Coastwide Helicopters, a division of GCH Aviation has launched a new Heli biking experience. The company has purchased a set of  helicopter bike racks from Canada which can carry up to Six mountain bikes   to the top of the new Paparoa Track.  These bike racks are designed to help protect valuable  bikes while being transported. They also allow clients and their bikes to be transported directly to the paparoa track from Greymouth. The Paparoa track on the West Coast of the South Island is New Zealand’s newest Great Walk to be formed as a shared walking and Mountain bik ..read more

  GCH Aviation wins Qualmark 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Award Qualmark is New Zealand Tourism’s official quality assurance organisation, providing travellers with a trusted guide to quality travel experiences in New Zealand. All tourism operators who achieve Qualmark Gold are invited to enter the Qualmark 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Awards. For 2021, 47 Qualmark partners were announced as finalists in the 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Awards and 12 award winners announced. The entries for the awards must be of an exceptionally high standard, complementing the achievements th ..read more

GCH Aviation has again boosted its investment in tourism infrastructurewith the purchase of Tasman Helicopters in Nelson. GCH Aviation Group Chief Executive, Andrew Currie says the purchase of Tasman Helicopters expands the group’s scenic and commercial aviation services across New Zealand and the Pacific, establishingit as one of New Zealand’s major tourism aviation providers. The process of the purchase of Tasman Helicopters started before the COVID19 situation but we continued as we see it as an important part of our premium tourism offering going forward.GCH Aviation has a diversified por ..read more

Kaikoura Helicopters, a division of GCH Aviation, one of New Zealand’s largest private aviation companies, has partnered with marine mammal welfare organisation Project Jonah, and together they are on a mission to protect New Zealand’s marine wildlife. “New Zealand boasts a record of being visited by almost half the known species of whales and dolphins in the world, but sadly some of these end up stranded on our beaches, needing our help to return to the ocean,” says Daren Grover, General Manager of Project Jonah. “But it takes hard work, expertise and specialist knowledge and equipment to do ..read more

GCH Aviation is boosting its investment in tourism infrastructure by bringing a new Bombardier Challenger 604 charter jet to its Christchurch base and servicing New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Islands and beyond. The aircraft’s range is up to 4,000 nautical miles and can reach destinations such as Tahiti, all of Australia, most Pacific Islands and even up to Indonesia in one hop from Christchurch. John Currie, Managing Director and founder of the GCH Aviation Group said the purchase of the aircraft may relieve frustration for business travellers who need to travel to a business meeting on ..read more

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