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NAC’s helicopter maintenance facility at Rand Airport undertakes complete factory authorised maintenance and overhaul services for Bell and Robinson helicopters positioning NAC to provide a full range of world class overhaul, repair and maintenance services.
National Airways Corporation (NAC) Rand airport facility is the only Bell Customer Service Facility (CSF) in Sub Saharan Africa and the only Rolls Royce Model 250 engine Authorised Maintenance Centre in Africa.
NAC’s technical training facility, a South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and Transport Education Training Authority accredited Aviation Training Organisation (ATO) at Rand Airport.
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We specialise in global special mission contracts, operating and managing numerous air support assignments throughout Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
NAC Flight Logistics is a wholly owned company that deals exclusively with aircraft leasing utilising NAC’s fleet of B1900D and E120ER aircraft.
Aircraft Maintenance provides domestic and away-from-base maintenance for the company’s operational aircraft wherever they are deployed around the world.
As the premier African based air ambulance operator, Universal Air Evac has completed thousands of air ambulance missions in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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We pride ourselves on offering our guests one-stop VIP travel solutions tailored to their individual requirements with the utmost attention to detail. From its base at Lanseria International Airport, the executive Charter business delivers bespoke air travel solutions in a personalised and safe environment.
NAC’s extensive modern aircraft fleet includes turboprop aircraft; light, mid-size, super-midsize and heavy corporate jets; as well as various airliners. Aircraft flight efficiency, flexibility and comfort are maximised, whether you charter for private or business travel.
Discovery Jets offer a complete turnkey solution for all our clients aircraft management needs to ensure the highest savings through the economies of scale, the highest levels of experience and thorough maintenance tracking and records keeping ensuring aircraft valuation.
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The Helicopter Operations division is based at the newly developed state-of-the-art “Ultimate Heliport” in Midrand, Johannesburg. This facility, designed from the ground up with helicopters in mind, boasts being the only heliport of international caliber in South Africa.
As industry leaders, NAC operates the largest fleet of helicopters on the African continent, specializing in executive corporate charters with helicopter support and operations throughout the region.
Once received in VIP fashion at our offices at the Ultimate Heliport in Midrand, you take off in style, departing along the N1 south towards the Buccleuch interchange.
Based at the V&A Waterfront, NAC Helicopters Cape Town is the market leader in coastal sightseeing helicopter tours. Our team offers personal, tailor-made helicopter charters for travellers, aviation enthusiasts and business executives.
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While electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (EVTOL) concepts light up helicopter industry conversations on urban mobility, the president of Robinson Helicopter sees a role for his company and traditional rotorcraft as well.
"It's a big opportunity for growth, and a lot of solutions are here now," Kurt Robinson said in a Sept. 28 phone interview.
"People need to depend on it," Robinson said of urban mobility VTOL aircraft. "EVTOL is exciting, and you can certainly carry things, like pizza and medicine, but when you start jumping into carrying people and getting the vehicle FAA certified, that's a whole different matter."
"For our rotorcraft and the urban mobility market, we're trying to make it easier to fly, particularly at night," he said. Robinson said he spoke with Uber executives on the promise of urban mobility at the Uber Elevate Summit in Los Angeles in May. Robinson Helicopter's plant is in Torrance, California, about 20 miles south of Los Angeles.
Last April, at the famed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, about 127 miles east of Los Angeles, ''there were a lot of people getting helicopters to take them there via Palm Springs'', Robinson said, adding that the helicopter trip took about 50 minutes from Los Angeles versus the several hours it took those who braved the highways.
Equipped with autopilot, GPS and stability augmentation systems (SAS), Robinson Helicopter's R44 and R66 turbine models could readily serve the urban mobility market, particularly the R66 with its five seats and 300 pound baggage compartment, Robinson said.
"In the 1980s, SAS could cost you as much as an R22, about $300,000, but now that cost is under $60,000," he said. While about 70 to 80 percent of Robinson Helicopter's business has been exports, such as the company's R22 and R44 trainers, that may change over the next year, if the dollar continues to strengthen against other currencies, and if big economies, such as Brazil's, continue to struggle. "With exports, the wind is not at our backs," Robinson said. Article courtesy of Rotorwing.com by Frank Wolfe.
