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Avincis to acquire five Bell 214ST helicopters from McDermott Aviation for firefighting

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Avincis plans to acquire five Bell 214ST medium-twin helicopters from Australian type certificate holder McDermott Aviation, expanding the aerial services provider’s firefighting fleet. The deal adds additional heavy-lift rotorcraft capacity for wildfire response operations.

Discovered 2026-09-15T07:35:51.647049-07:00 | 2026-09-15T07:35:51.647049-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The planned acquisition expands Avincis’ dedicated firefighting fleet by five medium-twin Bell 214ST helicopters, increasing available rotorcraft capacity for wildfire response.
  • The deal builds on Avincis’ planned acquisition of five McDermott Aviation 214ST helicopters, linking the operator’s fleet growth to the Australian type certificate holder.

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