KUALA LUMPUR: Hubline Bhd's 51 per cent-owned subsidiary, Layang Layang Aerospace Sdn Bhd (LLA), has bagged a RM25.7 million contract from the Malaysian Election Commission (EC) to provide helicopter and fixed-wing rental services.
In an exchange filing today, the regional air and marine logistics service provider said the services would be used at the general election (GE) of the 12th Sarawak State Assembly (DUN).
Hubline said the EC had earlier invited LLA to bid for this tender contract in preparation for the next GE.
"However, due to the uncertainties of when the next GE can take place at the current pandemic, this contract spans 24 months, from August 26, 2021, to August 25, 2023," it said.
Hubline said LLA would be responsible for providing helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, including the aviation operations supplies and equipment, aircraft and crew preparation, and flight schedules and operations implementation.
LLA will also be required to implement the Professional Training and Education for Growing Entrepreneurs (Protege) programme set by the government and approved by the Protege secretariat.
The contract is expected to contribute positively towards the company's earnings for the financial year ending September 30, 2022, or 2023 whichever period the GE is held," it added.
LLA is one of the largest general aviation operators in the country.
Its services included flying doctor services and emergency charter, aerial survey, chartered flights, rescue operations, and more. Layang Layang also has a flying academy with its main base in Kota Kinabalu.
Hubline has been in the dry bulk shipping business since 2007, providing barge logistics services of between 8,000 metric tonnes to 11,000 metric tonnes of dry bulk cargo per shipment.
The company has a fleet of twenty-three sets of tugs and barges that geographically operates within the South East Asian region, plying the trading routes of, amongst others, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.