Heavylift Airlines
 

Well whats going on, since they sold Ozjet? I've been following HeavyLift posters comments he recently had the following to say:

And

Seems that the cargo carrier is certainly looking up?

How can these aeroplanes still be serviceable when they sit around doing nothing for huge periods of time.
The ones in CNS must be full of corrosion

Feet on the D

Aircraft can quiet comfortably sit around for extended periods as long as they are looked after and idle maintenance is attended to., there are several other technical terms to address this

What makes you think CNS machines must be full of corrosion ?! :ugh:

Smoothie.,.,., :ok:

In the last few months I have seen many adds for 727 crew for cargo ops , so yes that is most certainly tue the old birds are still sort after and operating

Whats wrong with cessna's? i see the WACO Geoff had has now gone back to NZ. What happened to the stearman he had? i think it was the first one in australia.

Smoothie
 

Airlines fly aircraft halfway around the world to find a dry climate to store them. Cairns must be one of the lousiest places to store an aircraft long term, similar to Jakarta for instance. Just have a look at the condition of aircraft stored there for extended periods...!

Any Truth To This Rumour
 

Rec'd a call from PNG this morning to tell me HL had gone into Liquidation....

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Skystar, that link doesn't say much. Which Heavylift has gone down the toilet? Heavylift in Australia, the one in Sierra Leone, the one in the Phillipines, the one in Sharjah, the one with the post office box in the Cayman Islands, the one in the ATO's gunsights or the one CASA seem to think is squeaky clean?

They're probably all one and the same! :ok:

Actually in this part of the world there is "Hevilift" which is part of the Regional Aviation Group and then there is "Heavylift Cargo Airlines".

One is predominately Helicopters and the other is predominately B727 freighters.

Lots of other Heavy Lifts around the world as well.

BTW, Hevilift is a player in PNG.

Heavylift Cargo airlines flew out this arvo around 4.30pm BNE TO POM as per normal with their 727-100F.

It's In The Paper
 

Apparently it's the Regional Aviation Group and it must be true, according to my caller in PNG it's in the Paper :eek:

Wow, that's a big loss. :uhoh:

They belonged to the Swires Group who wouldn't tolerate any long term bleeding.

Maybe Pacific Helicopters will pick up some of the pieces.

If TRU
 

Perhaps best to change the thread name to Hevilift if that's the case, which is a subsidiary of the Regional Aviation Group. Sad if true, though I would not have the same sadness for the other 727 freight operator.

What paper was the report in? Any links?

Hevilift - Well they are still flying in PNG !!

So what's happening with the Australian Hevilift with the 727s?

CASA have been after them for a while over a number of issues, using overseas AOC for convenience, no SIM recurrency training etc.

Some friends of crew don't speak very highly of them or their regularity of payment.

How come CASA allow HeavyLift Cargo to park their 727's and Belfast in Australia full time when they are not on the Aussie register and have to comply with all the rules the VH Boys have to..........it's a joke
:ugh:

From today's Post-Courier
 

MRDC buys half of Hevi-Lift aviation
By JONATHAN FARAPO
THE Mineral Resource Development Company Limited (MRDC) announced a 50 per cent share acquisition of Hevi-Lift regional aviation yesterday making the trustee organisation a major shareholder of the company.
Managing director of MRDC Augustine Mano said MRDC’s strategic buy-in made it the new part owners of Hevi-Lift and equal partners in the company’s operations.
Interest groups represented in the Hevi-Lift share acquisition include Petroleum Resources Kutubu Limited (PRK), Petroleum Resources Gobe Limited (PRG), Petroelum Resources Moran Limited (PRM), and Mineral Resource Star Mountain Lim-ited(MRSM).
The deal was sealed last week after six months of negotiations. It will also introduce a training program to help Papua New Guineans to progress in various fields of the aviation industry.
Mr Mano said that the share acquisition also marked a milestone in the resource company’s history with three of the six board members of Hevi-Lift coming from MRDC. He said in a statement that MRDC welcomed the partnership with Hevi-Lift not only for the exciting business opportunities it presented but also for the future training and employment opportunities that would result from the investment.
“MRDC’s investment not only fits well with its objective to improve the value of the company through supporting the current minerals and resource development within the region but provides us with an opportunity to address the long term commitment to our stakeholders to provide employment and other business opportunities that the resource projects will provide,” he said.
Hevi-Lift’s managing director Paul Booij said MRDC’s investment in his company was an exciting development that would provide an opportunity to promote the human resource in PNG. He said the company sought to develop a comprehensive training program with their core business targeting the resource sector.
“We are very excited about this investment and are looking forward to being part of a new future,” he said.

I can confirm with AlexPNG. I saw it on EMTV news last night. The MRDC is a land owner company and these guys will be cashed up for years to come,I'm sure the spinoffs will be very positive for all concerned not to mention the Blues Brothers. The Swire group got out of the business years ago with Collins and Leah,that was when the Boiij group took over.

How's mad dog going,has he settled down yet ? :ok:

No he is still Mad...one of the best CP to work for

Glad we finally cleared up the bleeding obvious about Hevilift v Heavylift not being one and the same and unrelated. If you knew the area or the industry better you would know that Hevilift's main game was rotary wing and other transport in PNG and it never had any association with HeavyLift Cargo and it was always part of the Swire Group just like the former Cape York Airlines was.

Vector1Victor - what makes you an expert on HeavyLift Cargo and what have they done to you? And as for Feet on the Dash - better take em off and put em on the pedals, might help you steer in the right direction.

Where are they?
 

Haven't seen any Heavylift aircraft for some time in Brisbane.
There always used to be one or two Heavy B727's parked at the old terminal. I don't see them any more.
Have they gone out of business or has everything just moved up to Cairns?

I think i can answer part of this but not all.

I believe RP-C8017 left BNE for the Phillipines 3-4 weeks ago.Prior to that they were leasing Asia Pacific 722F on several occasions.Whether it has gone for maintenance although the 727 in this country has only till sep 1 due to the noise scenario-WOULD it be worth it ?.Pacific Air Express have started a BNE-POM sunday flight but not sure if that is for themeselves or Heavylift.I also have heard a rumour re FAA putting the hard word on Phillipines CAB and as the aircraft are registered in the Phillipines this may have affected them ???.The CNS aircraft have not moved for years.

Does Heavy cargo know the answer.

I have seen a Toll 733F doing the BNE-POM and BNE-HIR flights lately.

Skystar, Things havn't changed much with GL. Not sure who you quoted in the above but they are quite right when they say "rather than fixing the planes".
Those 'grubby cessnas' and other FNQ aircraft don't really come out of the hangar any better than when they go in. I wouldn't send my aircraft there by choice...

Feetonthedash,

Because that's what the Australian Constitution and the law allows.

If you don't like it, I suggest you take your feet off the dash, and write to Mr. K. Rudd, C/- Parliament House, ACT, 2600, and demand a referendum to change the Constitution.

As he is no longer going to have a referendum on changing health funding, perhaps he has time for a substitute referendum.

Why don't you do something useful, like conduct a campaign to get ride of all the silly rules that make Australian operators with VH- aircraft so uncompetitive, which seriously limits jobs for Australian.

Tootle pip!!

They probably will when one of these a/c end up at the end of a runway somewhere in a fireball.
If these operators want to get away from complying with Australian rules or oversight they should not be allowed to operate in Australian airspace.

I see the CNS 727 had a C Check recently............well they repainted the heavy lift logo...........thats the same right

CASA is a joke allowing these piles of junk to still keep flying!
Imagine one of these 727's ending up on the esplanade at CNS!
:sad:

If the aircraft are not airworthy, operating unsafely or anything else illegal, report them to the appropriate authority.
In this case, it's the CAAP.

info.caap [at] capp.gov.ph

They probably will when one of these a/c end up at the end of a runway somewhere in a fireball.

Imagine one of these 727's ending up on the esplanade at CNS!

A bit Dramatic I think. :ugh:

Off topic slightly, but I recall hevi lift also owned Regional Pacific in Cns operating Braz's, which they recently sold.

Have been hearing the operation might be winding up soon? Any truth to this?

I don't think the RPT runs have been operating out of CNS for the last few days.

Saying that, I did see the Braz come in to CNS on monday.

GuppyEng, if it ended up on the cns esplanade, it'd probably be turned into a backpackers bar...

U-A

do you reckon that the backpackers would stoop that low!

I have heard a rumour 2 x 733F are coming.Can anyone confirm this and a date.

Cheers

First B737-300F VH-JWL shortly, Brisbane base. :cool:

registration search yeilded nothing. you sure about that?