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Weekly brief: 19 Oct 2026
51 open tenders for airborne survey and special aviation services
51 open tenders, 51 new this week, 11 closing within 7 days. The free edition shows the title, country, service and deadline of every tender, plus one tender in full. Pro shows everything.
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Airborne geophysics (3)
ClosedClosed 22 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
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.
Tender notice ↗Source: PLACE (marches-publics.gouv.fr)
ClosedClosed 22 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
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.
Tender notice ↗Source: TenderDetail listing (official portal: bidplus.gem.gov.in)
Photogrammetry, aerial mapping & LiDAR (20)
ClosedClosed 20 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
Suited to regional (NZ/Australian) operators; a long ferry for anyone else.
Tender notice ↗Source: NZ GETS
ClosedClosed 22 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
Long coastal strip, LiDAR + camera: suits a twin. EU operator set-up usually needed; deadline is close.
Tender notice ↗Source: EU TED
Open26 Oct 2026
Open3 Nov 2026, 9:59 AM CET
Open6 Nov 2026, 4:30 PM EST
Open6 Nov 2026
Open11 Nov 2026
Open11 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Open12 Nov 2026
Open16 Nov 2026
Open18 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM CET
Open18 Nov 2026, 3:00 PM EST
Open18 Nov 2026, 2:00 PM EST
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
Country-scale imagery and LiDAR suits a twin turboprop. Check the official notice on PanamaCompra before bidding.
Official notice ↗Source: BidDetail (mirror; official PanamaCompra portal was unreachable)
Open31 Mar 2040
Aerial firefighting & fire spotting (8)
ClosedClosed 19 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Helicopter
Helicopter only.
Tender notice ↗Source: EU TED
ClosedClosed 23 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform:
Local South African fire operators; needs CSD registration.
Tender notice ↗Source: eTenders South Africa (search the reference)
Open9 Nov 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Open13 Nov 2026
Open17 Nov 2026
Medevac & air ambulance (2)
Open2 Nov 2026
Open23 Nov 2026, 1:00 PM CET
Agricultural & vector-control spraying (3)
Open28 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
Open31 Oct 2026
Open12 Nov 2026
Cloud seeding & weather modification (2)
Open3 Nov 2026, 11:00 AM CST
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
CAAC-certified operator required, so only Chinese operators can bid.
Official notice ↗Source: Wuye Zhaobiao (mirror)
Open10 Nov 2026
Surveillance, patrol & ISR (1)
Open30 Oct 2026, 11:00 AM SAST
Pipeline & power-line patrol (1)
Open23 Nov 2026
Government charter & wet lease (4)
Open28 Oct 2026
Other aerial work (5)
ClosedClosed 19 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Helicopter
Helicopter only; local operator.
Tender notice ↗Source: eTenders South Africa (search the reference)
ClosedClosed 22 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing (PC-9)
PC-9 aircraft specified; military training support. Not a fit for a King Air.
Tender notice ↗Source: EU TED
Open26 Oct 2026
Closed in the last 7 days
ClosedClosed 18 Oct 2026
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
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.
Tender notice ↗Source: EU TED
ClosedClosed 12 Oct 2026
Result: Closed 12 Oct 2026; no award published.
Award not published yet. The buyer has not announced the winner or the price. We check again and update this page when it is public.
Aircraft fit ★★★ for twin turboprop (King Air class) · tender platform: Fixed-wing
Fixed-wing hyperspectral survey, about 5,600 km²; a twin fits with a sensor partner.
Tender notice ↗Source: Council for Geoscience
News
- Estrella Resources started a helicopter MobileMT and magnetic survey over its copper-gold projects in Timor-Leste (13 Oct), about four weeks of flying. ASX / Market Index ↗
- The EU named Eldorado's new Skouries copper-gold mine in Greece a strategic project under its Critical Raw Materials Act (12 Oct). Mining Weekly ↗
- Lindian expects first rare-earth monazite concentrate from Kangankunde, Malawi, by December (16 Oct). Mining Weekly ↗
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