Star Flight

LifeFlight is a world leader in aeromedical care, with a core purpose to save lives and serve the community. For more than forty-five years, we have operated LifeFlight - Queensland’s leading community helicopter rescue service delivering emergency response, critical medical care and hospital airlifts to seriously ill and injured people. The service has helped almost 90,000 people and provides Australians with the assurance emergency medical care is available 24/7, 365 days a year, no matter where you live. LifeFlight also operates an advanced fleet of fixed-wing Air Ambulance jets, to help patients in need of urgent medical care right throughout Australia and around the world. The rescue and retrieval service is bolstered by LifeFlight’s seamlessly coordinated suite of aviation and medical capabilities. LifeFlight’s Retrieval Medicine, Training Academy, Coordination Centre, Air Ambulance Repatriation and Engineering and Maintenance capabilities are integral to LifeFlight’s success in providing aeromedical services at home and internationally. The organisation is home to a globally recognised training academy that provides thousands of aviation and medical professionals with world-class training annually. LifeFlight was selected by Queensland’s Oil and Gas Industry as its only aeromedical provider overseeing the safety of its workers. As part of this partnership, the LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service operates aeromedical retrieval services from its bases in Toowoomba and Roma. More than 150 doctors are employed under LifeFlight's Retrieval Medicine division. Through a partnership with the Queensland Government, LifeFlight Critical Care Doctors operate on board majority of the aeromedical retrieval services within Queensland to provide critical care to patients across the state. LifeFlight employs more than 400 staff, all playing a critical role in the lifesaving work that LifeFlight performs each day.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is a not-for-profit organisation providing world class aeromedical, search and rescue services to those in need 24/7. The Service has 50 years of proud history, and operates from three bases in NSW (Tamworth, Belmont, Lismore) in addition to a Head Office and Deep Level Maintenance (DLM) facility based in Broadmeadow NSW. With a clear vision for our future – to be Australia’s leading Aeromedical and Rescue Service provider, we know the key to success is a motivated, trained, and empowered team operating within a culture of professionalism, respect and accountability.

ARC Helicopters has successfully provided aerial firefighting support to the New South Wales (NSW) National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) on a 4-year contract. Services included aerial fire suppression, insertion/extraction of NPWS and Remote Area Firefighting team (RAFT) by winching. Other ARC Helicopters aerial firefighting contracts include aerial fire cover for 82,000 hectares of Pine Forest for Australian Paper Plantation in Gippsland – Victoria, and Call When Needed aerial firefighting service to Victoria’s Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE). The company also supplies Airbus Super Puma (H225) heavy helicopters for aerial firefighting and civil protection services to support the management of climate change, in Australia and internationally. ARC has provided company IFR BK 117 B2 to the NSW ambulance service, Australian Search and Rescue (AuSAR), and aerial support services to several private sector organisations, including the Taiwanese search and rescue service. ARC Helicopters’ Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Operation Certificate (AOC) is approved for Charter and Aerial Work operations under Part 133 and Part 138. The Aerial work operations include (but are not limited to): aerial firefighting, winching rappelling, search and rescue, pipeline/ powerline inspections, construction and air ambulance.

Who We Are Today With over 40 years of aviation heritage behind us through the McDermott Aviation Group, Machjet continues to deliver what others can’t: mission-ready aviation solutions with local integrity and global capability. We operate from our purpose-built 24/7 facilities - including a brand new multi-million dollar hangar and FBO at Sunshine Coast Airport, and full-service hangarage in Cairns - supporting VIP charter, aeromedical retrieval, cargo transport, government operations, and emergency response. Our aircraft are maintained in-house by our engineering team, operated by highly qualified pilots, and supported by a dedicated operations and ground crew who keep safety, flexibility, and service at the core of everything we do. Locally Owned. Globally Connected. 100% privately owned and Queensland-based Operations across AU, PNG, NZ, South Pacific, and USA Fleet of 13 aircraft including jets and turboprops In-house engineering, training, and 24/7 operations Trusted partner for governments, corporates, and critical care providers Proud supporters of local communities, sports clubs, and regional initiatives Proven track record in disaster management Our Commitment At Machjet, we believe that how you fly matters. Every mission is personal, every aircraft is ready, and every client receives our full attention - whether flying across the state or across the ocean.

Based in Mackay, BMA CQ Rescue proudly serves the vast corners of Central and North Queensland. It operates 24/7, 365 days a year, and delivers critical aeromedical care and search and rescue support. We respond when there’s no time to spare and no other way to help. Often, we’re the only connection between someone in crisis and the urgent care they desperately require. For over 29 years, we’ve responded to life-threatening emergencies, natural disasters and completed urgent medical transfers. We’ve flown to remote cattle stations, isolated islands, highways and mine sites. To those waiting on the ground, the sound of our helicopter brings an overwhelming sense of relief: help is here.