Hervey Bay Gossip

Seabird Aviation is a privately owned company based at Hervey Bay Airport. From its premises at the airport it runs an international research and development base as well as its Australian production facility for the surveillance aircraft it builds.

The company also has a presence in Jordan and a joint-venture company in America.

It’s main product is the Seeker SB7L, a fixed wing light aircraft with a helicoper forward cabin that provides superior vision. Fitted with electro-optical equipment such as camers and infrared devices the Seeker has excellent surveillance capabilities.

Typically here in Hervey Bay we have a company that is recognised internationally but receives little recognition from the Federal Government.

Perhaps that may now change because on October 1 the copany received the 2005 Wide Bay Burnett Region Emerging Exporter of the Year award.

Just how important this company is to Australia in terms of foreign currency can be judged by the fact that the company expects to sell 2000 of these units over the next 8 years.

The company may sell the aircraft on the basis that it can fly “Low, Slow and Often” but there’s nothing low, slow or cheap about this product as a source of income for the City.

If you want to read more about the company and see more photos of it’s unusual products then check out the website that belongs to their Jordanian licensee right here

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