Professional Helicopter Services (PHS)

Professional Helicopter Services (PHS) is an Australian helicopter company established in 1981, with its head office at Moorabbin Airport in Victoria. It operates from bases in Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Uluru and Kings Canyon, providing tourism flights, charters, pilot training and aerial work. The company manages a fleet of over 30 helicopters.

Services

• Scenic flights at Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon, Melbourne and the Gold Coast
• Helicopter charter and restaurant tours
• Special event flights for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island MotoGP and wedding transfers
• Aerial crane, firefighting, aerial photography and filming
• Pipeline and powerline patrol, frost protection and cherry drying
• Mining and survey operations

Training

PHS runs what it describes as Australia's longest running helicopter pilot training school, from Moorabbin and the Gold Coast. Courses range from trial flights and private and commercial licences to endorsements, instrument rating and night vision (NVIS) training for operators and government agencies in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

Fleet

• Schweizer 300 CBi
• Robinson R22 and R44
• Bell 206B3 JetRanger and Bell 206L1 C30P LongRanger
• AS350 Squirrel and AS355 F2 Twin Squirrel
• Eurocopter EC130 B4

Company facts

• Established in 1981
• Over 30 helicopters
• Carries over 90,000 tourism passengers a year
• Bases at Moorabbin, Gold Coast Airport, Yulara and Kings Canyon

Contact

Website: phs.com.au

Phone: 1300 359 747

Location: Moorabbin Airport, VIC, Australia