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Bell Textron adds another Customer Service Facility in Australia

Bell Textron Inc. announced that RBI Hawker Australia has been appointed a Bell Customer Service Facility in Australia, becoming the fifth Bell Customer Service Facility in country.

Based in Eagle Farm, Brisbane, RBI Hawker Australia, will provide advanced helicopter rotor blade repair on all Bell helicopter models and Leonardo AW139 and AW109 models. RBI Hawker Australia recently received Part 145 maintenance organization approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for its new 1,000-square-meter facility in Brisbane, which enables the company to commence operations.

RBI Hawker Limited, a joint venture between Hawker Pacific Airservices Ltd, a Jet Aviation company, and Bell, is a world-class helicopter rotor blade repair and overhaul company with facilities in the Middle East and Australia serving both government and commercial helicopter operators.

“With our Part 145 approval from CASA and appointment as a Bell Customer Service Facility, we are excited to provide greater access to high-quality rotary blade repair services for government and commercial helicopter operators in the region,” said Ian D’Arcy, vice president, North East Asia for Jet Aviation in a statement.