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 Helicopters wins search and rescue awardnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Sep 17 0Rescuing a surfer stranded at sea for 32 hours has won Bristow Helicopters a Sikorsky Winged-S Rescue Award. The award was presented by Sikorsky yesterday… Read more
Bristow Nigeria introduces helicopter rescue servicesnews Terry Spruce 27 Jun 16 0Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) has introduced a new dedicated helicopter rescue and recovery (RRS) service for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The new service is expected… 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
Heli-Expo – Bristow completes AW139 S&LB with Waypointnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Mar 16 0Bristow has completed a sale-and-leaseback with Waypoint leasing. The deal covers three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters. All three helicopters will operate offshore on long-term contracts in… Read more
AgustaWestland signs Bristow platform development dealnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0AgustaWestland has signed a platform development deal with Bristow Helicopters that will see the companies cooperate on dedicated oil and gas and search and rescue… Read more
George Osbourne boosts UK air ambulancesnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Dec 14 0Air ambulance operators in England will receive funding gathered from fines paid banks involved in the Libor scandal. In today’s Autumn Statement 2014, George Osborne,… Read more
Bristow accepts first UK SAR S-92news Terry Spruce 9 Sep 14 0Bristow Helicopters has received the first search and rescue-configured Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. The helicopter was accepted during a ceremony at the Sikorsky facility in Coatesville,… Read more
Bristow signs with CGX Energynews Terry Spruce 19 Aug 14 0Bristow Helicopters will provide helicopter transport for CGX Energy to a Guyanan drilling site. Bristow Helicopters will provide helicopter transporation for CGX Energy, an oil… Read more
Bristow Helicopters appoints Alan Corbett and Oladapo Oyeleknews Terry Spruce 11 Aug 14 0Bristow Helicopters announces three new appointments in the Europe Business Unit (EBU). Bristow Helicopters has appointed Alan Corbett and Oladapo Oyeleke (Dapo) at Bristow Helicopters… Read more
Bristow sees growth in first quarter of fiscal year 2015news Alasdair Whyte 6 Aug 14 0Bristow Group, the owner of Bristow Helicopters, reported operating revenues of $437.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, up 21.6 per cent… Read more
Market analysis: UK offshore helicopter fleetinsight Alasdair Whyte 6 Mar 14 0The UK offshore helicopter fleet consists of 95 helicopters that carry more than one million passengers each year to 228 platforms and 100 mobile helidecks.… Read more
Jonathan Baliff will suceed William Chiles as Bristow CEOnews Terry Spruce 4 Feb 14 0William Chiles, president and CEO at the Bristow Group, is to retire on 31 July 2014. Bristow Group has announced that William Chiles will retire… Read more
Sikorsky delivers first S-76D to Bristow Groupnews Terry Spruce 7 Jan 14 0Sikorsky delivers the first fully-configured S-76D helicopter to the Bristow Group. Sikorsky Aircraft has delivered its first fully-configured S-76D helicopter to the Bristow Group Inc.… Read more
Bristow thinks big: Second quarter profits increase by $81minsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 13 0The Bristow Group sounded like a confident company during its latest earnings call. Even the most experienced manager can be forgiven for being a little… Read more
First production AW189 helicopter makes maiden flightnews Terry Spruce 10 Oct 13 0AgustaWestland’s first production AW189 helicopter, expected to be delivered to Bristow Helicopters by the end of the year, made its maiden flight at the company’s Vergiate… Read more
AgustaWestland delivers first AW139s in Tanzanianews Terry Spruce 2 Oct 13 0Bristow Group and Everett Aviation receive two of three AW139 helicopters for use in Tanzania. Bristow Group and Everett Aviation accepted delivery of the first… Read more
The helicopter pilot shortageinsight Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 13 0Experts warn that the high training fees for helicopter pilots and mechanics may be harming the industry. Our first helicopter finance conference in the US… Read more
EC225 comes backinsight Alasdair Whyte 30 May 13 0Eurocopter is confident that it fully understands the technical problems with the EC225 gear shaft and says that the aircraft will be able to return… Read more
