Chapman Freeborn, the renowned global air charter specialist within Avia Solutions Group, achieved a remarkable feat by transporting six Bell helicopters on a single charter flight from Greece to Australia. Operated by McDermott Aviation, the Bell 214ST and Bell 214B helicopters touched down in Australia on October 18, 2023, with a grand welcome at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport.
Michael Amson, VP – Australia at Chapman Freeborn, comments: “Chapman Freeborn has been involved with the mobilisation and demobilisation of charters for McDermott Aviation for over three years, and during this time we have seen new records broken and benchmarks set.
Photo Credit – Lenn Bayliss and Garry Wilkinson Photography
“If you said to a regular commercial airline that you need to load even just one unit, 8 meters in length, onto a PMC pallet with overhang on all sides, the answer would be a straight ‘no’. Yet, here we are showing that it can be done, by having six helicopter fuselages loaded consecutively onto the world’s longest widebody freighter aircraft.
Chapman Freeborn have always been committed to ensuring that our customers get the highest level of service and safety, and this record proves that we can provide that. It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff, whose enthusiasm and steadfastness ensures that all of our flights are completed with the utmost efficiency and safety. We take great pride in being able to offer our customers an unparalleled level of service, and this record is just another example of that.”
