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An AGA Helicopters H145 operating from its Cape Town Port base.
Cape Town based AGA Helicopters is a turnkey specialist helicopter operator that sets the standard for challenging offshore and land based helicopter operations.
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ELICOPTER operations to the highest worldwide standards are incredibly demanding, and in this regard, AGA Helicopters stands firmly on its three core values: Quality, Safety, Integrity. These values are nowhere more needed than in meeting the fearsome challenges of offshore shipping operations.
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AGA pilots may routinely be expected to fly a 130 nm mission to a ship far out at sea to rescue a sick crewman through a howling gale with zero visibility – without any compromise in safety. Locating a moving ship after more than an hour’s blind flying through a storm and hovering with sufficient precision to hoist a stretcher from a heaving deck requires helicopter flying skills of the highest order, as well as an intensely rigorous application of the organisation’s Safety Management Systems to mitigate risk. AGA Helicopters was founded in 2011 as AAL-SA but became AGA Helicopters in 2016 when the founder, Malcolm Pitcher, bought out his partners, making this world class company 100% South African owned and controlled. AGA Helicopters is a fully SACAA approved Aircraft Operating Company (AOC), which operates from its base at Cape Town International Airport’s General Aviation Area, with its own large hangar facility. Building on its vast institutional knowledge and experience base in demanding maritime operations, AGA Helicopters also loves to share the beauty of the Cape by providing bespoke VIP charters to fly tourist to wine farms and natural attractions.
AGA operates its own helistop, in the Port of Cape Town customs and immigration area, which is SACAA approved for day and night VFR operations. This enables AGA to offer a full OPL (Off Port Limits) service to the shipping industry and emergency maritime services (Search and Rescue and Medevac), with industry partnerships in Cape Town and internationally. AGA is approved by leading international organisations, including UN WFP and is OGP (Oil, Gas and Petroleum) approved, as well as being a member of SAOGA (South African Oil and Gas Alliance). Pitcher says that his company prides itself on meeting any international standards its clients may need. AGA is also WFP (World Food Program), and OGP approved, which is part of its continual drive to meet the highest safety and quality standards and provide a dedicated, proven and reliable service to its customers. AGA has over the years serviced many contracts across Africa, in Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Madagascar, DRC, Liberia, as well as in the Middle East and Afghanistan. AGA Helicopters skilled crews and personnel enable on-deck landing, hoist and cargo slinging services, including ship pilot services, landing on oil rigs, oil and gas tankers, FPSO’s and bulk cargo carriers, while they are still underway. Maintenance is handled by associated company FliteTech, which operates from AGA Helicopter’s base in Cape Town and has broadened its services; now offering third party maintenance on a range of Airbus light helicopters to owners and operators. FliteTech is focusing its future development plans on expanding its proven reliable services and investment in South Africa by expanding into Africa. AGA provides Flight Operations through AGA Helicopters Part 127 and Part 138 AOC, as well as maintenance through its FliteTech AMO at the Cape Town International Airport facility, in support of its Airbus helicopters. AGA looks forward to discussing your own and your customers’ requirements with you. Contact: Operations on +27 60 971 3556. Phone: Office +27 21 934 9127 or email: opsmanager@aeriosglobal.co.za. For more info visit: www.aeriosglobal.co.za
