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Proud Heritage

Pioneer of Australian Aviation

A young John Cameron was involved with the manufacture of the Australian agricultural ‘Cropmaster’ aircraft, before establishing an aircraft maintenance business. He soon made headlines flying his Tiger Moth under Sydney Harbour Bridge, a tribute to an Australian Aviation legend, Syd Marshall.

In the early 70s, Aircraft fire suppression used Halon 1301 in Pacific Scientific extinguisher systems. (Halon being instantly effective, no residue and non-toxic.) At that time, Airlines could only get replacement extinguisher bottles from overseas.

As the hole in the Ozone layer made headlines, Halon was then identified as the significant cause. Studies indicate that  1 kg of released Halon destroys up to 50 tonnes of the Ozone layer.  However, due to scientists not being able to find an effective alternative for the specific needs of aviation it is still used today. Halon is unique and will flow at extreme temperatures, for example an aircraft can be on the ground at +45°C and quickly taken to -40°C at altitude. Halon 1301 is reliable and is deemed a controlled gas and strictly controlled by the EPA, no alternative has been found.

Regulations for the use of Halon around the world have tightened. Due to Dangerous Goods shipping costs airline operators approached John for a local solution. As a result, JC Aviation signed exclusively with Pacific Scientific to supply the Australasian market.

The early years were slow with only a few bottles a month, but in 1992, Australia prohibited the importation of Halon making local overhaul re processing the only viable option.

JC Aviation developed processes and the know how to capture, re-process and re-use Halon and is the #1 supplier of HTL Fire Suppression Bottles for many Australian Airlines and the industry in general.

There is no viable alternative to Halon 1301 for  Aircraft Fire suppression. JC Aviation is uniquely placed to continue to service the needs of this market for decades to come.