24 May 2023 - During the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), Leonardo and Weststar Aviation Services (Weststar) from Malaysia celebrated agreements for technological and commercial development. Weststar will introduce an AW609 tiltrotor aircraft in Malaysia, operating it under a leasing contract. The aircraft will be used for various missions in the country, with…

Weststar Aviation Services will launch the AW609 tiltrotor in Malaysia after signing an agreement with Leonardo for one aircraft at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition. The aircraft is to be used for a range of roles and missions in the country, the offshore operator said, and will support further development of its…

Bukan sesuatu perkara yang mudah untuk mengendalikan helikopter kerana juruterbang memerlukan pakej kemahiran dan teknikal yang tinggi. Bagaimanapun bagi Sarah Sufiana Saroji, 32, cabaran itu menjadi pendorong kepadanya bergelar juruterbang helikopter sebagai kerjaya sepenuh masa. Kini sudah enam tahun dia bertugas sebagai juruterbang helikopter Weststar Aviation di Kota Bharu, Kelantan yang bertanggungjawab menerbangkan pekerja dan…

KUALA LUMPUR: Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd, the largest offshore helicopter service provider in Southeast Asia, has formed a collaboration with Helicopter and Cooperation SAS (H&C) to widen the global presence of its European affiliate Weststar NDD Srl. H&C is a joint venture between two aviation companies namely Paris-based Avico Group and Westair Aviation, which…

March 06, 2023 - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Weststar Group, a highly diversified enterprise with businesses in the aviation, automobile, property and insurance sectors, announced that it has acquired the remaining 21% stake in Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd, a leading provider of offshore helicopter transportation services from funds managed by global investment firm…

Monday, 06 Mar 2023 - Private equity firm KKR has sold its remaining 21% stake in Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd to the Weststar Group, thus exiting the offshore helicopter transport service company. The transacted price was not disclosed, but sources said KKR sold its entire 40% stake in the company for about RM1.25bil after…

GUA MUSANG – Petugas Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) yang membawa sebanyak 10 peti undi menaiki sebuah helikopter jenis Weststar AW139 untuk ke enam buah pos pedalaman Orang Asli di sini hari ini. Pegawai Pengurus Pilihan Raya P.032 Gua Musang, Ab. Pattah Hasbullah berkata, selain itu, sebanyak 43 trak pikap turut digunakan bagi menghantar kira-kira 80…

31st October 2022 - Weststar Aviation Services has landed at ADIPEC for the first time as an exhibitor and is showcasing its worldclass AW139 helicopter flight simulation for visitors to experience the manoeuvrability of a modern helicopter during flight. Chief Business Development Officer, Datuk Anuar Noordin, says: “We are extremely thrilled we can partake in…

SEBERANG PERAI – Kementerian Pertahanan mengambil langkah strategik bagi memastikan perkhidmatan Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) sentiasa efisien dengan memiliki empat buah helikopter Leonardo AW 139 (AW 139) melalui kaedah sewaan. Ia bagi mengisi kekosongan perkhidmatan helikopter Nuri yang ditamatkan hasil persetujuan kabinet pada Ogos 2019, selain menampung penugasan 12 buah helikopter EC725AP yang sedang…

January 24, 2022  - KUALA LUMPUR: All four leased helicopters from Weststar Aviation Services for the air force, are expected to be fully deployed by April. Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief Gen Tan Sri Ackbal Abdul Samad said that two of the Leonardo AW139 utility helicopters had already been delivered on Dec 4 last…

April 13th, 2020 - FOR workers in the essential service sectors, being frontliners may not mean that they are treating the Covid-19 patients directly, but it is incumbent upon them to transport patients under investigations (PUI) to safety in the middle of the Movement Control Order (MCO). “We need to be ready at all times…

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 2020 — Wisma Putra through Malaysia’s Diplomatic Equipment Stockpile (MDES) has received over 355,500 facemasks and financial contribution of RM250,000 so far, says Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said the assistance was provided by various parties to help the ministry’s frontliners in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. “Apart from…