Bids for the Darwin based airline Airnorth, owned by the US Bristow Group , are being considered this week . With regular flights to Townsville , Toowoomba , Melbourne and WA , the airline's future is a matter of importance, but has received little media coverage in Townsville. Bristow, based in Houston, Texas, filed for chapter ll bankruptcy in May .
It has been suggested that the Cobham Group , third largest aviation business in the UK , could be interested . A second round of bids will follow .
