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Two new bespoke multi-million-pound helicopters will spearhead the offshore energy sector Search and Rescue (SAR) fleet as part of a deal securing the service for the next decade. Current operator Offshore Helicopter Services UK Ltd (OHSUK) will continue to provide the service that supports up to 10,000 workers until at least 2032. Based in Aberdeen, […]…

Offshore Helicopter Services UK Ltd (OHSUK) has appointed Andy Rodden as its new Managing Director. Currently part of the senior leadership team at ETZ Ltd Offshore Renewables, he brings with him a wealth of experience, including 15 years running projects across the energy sector, and will formally take up his new role in September. Interim […]…

Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHS UK) have signed a new multi-year contract extension with Serica Energy. The five-year deal with potential for further extensions, takes the relationship between partners at least beyond eight years. Serica will use H175 and S92 aircraft to service their current North Sea operations, in particular the Bruce platform. Offshore Helicopters UK was […]…

We are thrilled to share a heart-warming story of how our expertise in the SAR sector played a crucial role in a recent search and rescue operation. Our dedicated team of highly skilled pilots and crew members demonstrated their unwavering commitment to saving lives, and we couldn’t be prouder. Read the inspiring account of an […]…

Offshore Helicopter Services, a leading North Sea helicopter services provider, has been acquired by Ultimate Aviation, a prominent aviation industry player headquartered in South Africa, in a deal that is expected to bring significant benefits to the company and its employees. OHS UK was previously acquired by CHC from FTSE 250 company Babcock International Group […]…

Johannesburg, South Africa — Ultimate Aviation Group is pleased to announce it has finalised an agreement for the purchase of Offshore Helicopter Services UK Limited (OHS UK) from CHC Helicopter Group (CHC). OHS UK have provided world-class transportation for the UK’s offshore Oil and Gas industry for more than 40 years. They operate a modern […]…

Ultimate HELI is delighted to announce final contract award to operate 2 x Bell 412 helicopters in Antarctica, Marion and Gough Islands. These helicopters will operate off the SA Agulhas 2 ice breaker as well as the SANAE IV station in Antarctica for the four year period for the South African Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. Shaun […]…

Endurance: Shackleton’s lost ship is found in Antarctica Ultimate HELI is proud to be part of the team that found, documented and filmed one of the most remote undiscovered shipwrecks 107 years after it sank. The Endurance, the lost vessel of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, was recently found resting at the bottom of the Weddell […]…

24 January 2022 – Search for Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Prepares to Set Sail On the 100th anniversary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s death, the expedition to locate ‘Endurance’ is making final preparations prior to setting sail. Ultimate HELI is pleased to announce that it will be providing helicopter support services to the Endurance 22 Expedition, which is […]…

26 November 2021: After more than ten days of intense packing, logistics planning and excitement, the Steyn City Foundation’s Happiness Crew has completed delivery of 12 500 school bags, packed with essential stationery items and goodies, to seven primary schools in Diepsloot. School bags were packed at Steyn City Ultimate Heliport hangar. On Wednesday 24 November, the Steyn City […]…

Johannesburg, 21 August 2021 With the launch of an international standard helistop, Steyn City’s Ultimate Helistop has become a first for residential developments in South Africa  offering helicopter facilities of this calibre and scale to its residents. The Steyn City Ultimate Helistop, represents the culmination of a dream for developers, Douw Steyn and Giuseppe Plumari […]…

Fighting Fire with the HELIX/ Ultimate ISR through the Cape Town fires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6UdpWu_9w8 Take a look at https://ultimate-aviation.net/service/ultimate-isr/ for more information on the HELIX/Ultimate ISR and the capabilities the unmanned drone has.…

Ultimate HELI deploys 2 x Bell 412EP and 2 x Airbus H125 Helicopters to Antarctica Ultimate HELI is a South African based world class provider of helicopter services, supplying the safest and the most efficient helicopter charter, helicopter maintenance, advanced helicopter training, utility helicopters and helicopter support worldwide. We are proud to announce that we […]…

Ultimate HELI is a world class provider of helicopter services, supplying the safest and the most efficient helicopter charter, helicopter maintenance, advanced helicopter training, utility helicopters and helicopter support worldwide. A South African research vessel, the SA Agulhas II, is making its way to Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to rescue 62 seafarers […]…

Ultimate Heli (Pty) Ltd is pleased to announce the renewal of its ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certificate by TÜV Rheinland South Africa.  With this renewal, Ultimate Heli’s quality management system for its flight operations department remain ISO 9001:2015 certified through to mid 2023.   “To have this certification renewed is a true testament that we […]…

Shaun Roseveare, CEO of Ultimate Aviation Group and Keith Batchelor, Heliport Manager, are the people responsible for bringing South Africa’s only heliport to life in Waterfall. Siya Sangweni got a chance to chat with them about what a heliport is, what facilities it offers and how it all came to be. Plus a few inside […]…

Lockdown continues, but many essential services are operating at a high level. From Gauteng’s Heliport, three companies tell the story in images. On 1 December 2018, the first part of the Ultimate Heliport facilities were completed at Midrand after four years of planning. Located on 8ha of land, Phase 1 of the Heliport houses over […]…