Heliwest Group, a helicopter operations, maintenance and training provider headquartered in Perth, Australia, has welcomed Harry Fontalvo to its team as engineering manager.

Fontalvo's technical skill set extends across a wide range of rotary and fixed wing aviation. His Bell knowledge is unrivalled, having most recently been the director of maintenance for Bell Textron Asia in Singapore. Before that, he worked with Hevilift in Papua New Guinea and has spent extensive periods with Hawker Pacific.

Heliwest and Fontalvo share a commitment to delivering excellent customer service, whatever owners and operators' needs are: helicopter sales, maintenance and repair, parts sourcing, pre-buy inspections or friendly advice.

Fontalvo brings an extensive worldwide network of aviation contacts, and his multilingual skills mean he can find solutions to problems where others would struggle. He has on-the-ground experience in over 20 countries across all continents bar Antarctica.

HAt its Jandakot airport hangar in Western Australia, Heliwest can provide end-to-end maintenance services to helicopters, including: maintenance control; scheduled and unscheduled servicing; avionics upgrades; full paint and panel services; NDT and component rebuilds; and advanced flight training.