Cobham is a leading specialist aviation operator in Australia. They conduct aerial border surveillance and search-and-rescue operations spanning the country’s exclusive economic zone and SAR region. Cobham also provide fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) service in support of mining, oil and gas projects; critical freight and VIP charter flights.

Essendon Fields Airport is one of Cobham’s three strategically positioned search-and-rescue (SAR) bases: home to two of the highly-modified Challenger jets that they operate for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).