Northwood Agencies

Northwood Agencies Limited is a Kenyan helicopter charter company established in 2015 within the Devki Group to reach remote and difficult locations. Its office is at Ruiru Entry, off Thika Road, Nairobi. The site gives the fleet as three helicopters, all fitted with tracking devices that clients can follow online.

Charter services

• Surveys, including high-voltage power line survey
• Long line lifting
• Medical evacuations
• Security flights, valuables and cash in transit, and security operations
• Fire fighting
• Crew changes and executive transfers
• Wildlife conservation, anti-poaching surveillance and tourist explorations
• Access to rural areas and customised operations

Fleet

• AS 350 B3 (5Y-DVK): five passengers plus pilot, leather seats, Arriel 2D engine with dual digital control, flat-floored cabin that can be reconfigured for utility, medevac or search and rescue
• AS 350 B2 (5Y-EVG): five passengers plus pilot, Arriel 1D1 engine, external GPS, reconfiguration in under one hour
• EC 130 T2 (5Y-NCC): six passengers plus pilot, air-conditioning, autopilot, dual hydraulics, Fenestron tail rotor

Company facts

• Established 2015
• Part of the Devki Group, alongside companies in steel, cement, packaging and minerals
• Pilots with over 4,500 flying hours in total, per the site
• Managerial staff with over 20 years of combined operational experience, civilian and military
• States it is the only operator in East Africa with a fully automatic autopilot system installed

Fleet features

The company says each helicopter can be reconfigured between roles such as passenger transport, utility, heavy load, medical evacuation, search and rescue and law enforcement. The AS 350 B2 is promoted for VIP, tourist and public service flights as well as police, newsgathering and medical transport. The site offers an online booking form for each helicopter model, asking for passenger numbers, date and helicopter type, and lists extension numbers for the Nairobi office alongside its Safaricom and Airtel lines.