SE-JKK

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The helicopter was purchased from Germany by HeliNature AB in late May 2005 and was given the registration SE-JKK in early June. The newly established company, founded by the pilots Lennart Samuelsson and Ingemar Enoksson, had its hub in Stockholm, but it offered missions like powerline inspection, taxi, tourism, filming and sling load ops all over the country. "The helicopter was chosen due to the fact that it's got two sliding doors, which eases the activities when flying a hunter in the rear seat during e.g. a wildlife inventory operation", said Enoksson in 2005.

SE-JKK was sold/exported to Norway in March 2007. It was replaced by a Colibri (SE-JME) and an Ecureuil (SE-JJD) in HeliNature, but the company later went bankrupt.

In 2008 the aircraft returned to Sweden - this time purchased by Osterman Helicopter AB. The helicopter was painted in a deep blue livery instead of the earlier red exterior.

The aircraft was transferred into the refurbished company Osterman Helicopter i Östersund AB's fleet in November 2011 (dry-leased from SG Finans AS).

Less than a year later, in September 2012, SE-JKK was returned to its leasing bank, just prior to the bankruptcy of Osterman Helicopter i Östersund AB.rnrnSE-JKK was sold to Australia together with SE-HJC and SE-JIH in December 2012.

It was exported to New Zealand as ZK-HQE from 12 June 2013, operating with Airwork (NZ) Ltd of Papakura.