Heli Support New Zealand Limited

HeliSupport NZ is a helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul company based at Wanaka Airport in New Zealand's South Island. It has been New Zealand owned and operated since 2004 and describes itself as an approved maintenance centre for Airbus Helicopters. The company is CAA Part 145 certified and maintains more than 50 helicopters nationally for operators in Queenstown, Wanaka, Te Anau, Mount Cook and the West Coast.

Services

• Maintenance: line maintenance, inspections, heavy maintenance, refurbishment, component repair and facilitating overhaul, with a focus on Airbus and Safran products
• Refinishing: airframe repairs and an on-site customised aircraft paint booth, covering interior, exterior and components, plus Generation Global interior refinishing
• Avionics: new aircraft configuration, repairs and additions to existing avionics suites, with installation, testing and certification, and sales of StartStick portable power units for helicopters
• Sales and leasing: acquisitions including pre-purchase inspection, paint, configuration, shipping and documentation review, and leasing of its own aircraft or aircraft for owners

Specialist capabilities

• Dynamic component inspections
• Engine module changes
• Dalic cadmium plating, a selective plating process for corrosion resistance
• ACES systems calibrations for vibration analysis and balancing

HeliShop NZ parts supply

HeliShop NZ is the company's parts arm. It holds spare parts, rotable, overhauled and repaired components and modules at the Wanaka facility, with a supply chain and international logistics team. Parts covered include airframe, engine, dynamic components and avionics. The company is still working on an online parts directory, and customers can contact the parts team in the meantime.

Company facts

• Established in 2004
• Owned by Kelly and Jacquie Buick and Jason and Keely Buick, who have over 30 years in aviation
• CAA Part 145 certified organisation
• Approved maintenance centre for Airbus Helicopters
• Opening hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 5.30pm, with a 24 hour AOG service available