Justice Helen Rofe signed off on the settlement reached in May, which will see the Flying Kangaroo pay a pecuniary penalty of $100 million and compensate passengers up to $20 million in total.
The aircraft, to be based in Broome, will support PHI’s offshore energy transportation activities, as well as search and rescue and medevac operations. The company has three Australian bases in Broome, Exmouth and Darwin.
