MHS Aviation Berhad

MHS Aviation Berhad is a Malaysian helicopter operator. Its corporate office is in Shah Alam, Selangor. The company began as Malaysian Helicopter Services and started operations in 1983.

Its main work is air transportation for oil and gas companies. The company also offers private charter, search and rescue, emergency medical services, training, and engineering and technical services.

MHS provides contracted flight services, mainly offshore transport for oil and gas customers. Its ad-hoc charter work includes helicopter shuttles, pipeline inspections and aerial work such as property inspections, filming and aerial surveys.

The company provides emergency medical air transport in Malaysia. The site says many areas in Sabah and Sarawak are hard to reach by road, so air transport is important there. MHS also offers search and rescue, plus training and engineering support.

The fleet page lists three Airbus AS332L2, four Sikorsky S76C and five Airbus H225 helicopters. The site says MHS maintenance professionals maintain the aircraft. The fleet is almost entirely twin engine, and two pilots fly every aircraft at all times.

Operating bases in Malaysia are Miri Airport in Sarawak, UniKL MIAT in Sepang and Labuan Airport in Sabah. Other domestic bases include Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu, Kerteh, Penang, Subang, Kuching, Bintulu and Kota Kinabalu.

Since 1983, MHS has flown Sikorsky S61N and several S76 variants for offshore work. Overseas, it has flown from Macae in Brazil, Nouakchott, Turkmenbashi, Banda Aceh and Kanbauk. The site says the company has also worked in Sudan, Cambodia, Nepal and Timor Leste.

The company states that it has flown 659,649 hours, carried 9,157,019 passengers and made 1,066,208 departures. Past charter and aerial work clients named on the site include PETRONAS Gas Berhad, PS Pipeline and Mercy Malaysia.

The company says it has been in operation since 1983 and has an excellent safety record. Its pilots recognize and respect the limits of the aircraft. Its engineers work to achieve the highest level of serviceability for the fleet.

The company says it has carried 205,710,792 pounds of freight. It also says it has made 1,066,208 departures and flown 659,649 hours.

Services

• Contracted flight services
• Ad-hoc charter flight services
• Helicopter shuttles
• Pipeline inspections
• Aerial surveys
• Emergency medical services
• Search and rescue
• Training
• Engineering and technical services
• Aircraft maintenance