Dave Soda from Aviation Spotters Online for the images! And the team involved in the unload late last night! #TeamKestrel #AirCrane #Helicopters #AustralianAviation #Aviation #Stevedoring #Logistics #Geelong #Maritime #Shipping #DELWP #EMV #CFS #NSWRFS #Helicopter #AHIA #NAFC #AirCrew #TeamWork #AerialFireFighting Essendon Fields Airport

19.01.2022 Ahoy there! We’re looking forward to the #iconic Erickson Incorporated S-64 Air Crane #helicopters landing on our shores again after their voyage from Greece

18.01.2022 And away we go... Helitak 368 on her way to Sea Lake in preparation for this season. #TeamKestrel #AerialFireFighting #AustralianAviation

18.01.2022 #TeamKestrel has been featured in the most recent edition of AerialFire Magazine. Check out the below link! #AustralianOwned #Helicopters #Innovation #Erickson #Firehawk #AerialFireFighting #AustralianAviation #Helicopter #Australia

17.01.2022 As the only #AustralianOwned company with approval to conduct night #helicopter firebombing, #TeamKestrel is gearing up for night contract operations for the state of #Victoria. This marks the 4th #fireseason in the ongoing development of a domestic #night #aerial #firefighting capability, with a focus on "initial attack" operations. Kestrel's team of highly specialised and experienced night firefighting #pilots have commenced their training program in preparation for ...the season. If you live in the local area, you might hear them training, which is an important part of ensuring the capability is ready when called. #NVIS #NAFC #Mangalore #Avenel #Nagambie #Longwood #Bell #bushfires #australianaviation #innovation

16.01.2022 Kestrel recently participated in the 4WG Australian Air Force Cadets "ISO EXPO", a virtual showcase providing knowledge and insights from the aviation industry. Dave Dodson gave a fantastic presentation to the cadets, providing an insight into helicopter operations and aerial firefighting; as well as answering some of their questions on becoming a helicopter pilot and helicopter capabilities. Check out some of the amazing 360-degree cabin shots in the link below ... #TeamKestrel #aerialfirefighting #helicopters #AAFC #australianaviation #aviationindustry #education

14.01.2022 An infographic from our partners at Erickson Incorporated of where the Air Crane #helicopters will be stationed this #fireseason.

13.01.2022 After the winter #maintenance period, the team at Mangalore took the opportunity to get some of the fleet out for a #classphoto. Fitted with the #Conair 85-KE belly tanks, our Bell Flight 212 and 412 mediums are a powerful tool for frontline #firefighters. Thanks to Aviation Spotters Online for the fantastic photos and Douglas Aerospace for the work done this year updating the paint livery on some of the fleet. We're ready! ... #TeamKestrel #Helicopter #Painting #Aviation #AustralianAviation #AerialFireFighting #FireSeason2020 #Proud #Victoria #Teamwork #Engineering #Bell #Sikorsky #Fleet #NAFC #Australia #AustralianOwned

13.01.2022 Another beautiful morning for a fly-away from our Mangalore base... Wishing our teams already in the field safe flying! #TeamKestrel #aerialfirefighting #safeflying #australianaviation #bushfires #helicopter #Bell412 #victoria

09.01.2022 After a long voyage from Greece , Georgia Peach has now landed in Western Australia in preparation for the coming fire season. She is contracted through #NAFC for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA. Kestrel, in partnership with Erickson Incorporated, bring six of the iconic S-64 Air Crane #helicopters into #Australia each year as part of its aerial firefighting capability.... Four more to offload in #Geelong next week! Thanks to Brenden Scott from Aviation Spotters Online for the great photos! #aerialfirefighting #bushfires #aviation AFAC News #DFES #aircrane #helicopters #shipping #stevedoring #logistics

07.01.2022 Great work by the local ground crews and HT344 in #Deniliquin today! Glad to have been of assistance #teamwork #australianaviation #helicopter #aerialfirefighting #TeamKestrel #RFS

01.01.2022 We’re #proud to form an important part of the type 1 & 2 fleet keeping #Victoria safe this coming #FireSeason2020!

01.01.2022 This morning, we welcomed back to #Australia the first of six Erickson Incorporated S-64 Air Crane Helicopters that will be on station around the country this #fireseason. Always an impressive sight, "Gypsy Lady" flew in aboard the strategic #Antonov124 airlifter. Keep an eye out if you're in Sydney for its departure tonight! The team are now fast at work establishing her ready for operation under our #NAFC contract with the NSW Rural Fire Service.... #TeamKestrel #GlobalLogistics #AirCrane #AerialFireFighting #PreciousCargo #BushfiresAustralia Thanks to Chris Matei for the photos!