Bristow announces new CEO and CFOnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Mar 19 0Under the eyes of corporate law firms investigating Bristow for potential securities fraud, the company has just appointed a new CEO to take the helm… Read more
Large O&G Helicopter Operators – Is 2019 the danger zone?news Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 19 0“The danger point in any cycle is not when you’re at the top or the bottom, but when you’re just at the inflection point,” says… Read more
What went wrong at Waypoint Leasing?news Alasdair Whyte 5 Dec 18 0When Waypoint Leasing launched in 2014 it appeared to have all the ingredients that a business needs to succeed. There was an experienced management team… Read more
Bristow Group to combine with Columbia Helicopters In a $560 Million transactionnews Terry Spruce 14 Nov 18 0Houston, TX – Bristow Group, the leading provider of global industrial aviation services, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to combine with privately-held Columbia… Read more
Bristow sells flight academy operationsnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 17 0Bristow has sold all of its flight academy operations in Titusville, Florida, and Minden, Nevada, to help improve its returns, liquidity and credit quality during a… Read more
Bristow appoints new Senior VPnews Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 17 0British operator Bristow Group has appointed Timothy Knapp as the senior vice president of general counsel, effective from 26 September. Knapp will be heading up… 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
Sikorsky recognises Bristow Helicopters for lifesavingnews Terry Spruce 29 Jul 16 0Sikorsky has recognised Bristow Helicopters and the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency for excellence in lifesaving achievement with the S-92 helicopter. Bristow Helicopters is an… Read more
Bristow invests in Sky-Futures drone companynews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 16 0Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, a company that specialises in oil and gas drone inspections and data. The two companies both service off-shore… Read more
A profit of CFOs – new CFOs at Bristow, CHC and Erainsight Alasdair Whyte 2 Sep 15 0One nice quirk about the English language is the different names given to groups. A collection of things can be taken as a whole. Many… Read more
Bristow’s rainy day savingsinsight Alasdair Whyte 4 Jun 15 0Management teams rarely get the credit for being conservative, but Bristow definitely deserves it. In October 2014 BC (before oil crash), Jonathan Baliff said that… Read more
Helitech 2014: Gecas buys Milestone Aviationinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Oct 14 0The big story at Helitech, this year taking place in a damp Amsterdam, is GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) buying Milestone Aviation Group for $1.775… Read more
Good times (and results) for Bristow, CHC and Era Groupinsight Alasdair Whyte 14 Aug 14 0Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is usually a much less hazardous time to operate helicopters and it was also a pleasant time for the latest… 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
