Pacific AirHub
Your Complete Helicopter Sales Solution
Pacific AirHub offers comprehensive helicopter sales solutions, and we offer these services worldwide. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a helicopter, or even if you are looking for parts, we are the global experts.
We provide hanger-to-hanger services, which include inspection, packing and shipping. We are proud of the fact that we sold over 20+ helicopters in our first year of operation and have shipped to 12 different countries.
We have a physical presence in New Zealand, Australia, Africa and India & Subcontinent, and a global reach with our expert team.
Meet Our Team
Our specialised team is made up of operators, pilots, engineers, and aviation sales specialists that are available 24/7, wherever you might find yourself.
Nina Green
Operations Manager
Nina Green
Operations Manager
Nina has got 20-years of experience in the aviation industry in both fixed-wing and helicopters. She started her career in Germany and managed parts, stores and operations for a variety of maintenance providers and operators.
If the business or the requirements change, she will find a new process that will work best for both customers and the team. We are glad she came to New Zealand in 2015, and that she is with the Pacific AirHub team now.
Debra Buckley
Market Research Manager
Debra Buckley
Market Research Manager
Debra comes from an airline career in the Middle East, and after relocating back to South Africa, started working in pre-owned aircraft sales. She has sharpened her skills in sourcing aircraft and is now heading up the research department at Pacific AirHub.
Sarah Gillies
Sales Assistant
Sarah Gillies
Sales Stores Assistant
Sarah is a commercial fixed wing pilot with a Diploma in Aviation and 3 years of Aircraft Sales Experience in New Zealand.
With aviation in her DNA and great knowledge in maintenance, maintenance tracking and tech record support, Sarah supports our Sales Team and Customers.
We are so thrilled to have Sarah on board and supporting us.
Amy Cranston
Aviation Parts & Stores Assistant
Amy Cranston
Aviation Parts & Stores Assistant
Amy has worked in a great variety of stores and customer support environments and combines all this experience here with us. Her super strength is not only to get our parts in and out of the system but also to always have an open eye to what can be streamlined and improved.
We love having Amy’s can-do attitude in our team and seeing our parts and stores environment getting the utmost attention and continuous improvement.
Simon Larsen
Senior Sales Associate
Simon Larsen
Senior Sales Associate
Simon has worked in New Zealand and internationally as an accomplished helicopter pilot.
Residing in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, he had his eye on becoming a pilot from a young age. With a strong passion for the aviation industry, Simon worked through the ranks. He started at a local hangar sweeping the floors after school and has now been in the industry for over a decade with many genuine and well-established connections.
His knowledge and communications skills are outstanding and Pacific AirHub is thrilled Simon joined the team in 2022.
Nico Grobbelaar
Senior Sales Associate
Nico Grobbelaar
Senior Sales Associate
Nico is an industrious and tenacious Sales Executive and Chief Pilot/Instructor with almost two decades of dedicated experience in the aviation industry.
Nico has served various industry-leading companies and has been involved in aircraft procurement, inspections and acquisitions in Africa, UAE, Europe, and the USA. Co-owning a South-African aviation sales company, he spearheaded the buying and selling of helicopters, as well as brokering global stock to Africa and neighbouring countries. In later enterprises, Nico specialised in importing and exporting helicopters to and from South Africa.
We love having Nico’s wide-ranging experience and knowledge of the aviation and aviation training industry in the Pacific AirHub team.
Sean Moraghan
Parts Sales Manager
Sean Moraghan
Parts Sales Manager
Sean has got the answers to all your parts questions, and we could not do what we do without him and his experience. Not only can he fly but knows the parts on your helicopters inside and out.
With decades of experience in finding and selling parts, Sean knows the manuals by heart and goes far beyond the part number in finding the right fit for your parts request.
Jameel Yusuf
Aircraft Component Maintenance Engineer
Jameel Yusuf
Aircraft Component Maintenance Engineer
Jameel trained and worked as an aircraft component maintenance engineer for 10 years and among his achievements are many National Certificates in Aeronautical Engineering. With his engineering hat on, he ensures every day that our parts and helicopters are handled, stored, preserved, transported, and packed with the best practice possible.
As our Store Manager, Jameel is always looking to improve and streamline, and we are proud and thrilled to have him and his enthusiasm in our team.
Stephen Green
Partner
Stephen Green
Partner
Stephen is co-founder of Pacific AirHub Helicopter Sales and the founder of Pacific AirHub Parts Sales.
During his +10 years of Sales Manager experience in the aviation industry, Stephen identified early the need for a New Era of helicopter sales and service in the wider region. With a focus on modern and well-known types of helicopters, he started the business in 2020.
Stephen is a pilot and former owner and operator of a helicopter company in the Pacific Islands. His vast business and logistics experience with DHL in Australia and Iraq, as well as General Manager DHL for the Pacific Islands, adds to his strength running these multifaceted businesses. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, he has been growing the aviation sales side and secured international alliances for New Zealand aviation businesses since 2011.
Dan Egan
Partner
Dan Egan
Partner
Dan is a world-renowned pilot, business owner and aircraft sales professional. He is also a partner of Pacific AirHub.
Based in South-East Queensland Australia, Dan has more than 20-years of flying and aircraft sales experience. With 8,000 flying hours under his wings, he is the owner and Chief Pilot of a successful helicopter charter company on the Gold Coast and is an award-winning media and rescue pilot.
Dan’s passion is buying and selling aircraft on a global scale. He has an enviable contact list and a genuine relationship with his clients. He has sold helicopters ranging from R22s to EC155s and the list keeps growing. Dan is regarded as the face of aircraft sales in Australia.
Cornéll Grové
Partner
Cornéll Grové
Partner: Africa
Cornéll Grové is co-founder of Pacific AirHub Helicopter Sales based in Africa and brings over 14-years of experience to the table. Cornéll has worked with and consulted for some of the biggest aviation brands on the continent.
He has held several high-ranking aviation positions, from Regional Sales Manager of South and East Africa for Airbus Helicopters to owning his own company, representing some of the finest aviation brands globally.
Cornéll was part of the team launching Airbus H125 helicopters for the first time in two civilian markets and sported salesman of the year for Airbus Helicopters Southern Africa for two years running. He has extensive experience throughout Africa, being the Airbus Foundation representative for South Africa and foundation liaison for the entire African continent. His love for flying spans over three decades.
Talk to Our Team
Whether you would like us to evaluate your helicopter, looking for something specific or require a part, talk to us.
