Open tenders for airborne survey and special aviation services worldwide. 19 listed, last updated 15 Oct 2026. Closed tenders drop off automatically and move to Closed 2026.
What do the aircraft-fit stars mean? Scored for: twin turboprop (King Air class)
★★★ Strong fit for the selected aircraft
★★★ Good match, but with extra hurdles such as local registration, a partner or a specific sensor
★★★ Weak fit: wrong platform, a specialist sensor, a small area or a long ferry
– No flying (data only)
Rules: the tender's platform (fixed-wing, helicopter, drone), required altitude, payload and equipment (fire tank, bucket, scooper, spray), endurance, low-level or over-water work, area size, specialist sensors, and local registration or ferry distance. Fire tenders: helicopters suit bucket/helitack jobs, SEATs suit tenders for single-engine or fixed-wing tankers (and spraying, vector control, bait drops), large tankers suit amphibious, scooper or large/very large air-tanker tenders; a stated tank size or type is applied. Fixed-wing survey aircraft only fit fire spotting or air-attack coordination. A first view, not bid advice.
Fixed-wing, low-level geophysical flying for the national survey suits a twin turboprop. Very short deadline; a Swedish/EASA operator set-up is almost certainly required. Worth watching for the next round.
Long over-water mag lines suit a twin turboprop's range and endurance. Needs a magnetometer installation (stinger/STC). Documents in French; bidding with a French/EU partner is realistic.
Exactly the right kind of work, but GeM registration, Indian experience and turnover rules make it a partner/sub-contractor bid. Official GeM portal could not be reached; confirmed via two independent tender listings.
Official notice ↗Source: TenderDetail listing (official portal: bidplus.gem.gov.in)
A King Air-class twin is a common camera/LiDAR platform for city-scale blocks. South African CSD registration and B-BBEE scoring apply, so realistic with a local partner.
Official notice ↗Source: BidCheck listing (official: SA eTenders / Tshwane SAP Ariba)