Airtask Group

Airtask Group is a UK aviation group that supplies specialist flying services. Its work includes environmental research flights, maritime surveillance and passenger transport.

The group says its member companies are established firms with a strong name for high quality services anywhere in the world. It says it delivers integrated aviation solutions to a demanding modern market. Its values include innovating, never compromising and valuing its team. Its head office is in Milton Keynes.

Surveillance and enforcement is one of its main services. The group's crews help enforce UK policy by watching, logging and reporting marine activity at low level. The group says it has flown over 35,000 hours on UK maritime surveillance. It mainly uses the Cessna F406, which carries sensors for day and night work.

The group also supports range safety work in the Hebrides. It says it has delivered Hebrides range clearance on over 40 occasions for QinetiQ and the Ministry of Defence. Crews are rotated on these flights so they know the range procedures. They also work with range controllers at Aberporth and Plymouth. It also runs surveillance contracts for Marine Scotland.

In 2005, a group company called Directflight took part in range safety trials with other commercial providers and an RAF Nimrod. The trials tested how well each aircraft could spot targets of different sizes in rough seas. The group says the trials showed the skill of its aircraft and crews.

Other services include global atmospheric and environmental research and passenger transport. The group also looks at new areas, such as drone technology, artificial intelligence and counter drone systems. It works with Advanced Protection Systems of Poland on a counter drone system called SKYctrl. The group manages safety, regulation, UK marketing and service for the system. The UK Government's Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure evaluated and accredited SKYctrl.

The group lists its accreditations as air operator certificates, the Armed Forces Covenant, Cyber Essentials Certified Plus and Disability Confident Committed. It also has pages on safety and compliance, clients and collaborators, and careers.

Services

• Global atmospheric and environmental research
• Surveillance and enforcement
• Maritime surveillance
• Range clearance
• Passenger transport
• Counter drone systems