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Cairns based operator Nautilus Aviation was one of the Queensland based operators affected after Cyclone Jasper and the subsequent flooding that had hit the Cairns and Port Douglas regions. Cairns Airport was closed due to severe water inundation flooded the operators office.

Sadly, two of the company’s helicopters, which were in the hangar at the time of the flooding, were damaged by the flood waters. Damage is estimated at over $8 million. Despite this, the company managed to put eight of

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