HI Uplift: GDHF’s NHV bid blocked and Bristow’s Q2news Mike Stones 7 Aug 26 0GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) has ditched plans to buy NHV Group – the rotary operator, maintenance and training business – following the Belgian government’s decision to… Read more
Bristow posts higher Q2 revenue & affirms 2026 outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 26 0Bristow Group reported total revenues of $412m for the second quarter of 2026, up from $389m in the first quarter. The mission-critical aviation services provider… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow predicts megatrends to spark new govt contractsnews Mike Stones 20 Jul 26 0Bristow Group forecasts increased defence expenditure – one of the three megatrends it says are shaping the helicopter industry – will lead to more government… Read more
Bristow hails three megatrends shaping revenuenews Mike Stones 8 May 26 0Bad things happen in threes, according to Western superstition. But not just bad things – good things too, according to Bristow Group. It believes three… Read more
Bristow posts 2025 revenue up at $1.5bnnews Mike Stones 26 Feb 26 0Bristow has posted 2025 total revenues of $1.5bn, boosted partly by the growth of its Government Services business, compared with $1.4bn during the previous year.… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow upbeat on offshore earnings as outlook liftednews Mike Stones 8 Aug 25 0Bristow remains upbeat about the prospects for earnings growth over the next 18 months – particularly from its offshore energy sector – in second quarter… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow posts stellar Q1 resultsnews Mike Stones 9 May 25 0Bristow is off to a stellar start in 2025. The company reported its first quarter results posting a 315% year-over-year increase in net profit of… Read more
Bristow and Sikorsky agree support deal for biggest S-92 fleetnews Mike Stones 25 Apr 25 0Helicopter operator Bristow has signed a long-term support deal with Sikorsky covering its 60 S-92 aircraft – the world’s biggest S-92 fleet – operating worldwide.… Read more
Bristow posts 9% YoY revenue growth in 2024; books $95m profitnews Fayaz Hussain 27 Feb 25 0Helicopter services provider Bristow filed full-year results for 2024 reporting a 9% year-over-year (YoY) increase in revenue to $1.4bn compared with $1.3bn in the same… Read more
Bristow and Leonardo agree AW139 & AW189 support and training dealnews Mike Stones 7 Nov 24 0Bristow and Leonardo have sealed a long-term support package for AW139 and AW189 helicopter fleets designed to ensure improved maintenance and operations efficiency. The operator… Read more
Bristow reports strong Q3 earnings, raises full-year outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 6 Nov 24 0Vertical flight solutions provider Bristow Group reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing continued growth and profitability. In the quarter ended… Read more
Bristow beats expectations on Q2 revenue growth; lifts outlooknews Fayaz Hussain 7 Aug 24 0Bristow Group’s revenue in the second quarter of 2024 rose 6.7% year-over-year to $359.7m from $337.1m in the same period last year from higher utilisation… Read more
Bristow Group swings to profit in Q1news Fayaz Hussain 10 May 24 0Bristow Group reported a profit in the first quarter of 2024 at $6.6m, reversing a loss of $7.9m in the fourth quarter of 2023. This… Read more
HAI reports: Leonardo confirms orders and agreements for about 180 helisnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed orders and agreements for about 180 aircraft at HAI Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California. Topping its show order book are 130 helicopters… Read more
Bristow pilots BETA’s ALIA on evaluation flightnews Yves Le Marquand 24 Aug 23 0Bristow has flown BETA Technologies’ eighth qualitative evaluation flight as part of onsite visit to BETA’s headquarters today. The ALIA was piloted by Bryan Willows,… Read more
Bristow signs new SAR contract with Irish Department of Transportnews Mike Stones 23 Aug 23 0Bristow Ireland has confirmed signing a new 10-year, search-and-rescue (SAR) contract with the Irish Department of Transport, after being named as the preferred bidder earlier… Read more
HI Uplift: Believe in BETAinsight Yves Le Marquand 18 Aug 22 0Remember 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… Read more
Bristow wins second generation UK SAR – UKSAR2G – contractnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Aug 22 0The 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).… Read more
Bristow pre-orders up to 50 Butterfly eVTOLs in Overair dealnews Mike Stones 22 Dec 21 0Helicopter 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,… Read more
Newsletter: ‘Dancing on the head of theoretical pins’insight Alasdair Whyte 23 Nov 21 0“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… Read more
