RBI Hawker has received Part 145 maintenance organization approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for its new rotary blade repair facility in Brisbane, Australia. This approval authorizes the company to commence operations.
The RBI Hawker Australia facility is a new 1,000 m² hangar based in Eagle Farm, Brisbane. The facility offers advanced repair and static balance techniques for rotor blade repair on all Bell helicopter models and Leonardo AW139 and AW109 models.
RBI Hawker has been providing maintenance support to both commercial and military helicopter operators in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and wider regions from Dubai since 2005. The company is an authorized Bell CSF and Leonardo Service Center with an extensive OEM-approved standard and expanded repair portfolio. The company is working to extend these same services and capabilities to Australian and Pacific operators.
RBI Hawker Limited, a joint venture between Hawker Pacific Airservices, a Jet Aviation company, and Bell, was established in 2005 and is one of the leading rotary repair companies in the world.
