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On 26 March 2013, Bristow was awarded a 10-year contract to operate the search and rescue operations in the United Kingdom, at the time being provided by CHC Helicopter (on behalf of HM Coastguard), the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. [24] Bristow is currently operating AgustaWestland AW189 and Sikorsky S-92 helicopters in support of this ...
Bristow Norway AS (formerly Norsk Helikopter) is a Norwegian helicopter company that transports crew to oil installations in the North Sea. It has headquarters in Stavanger and has additional operations out of Bergen, Florø, and Hammerfest. The company operates a fleet of 24 Sikorsky S92 helicopters and has 420 employees.
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In February 2014, the Bristow Group, a major helicopter operator serving the offshore oil and gas industry, acquired a 60% interest in Eastern Airways [11] and in 2018 acquired the remaining 40%. The airline continued to operate under the Eastern Airways brand. [ 12 ]
Bristow's Fixed Wing Service provides a range of fixed-wing transportation services for crew transport to helicopter bases around the world. Bristow operates jet and turbo prop aircraft to meet the needs of the global oil and gas industry. For subsidiary Eastern Airways fixed wing jet and turboprop aircraft, see Eastern Airways.
Alan Edgar Bristow, OBE, FRAeS (3 September 1923 – 26 April 2009) [1] founded one of the world's largest helicopter service companies, Bristow Helicopters Ltd, which prospered primarily in the international oil and mineral exploration and extraction industries, but also spread into search and rescue, peacekeeping and other fields.
Tim Bristow was the first CEO, a post had held since the company's foundation in 2001, before he stepped down at the end of 2018. [13] Previously, he was the Financial Secretary of Gibraltar, a post he held for several years.
Bristow is a surname, derived from the earlier name of the city of Bristol.Notable people with the surname include: Abraham Bristow (c. 1771 – 1846), British mariner; Alan Bristow (1923–2009), British helicopter entrepreneur, founder of Bristow Helicopters