About

About Northern Aviation Services

The family owned and operated business started in the heart of Kununurra, located in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. It has now expanded to include bases in Derby and Broome in the West Kimberley, as well as Darwin in the Northern Territory, providing services across the North of Australia and as far south as the Pilbara region in WA.

Owners Jock & Hayley Warriner are both helicopter and fixed wing pilots who have spent the majority of their flying careers across the North of Australia. Their rural backgrounds and industry knowledge enables them to understand, communicate and work effectively with a diverse range of corporate, government and private clients.

After starting in 2018 with just eight helicopters, Jock and Hayley have grown the business considerably to now include West Kimberley airwork and tourism operators Frontier Helicopters and KAS Helicopters, and a fleet of ten R44s, two B206 Long Ranger helicopters and two AS350 Squirrels, as well as a Piper Saratoga fixed wing aircraft. All businesses now operate under the Northern Aviation Services (NAS) group of companies.

The recent acquisition of KAS and Frontier Helicopters has seen the NAS team's capabilities and fleet expand significantly, adding turbine and tourism capacity as well as additional management and administrative staff. We also employ three licenced engineers and three engineering apprentices, as well as highly experienced contract pilots who complement the team throughout the busy periods of the annual dry season across the North.

After an early career in corporate agriculture culminating as a General Manager with a seat on the Board, coupled with a business degree from Bond University, Jock has brought additional non-aviation professionalism to the development of NAS.   Since its inception, Northern Aviation Services has grown considerably and invested in quality aircraft, pilots and staff, guaranteeing premium helicopter airwork services and scenic flights, bespoke fixed wing charters, and second-to-none remote aerial specialist services across the North.

Team Spirit

As the leading helicopter charter service provider in the North West, NAS prides itself on delivering quality, reliable and responsive service when it matters most! This means having an experienced and qualified team of pilots and engineers working across a fleet of piston and turbine helicopter operations. It also means looking after the team, looking out for each other - and acting like a family unit at all times. We want everyone home safe every day.

Meet our team of helicopter pilots and specialists

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Jock Warriner

Owner/Director & Chief Pilot (NAS)
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Hayley Warriner

Owner & Pilot (NAS)
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John French

Chief Pilot & Head of Flying Operations (KAS)
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Josh Maher

Line Pilot (KAS)
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Steve Brown

Head of Flying Operations (Frontier)
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Bobby Henggeler

Line Pilot (KAS)
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Hilary Wilkins

Line Pilot (KAS)
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Josh French

Chief Engineer (NHM)
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Eric Steffen

LAME & Storeman (NHM)
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Alex Smitran

LAME (NHM)
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Alex Pankhurst

LAME (NHM)
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Yvonne Van Der Wees

Administration (NAS)

Check out our fleet

Robinson 44s

The Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. The R44 has been the world's best-selling general aviation (GA) helicopter every year since 1999 and is a workhorse for all types of charter, scenic flights and airwork tasks.

  • 10 in the fleet
  • Lycoming O-540 6 cylinder piston engine
  • Up to 3 passengers and pilot (weight dependent)
  • Range – up to 430kms (approx 3 hours no reserve)
  • Cruise speed – 190km/h
  • Fuel consumption - 60 litres per hour
  • Pop out floats for overwater operations (ZVU)
  • External cargo hook
  • Helipod / litter tray for external cargo
  • Dual VHF radios
  • UHF radio
  • Sat phone
  • Spidertracks Satellite Tracking

Bell Long Ranger 206L

The Bell 206L Long Ranger is a seven seat turbine engined helicopter produced by Bell Helicopters. It is an ideal machine for Kimberley conditions and is used extensively throughout Australia. 

  • 2 in the fleet
  • Rolls Royce 250-C30P turbine engine
  • Up to 6 passengers and pilot
  • Range – up to 495kms
  • Cruise speed – 190km/h
  • Fuel consumption - 136 litres per hour
  • Pop out floats for overwater operations (VH-CKT)
  • Quick fit stretcher for medivac & SAR operations (VH-CKT)
  • Air conditioning (VH-OAE)
  • External Cargo hook
  • Dual VHF radios
  • WAERN radio (VH-CKT)
  • UHF radio
  • Spidertracks Satellite Tracking

AS350 Squirrel

The AS350 Squirrel (also known as H125) is a six seat turbine engined helicopter produced by Airbus / Eurocopter. Its power sets it aside from other machines and it has an impressive external load capacity, facilitating sling and airwork tasks.  

  • 2 in the fleet (one B2, one B3)
  • Arriel 1D1 (B2) / 2 (B3) turbine engine
  • Up to 5 passengers and pilot
  • Range – up to 630kms
  • Cruise speed – 250km/h
  • Fuel consumption - 160-180 litres per hour
  • Air conditioning
  • External Cargo hook
  • Dual VHF radios
  • UHF radio
  • Spidertracks Satellite Tracking

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