CHC wins crew transfer contract for Ørsted offshore wind farmnews Mike Stones 28 Aug 25 0CHC Helicopter has won a new contract from renewable energy company Ørsted to support the construction of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Operations will… Read more
HI Uplift: OHSUK’s new H175 and 1,000 SAR missions signal growth potentialnews Mike Stones 27 May 25 0Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) has taken delivery of a new customised Airbus H175 helicopter and marked its 1,000th search and rescue (SAR) mission supporting the… Read more
Omni Helicopters’ firm wins new Equinor Brazil contractnews Mike Stones 29 Oct 24 0Omni Helicopters’ firm, Omni Táxi Aéreo has won a new contract from energy firm Equinor Brazil to support offshore operations in the Santos Basin. The… Read more
HI Uplift: Milestone upbeat but warns against speculative ordersnews Mike Stones 31 May 24 0Milestone Aviation is upbeat about the prospects for the commercial helicopter industry but warns against over optimism and speculative orders. “The market, across all missions,… Read more
GDHF seals deal for 20 H175s for worldwide leasenews Mike Stones 25 Apr 24 0Dublin-based new helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) is to market 20 H175s after its parent company GDAT signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters. The… Read more
HI Uplift: It ain’t heavy – it’s a super-medium*news Mike Stones 22 Feb 24 0Super-medium helicopters, such as the H175, can look forward to a bright future in oil and gas markets, according to Airbus Helicopters. Plus, the manufacturer’s… Read more
HI Uplift: What hundreds of new North Sea O&G licences may meannews Mike Stones 14 Aug 23 0A new bonanza of oil and gas exploration in the North Sea? Or little impact for a time-limited industry? How are UK government plans to… Read more
Airbus H175 to bolster Omni’s oil and gas operations in Brazilnews Terry Spruce 25 Sep 20 0Marignane, 25 September 2020 – Omni Taxi Aereo, Brazil’s leading oil and gas transport company and part of OMNI Helicopters International group (OHI), becomes the… Read more
NHV’s H175 fleet exceeds 40,000 Flight Hoursnews Terry Spruce 16 Jul 20 0Ostend – 16 July 2020 – NHV Group announced that its H175 fleet surpassed its first 40,000 flight hours. This significant milestone proves this super-medium-sized… Read more
NHV extends contract with Ithaca by five yearsnews Mike Stones 16 Jun 20 0NHV Group, a Belgian-based business-to-business helicopter services provider, announced on Monday (June 15th) it has signed a five-year extension to its offshore contract with oil… Read more
NHV extends offshore contract with Ithaca Energynews Terry Spruce 15 Jun 20 0Aberdeen – 15 June 2020 – NHV Group has announced it has signed a five-year contract extension with Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, providing aviation services… Read more
Bristow cancels 22 H175 order with Airbusnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jan 20 0UPDATE: Airbus has since dismissed claims that the 22 H175s cancelled represent half of the model types order backlog. Bristow Group has cancelled a long-standing… Read more
NHV awarded offshore contract by Siemens Gamesanews Terry Spruce 10 Jul 18 0Aberdeen – July10th, 2018 – The NHV Group today announced a new contract with Siemens Gamesa to provide helicopter services in support of the construction… Read more
NHV awarded offshore contract by Nautical Petroleum/Cairn Energynews Terry Spruce 31 May 18 0Aberdeen – May 31st, 2018 – The NHV Group today announced a new contract with Nautical Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cairn Energy LTD,… Read more
Pegaso firms up H175 follow-on ordernews Terry Spruce 1 Mar 18 0Las Vegas, 28th February 2018 – Mexican Oil&Gas operator Transportes Aéreos Pegaso has signed for an additional H175, bringing to four the number of orders… Read more
LCI expands CHC partnership with second H175news Terry Spruce 27 Feb 18 027th February, 2018 – Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has today announced that it is expanding its partnership with… Read more
Airbus and NHV celebrates three years of the H175news Alasdair Whyte 6 Oct 17 0Airbus and H175 launch customer NHV are celebrating three years of H175 operations. NHV started flying the first two Airbus H175s on North Sea offshore… Read more
CHC H175 completes inaugural flightnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Sep 17 0CHC has completed its first H175 super medium flight. The helicopter flew an offshore operation from CHC’s Aberdeen base to the Shell-owned Ocean Patriot offshore… Read more
CHC gets its first H175news Alasdair Whyte 2 Aug 17 0Dallas-based operator CHC Helicopter be taking delivery of its first Airbus H175 and will place the aircraft on offshore oil and gas operations. The H175… Read more
Milestone places €200 million order with Airbus Helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Mar 17 0Milestone has placed a €200 million firm order with Airbus Helicopters for H145, H135 and H175’s. The aircraft will be deployed into EMS and other… Read more
