HI Uplift: Heli-One boss plans for growth despite supply chain challengesnews Mike Stones 2 Nov 23 0Colin Smith, new head of Growth and Strategy at vertical aviation maintenance firm Heli-One, loves helicopters. It’s a passion forged in the left-hand seat of… Read more
HI Uplift: The Bell 525 Relentless prepares for commercial take offnews Mike Stones 5 Oct 23 0The new Bell 525 Relentless carries a heroic enough name. But it has also been a long time coming. Unveiled at the 2012 Heli-Expo Dallas,… Read more
Helicopter Investor London 2020: A new ERAinsight Alasdair Whyte 3 Mar 20 0Bristow and ERA are merging to form a dominant offshore operator, creating a safe and financially strong player with a presence in established and emerging… Read more
LCI launches its first co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 19 0 Helicopter lessor LCI has just launched its first helicopter co-investment vehicle, in partnership with a subsidiary of Paris-based investment firm Flexam Invest. The co-investment… Read more
Pre-owned helicopter market remains difficult, but with some positive signsnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Oct 19 0It’s not altogether clear whether the market log-jam for pre-owned helicopters is loosening up. However, there may be some odd signs judging from Aero Asset’s… Read more
Sikorsky sues Babcock for not taking two S-92s from 16 helicopter ordernews Alasdair Whyte 6 Aug 19 0Sikorsky is suing Babcock International for failing to take delivery of two S-92 helicopters worth $58 million that were ordered in 2011. In a court… Read more
Qinetiq reviews Bristow SAR contractnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 19 0A recent independent review by British defence company Qinetiq has praised the transition of the UK’s search and rescue helicopter (SARH) services to the civil… Read more
Bristow signs new offshore contract amidst Chapter 11 proceedingsnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Jun 19 0Amidst the process of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Bristow has secured a new five-year contract to fly workers to and from BP’s offshore oil rigs in… Read more
CHC secures new offshore contract with OMVnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0CHC Group has secured an offshore helicopter transport contract with oil and gas company OMV in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The group… Read more
JSSI: flight hours up, sales downnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 17 0Jet Support Services Inc’s customer flight hours are at the highest since the market downturn in 2008 but sales are slightly below expectations. JSSI completed… Read more
Irish Coastguard S92 crashes with four on boardnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 17 0An Irish search-and-rescue S92 has crashed with four crewmembers on board. The helicopter, operated by CHC helicopters crashed off the west coast of Ireland. Captain Dara… Read more
Petrofac signs contract with Bristow for North Sea flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Apr 16 0Bristow Helicopters has signed a contract with offshore service provider Petrofac to operate in the North Sea using both Sikorsky S92 and Airbus H225 aircraft.… Read more
PPC helps Bristow wrap S92 for long-term storagenews Alasdair Whyte 5 Apr 16 0Dallas-based Protective Packaging Corp (PPC) has preserved a Sikorsky S-92 for Bristow Helicopters that became surplus to requirements due to the oil price downturn. The… Read more
