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Sustainability

As leaders in the aviation industry in Northern Australia, Nautilus Aviation is actively embedding sustainability into its aviation operations and long-term strategy. We pursue concrete environmental action across our business for a broader environmental footprint reduction.

Northern Australia’s Most Trusted Operator

Nautilus Aviation is a helicopter specialist and has grown to become one of Australia’s premier helicopter operators.

Today our network of bases spans Cairns, Port Douglas, Townsville, Darwin, Jabiru, Gove and Torres Strait (Horn Island). Nautilus Aviation has built an outstanding reputation based on the quality and diversity of our fleet, and our commitment to the safety of passengers and personnel at all times.

Committed to Sustainability

An advocate of sustainable practices, Nautilus Aviation is committed to developing the communities and economies in which we operate, and delivering experiences that practice environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and conservation. We take our responsibility to the environment seriously and follow a ‘tread lightly’ approach to our tourism and commercial helicopter service operations.

Nautilus Aviation operates flights to and from Morris Escapes lodges including Mt Mulligan Lodge, Orpheus Island Lodge and Pelorus Private Island. For each 30-minute helicopter flight the equivalent of three trees will need to be planted to sequester the greenhouse gas emissions of the trip back into the natural system. Morris Escapes, via Morris Family Foundation, continues to invest in regenerating the Daintree Rainforest with their partner Rainforest Rescue. We highly encourage our guests to invest $27 per trip, per person, which will be donated to Rainforest Rescue to undertake restoration of the Daintree Rainforest. Learn more at rainforestrescue.org.au. In 2021, Nautilus Aviation announced a partnership with Eve Air Mobility, part of the Embraer Group, to introduce an initial fleet of 10 new zero-emission aircraft with flights planned to be taking off over the Great Barrier Reef in the future. This will greatly change our environmental footprint to benefit surrounding communities.

Eco-Tourism Certification

Nautilus Aviation is Eco-Certified – Advanced Tourism. This program is administered through Ecotourism Australia and assures travellers that certified products are backed by a strong, well-managed commitment to sustainable practices and provide high quality nature-based tourism experiences.

The Eco-Certification Program is a world first and it has been developed to address the need to identify genuine nature and ecotourism operators.

We are committed to conducting our business in an environmentally responsible manner by integrating pollution prevention and resource conservation into our vision, mission and core values. Through all our staff working together with other stakeholders in compliance with legal requirements and industry best practice, we are continually improving our workplace to reduce environmental risk and committing the resources, necessary to achieve environmental compliance.

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Important notice: For all new Nautilus Aviation bookings made on or after 01 April 2026 a per person fuel surcharge has been included in the retail prices