New Heli-Aust Whitsundays (of Mackay) EC135 Helicopter VH-XUY Spotted at Mackay Airport

During the course of this week, a sleek new EC135 helicopter emerged from the hangar at Mackay Airport, with it being spotted and noted flying around Mackay Airport and other North Queensland Airports.

On Thursday 2 April, Heli-Aust Whitsundays brand new Airbus Helicopters EC135 P3 VH-XUY emerged from their hangar at Mackay Airport and started completing a series of test flights including to Charters Towers and Townsville Airports on Sunday 5 April.

VH-XUY was registered to the company at the start of March after being imported into the country and assembled at the Heli-Aust Whitsundays hangar at Mackay Airport.

UPDATE!  It appears that VH-XUY has ferried over the Western Australia with it noted flying around Port Hedland on Monday 13 April.

The Aviator Group / Heli-Aust Whitsundays operates a fleet of Airbus EC135 helicopters in Central Queensland at Gladstone Airport (Gladstone Helicopters) and out of Mackay Airport and the Hay Point Coal Terminal South of Mackay (Whitsunday Helicopters).  They also operate marine pilot transfer flights out of Port Hedland in Western Australia.

Sincere thanks to local plane spotter 'JM' for taking the time to capture and send through these great photos of another sleek new chopper for Heli-Aust Whitsundays!

All photos taken by 'JM'  ©