HI Uplift: Bristow CEO welcomes offshore opportunitiesnews Mike Stones 3 Mar 25 0Bristow Group welcomed worldwide opportunities – particularly growth in offshore energy markets – during an investors’ call last week. The only clouds darkening the operator’s… 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
HI Uplift: Bristow expects ‘accelerating growth over next two years’ news Mike Stones 15 Nov 24 0Bristow Group president and CEO Chris Bradshaw was in upbeat mood when he co-hosted the company’s third quarter (Q3) earnings call last week. It wasn’t… 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 secures €100m loan for Irish SAR helicoptersnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Jun 24 0Bristow Group announced that its UK subsidiary Bristow Leasing has secured a €100m ($108m) term loan to fund its next generation of search and rescue… Read more
HI Uplift: Bristow hails rising revenue from offshore & govt contractsnews Mike Stones 10 May 24 0Chris Bradshaw seemed in buoyant mood when he led Bristow Group’s First Quarter 2024 investors’ Call on Wednesday. It was not difficult to understand why.… Read more
HI Uplift: Helicopter Investor takes off on social medianews Mike Stones 5 Jan 24 0Sikorsky’s plans for its S-92A heavy helicopter, a senior appointment at Bell Flight and Bristow’s financial results proved three of the most popular posts on… Read more
Bristow hails passing ‘positive inflection point’ in Q3 2023 resultsnews Mike Stones 2 Nov 23 0Bristow Group has passed “a positive inflection point”, according to its president and CEO Chris Bradshaw, after the helicopter operator posted net income of $4.3m… Read more
Bristow posts Q2 adjusted EBITDA showing ‘building business momentum’news Mike Stones 11 Aug 23 0Bristow Group’s 35% rise in adjusted EBITDA to reach $39m, posted in second-quarter (Q2) results, shows the operators’ building business momentum, according to Chris Bradshaw,… 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
Bristow signs MOU to purchase 50 eSTOLs from Electra.aeronews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Bristow Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 50 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft from developer Electra.aero. The company said… Read more
Newsletter: SAR takes off with Covid rule relaxationsinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 21 0Depending on where you are reading this, there might be reasons to revel in the easing of restrictions. Maybe you are on a summer holiday… Read more
Bristow and Era Helicopters complete their mergernews Mike Stones 12 Jun 20 0Bristow Group and Era Helicopters have completed the merger, announced on January 24th 2020, to form “a financially stronger company with enhanced size and diversification”.… 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
Exclusive: Chris Bradshaw explains how ERA is staying afloat during the downturninsight Alasdair Whyte 16 Aug 19 0Now is not the best of times to be a helicopter operator in the oil and gas market. Even the giants of the market are… Read more
Era Group Celebrates 70 Years of Servicenews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 18 0Era Group Inc., one of the largest helicopter operators in the world and the longest serving helicopter transport operator in the United States, is pleased… Read more
Erickson files for Chapter 11, Lombard lends to Bristowinsight Rianne West 17 Nov 16 0One step forward, one step back. Just as CHC prepares to exit from Chapter 11 early next year, Erickson has entered. Like CHC, Erickson’s filing… Read more
Era raises margin despite tough marketinsight Alasdair Whyte 11 Aug 15 0“To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports on the death of the Gulf of Mexico offshore market have been greatly exaggerated. At least as it relates to… Read more
Era Group expands S-92 fleet and opens a super basenews Terry Spruce 29 Jun 15 0Era Group has taken delivery of its second S-92 helicopter ALSO READ: Record year for Era Group, but getting tougher In January 2014, Era signed… Read more
