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Weststar Aviation

Malaysian airline

Field	Value
airline	Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd
logo	File:Weststar Group tower.jpg
IATA	-
ICAO	-
callsign	-
parent	Weststar Group
founded
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
focus_cities
website

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. 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.

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.

Fleet

A Weststar AW189 before delivery on display at 2014 Farnborough Air Show in England

The Weststar Aviation Services fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2016):

Eurocopter EC120 Colibri
Eurocopter EC135
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
Leonardo AW139
Leonardo AW189
Boeing 767-200

References

(2024-11-04). "Petronas’ lucrative helicopter contract said to be up for grabs".
Andres, Leslie. (2023-05-24). "Weststar Aviation Services signs deals with Petronas, Leonardo at Lima '23 {{!}} New Straits Times".
Raghunathan, Anu. "Meet The Malaysian Entrepreneur Who Is Trying To Build The World’s Largest Helicopter Operator".
"Weststar Group becomes sole shareholder of Weststar Aviation".
"Weststar partners with AVICO Group and Westair Aviation to expand Weststar NDD'S reach across Europe and Africa".
"Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World.
"Weststar Aviation Services takes delivery its first AW139".

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