HI Uplift: Believe in BETA
Remember when the iPhone came out? Steve Jobs unveiled it as an iPod, phone and internet communicator. Fast-forward 15 years and the uses are virtually limitless. The advanced air mobility (AAM) sector is the...
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Bristow wins second generation UK SAR – UKSAR2G – contract
The UK Department for Transport, has today signed a £1.6 billion ($1.9bn) contract with Bristow Helicopters for the UK’s Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation (UKSAR2G). It follows an 18-month procurement process. Bristow has provided...
Bristow pre-orders up to 50 Butterfly eVTOLs in Overair deal
Helicopter operator Bristow has pre-ordered between 20 and 50 Butterfly five-seat passenger eVTOLs as part of a new partnership with Californian start-up Overair. A piloted, zero carbon operating emissions, low-noise eVTOL, the Butterfly is...
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’
“This isn’t the time to be dancing on the head of theoretical pins, it’s a time to consolidate, to balance power between the oil majors and the helicopter operators,” Clark McGinn tells Helicopter Investor. He...
Helicopter Investor newsletter: ‘The industry absolutely needs consolidation’
“The industry absolutely needs consolidation,” Clark McGinn, principal, Uplifting Advice told Helicopter Investor in response to the news of CHC Group’s acquisition of Babcock’s oil and gas business. McGinn says there is no shortage of...
Bristow and Electra to bring mid-mile logistics for retail distribution
Bristow Group has made its first move towards advanced air mobility, when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft from developer Electra.aero. The company...
Bristow and Era Helicopters complete their merger
Bristow Group and Era Helicopters have completed the merger, announced on January 24th 2020, to form “a financially stronger company with enhanced size and diversification”. Combining two of the largest operators in the offshore...
Bristow flies coronavirus patients off oil rigs
Bristow has launched a fleet of specifically-configured AW139, S76 and S92 helicopters to transport suspected or confirmed coronavirus victims ashore. The operator has performed flights in the Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and...
What the oil price crash means for helicopter operators
Plummeting oil prices are likely to mean fewer contract renewals, cancellations and even further consolidation for offshore helicopter operators, industry analysts have told Helicopter Investor. The price per barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
Babcock wins five-year offshore contract from Bristow
Babcock has won a five-year offshore transport contract from Integrated Aviation Consortium (IAC) to operate more than 100 helicopter flights per month between Shetland and the North Sea for three offshore oil firms. The...