Founded in 1985 by Ray Cronin, the wholly Australian, family-owned business Kestrel started out as a helicopter pilot training school in suburban Melbourne but has grown into a sizeable aerial firefighting outfit.
Kestrel rises to the task of Australian firefighting
March 1, 2021
Australian operators such as Kestrel provide suitable assets to state-based fire agencies, through the contracting arrangements with the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC), to provide year-round coverage.
Six S-64 Air Crane helicopters have been strategically fighting the devastating fires across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, as the region declared another state of emergency.
