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Weststar Aviation

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Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd
IATA ICAO Call sign
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Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
HubsSultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Focus cities
Parent companyWeststar Group
HeadquartersMenara Weststar Dataran Weststar, Jalan Lingkaran Tengah II, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Key peopleTan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim
Websitehttp://www.weststar-aviation.aero/

Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (doing business as Weststar Aviation Services) is a Malaysian non-scheduled airline company with its main base in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. It is a subsidiary of Weststar Group.

History

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It was established in April 2003 upon the approval of the Air Operation Certificate (AOC) by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Its primary fleet consists of Airbus Helicopters EC 120 Colibri, EC 135 Ecureuil, AS365 Dauphin and Leonardo AW139. In 2018 they acquired 3 Leonardo AW189 that transports mostly Petronas and Shell personals in Miri, Sarawak. Weststar offered Petronas to operate the AW189's at a cost similar to operating an AW139 and is currently the cheapest operator of AW189's in the region.

A European subsidiary called Weststar NDD has been founded in 2018 in Italy. A joint venture founded by Namibian Westair Aviation and French Avico Group took the lead of Weststar NDD airline in 2023 and renamed it Westair Helicopters.[1]

Fleet

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A Weststar AW189 before delivery on display at 2014 Farnborough Air Show in England

The Weststar Aviation Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2016):[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Weststar partners with AVICO Group and Westair Aviation to expand Weststar NDD'S reach across Europe and Africa". Vertical Mag. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 20.
  3. ^ Weststar Aviation Services takes delivery its first AW139
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