ABOUT US

Oberon Aviation is based in Albury NSW, Australia established in 1992 providing Aerial Survey, Air Charter, International Emergency Medical Evacuation Services, and Flying Training for professional licences and ratings.

Oberon Aviation is a family operated general aviation company that has been operating for over thirty years, primarily in the aerial survey, flight training and aircraft charter.

Our Aerial Survey division utilises six specialised aircraft, modified for LiDAR and photography operations including low-level data capture projects.thirtty

We provide a complete turnkey service for visual powerline inspection projects, using high resolution geo-referenced digital imagery.

Our subsidiary maintenance company, Oberon Aviation Maintenance, provides excellent maintenance support for our current aircraft fleet of seven aircraft, anywhere, anytime, throughout Australia.

Project Highlights

1992 – PresentAerial Pre-Season Bushfire Inspection of Electricity Assets in NSW
2017 – Present


2018 – Present		Aerial LiDAR and pole top imagery capture of Electricity Assets in NSW & Victoria

Aerial LiDAR and photogrammetry for various projects including renewables throughout Australia.
2015 – 2020IAI 1127A Westwind II – Airwork (Medi-vac) & Charter
2001 – 2018Gas Pipeline Patrol – Australia Wide for various companies
2002 – 2006Aerial Fire Surveillance for Forest NSW

2002 – 2004

2000 – 2004

High Capacity RPT Charter and Freight (FK27 & Bae748)

NSW Western Planes Kangaroo Survey

1998 – 2000CSIRO Atmospheric Research (FK27)

Air Operators Certificate

  • CASA Air Operator’s Certificate. CASA.AOC.0391
  • CASA Part 141 Flight Training Approval Certification. CASA.141 FTO0.147
  • CASA Approval to conduct Training and Testing for company low level operations. CASA.141FTO.0147
  • CASA Part 138 Approval to Perform Aerial Work Operations. CASA.138AWK.0232
  • CASA Approval to Prescribe Synthetic Training CASA.FSTD.0565
  • ISO9001.2015 Quality Management System, Certificate No: QEC14890
  • Safety Management System
  • CASA RPA Operators Certificate. CASA.ReOC.8255

Meet The Team

Phil Hines
CEO, Remote Chief Pilot
Phil has been involved in aviation for over thirty years with experience in many aircraft types and holds licenses for both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, with agricultural ratings, and approvals for low level operations in both. Phil also has significant experience as Managing Director, and Dealer Principal of multiple companies, looking after sixty to seventy employees.
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Stirling Preston
Head of Flying Operations, Head of Training & Checking, Head of Operations
Stirling is a highly experienced pilot and CASA examiner that has been in the aviation industry for decades. His experience is extensive in general aviation, airlines and training. Stirling is the founder of Oberon Aviation Pty Ltd, starting the company in 1992.
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Jon Van Ree
Manager – Survey, Safety & Compliance Operations
Jon is an experienced manager with over twenty-five years’ experience in aviation surveillance and survey projects. Specialising in project management, logistical, quality/safety/risk management systems and operations management. Jon’s areas of expertise include Surveying, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Safety/Risk Management. Jon has twenty years’ experience in aerial survey / surveillance of electrical and gas assets throughout Australia.
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Paul Borella
Aircraft Engineering Manager (Chief Engineer)
Paul is an experienced aircraft engineer with over ten years’ experience with Oberon Aviation Services Pty Ltd maintaining aircraft for powerline operations.
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Jane Harris
GIS Analysist
Jane has been part of the Aerial Survey team for over ten years providing flight data and support to the flying crew, auditing field data and analysis for report preparation.
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