Weststar Aviation
{{Short description|Malaysian airline}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd
| logo = File:Weststar Group tower.jpg
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| IATA = -
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| parent = Weststar Group
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2003}}
| headquarters = Menara Weststar Dataran Weststar, Jalan Lingkaran Tengah II, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
| key_people = Tan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim
| hubs = Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
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| focus_cities = {{ubl||Kerteh||Kota Bharu||Kota Kinabalu||Miri}}
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| website = {{url|weststar-aviation.aero}}
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Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (doing business as Weststar Aviation Services) is a Malaysian-based non-scheduled airline company primarily engaged in the transportation of oil & gas personnel.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=Petronas’ lucrative helicopter contract said to be up for grabs |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/731963 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Edge Malaysia}}{{Cite web |last=Andres |first=Leslie |date=2023-05-24 |title=Weststar Aviation Services signs deals with Petronas, Leonardo at Lima '23 {{!}} New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/05/912865/weststar-aviation-services-signs-deals-petronas-leonardo-lima-23 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=NST Online |language=en}} Its main base is located in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and has presence in seven other foreign countries. It is a subsidiary of the Malaysian conglomerate company, Weststar Group.{{Cite web |last=Raghunathan |first=Anu |title=Meet The Malaysian Entrepreneur Who Is Trying To Build The World’s Largest Helicopter Operator |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2023/05/31/meet-the-malaysian-entrepreneur-who-is-trying-to-build-the-worlds-largest-helicopter-operator/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Weststar Group becomes sole shareholder of Weststar Aviation |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2023/03/04/weststar-group-becomes-sole-shareholder-of-weststar-aviation/57984 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=malaymail}}
History
It was established in April 2003 upon the approval of the Air Operation Certificate (AOC) by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Its primary fleet consists of Airbus Helicopters EC 120 Colibri, EC 135 Ecureuil, AS365 Dauphin and Leonardo AW139. In 2018 they acquired 3 Leonardo AW189 that transports mostly Petronas and Shell personnel in Miri, Sarawak. Weststar offered Petronas to operate the AW189's at a cost similar to operating an AW139 and is currently the cheapest operator of AW189's in the region.
A European subsidiary called Weststar NDD has been founded in 2018 in Italy. A joint venture founded by Namibian Westair Aviation and French Avico Group took the lead of Weststar NDD airline in 2023 and renamed it Westair Helicopters.{{Cite web |title=Weststar partners with AVICO Group and Westair Aviation to expand Weststar NDD'S reach across Europe and Africa |url=https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/weststar-partners-with-avico-group-and-westair-aviation-to-expand-weststar-ndds-reach-across-europe-and-africa/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Vertical Mag |language=en-US}}
Fleet
File:I-EASO-AW189-FAR-3545.JPG
The Weststar Aviation Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2016):{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2016|page=20}}[http://www.agustawestland.com/news/weststar-aviation-services-takes-delivery-its-first-aw139 Weststar Aviation Services takes delivery its first AW139]
References
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External links
- [http://www.weststar-aviation.aero/ Weststar Aviation Services]
{{Airlines of Malaysia}}