Sun, Jul 20, 2008
Adds Two EC225s And Three EC135s
At a signing ceremony this week
during the Farnborough International Airshow, Bristow Group and
Eurocopter/American Eurocopter announced Bristow has exercised its
option to purchase two more EC225 helicopters. These latest
purchases will bring Bristow’s ordered fleet of large EC225s
to 15 by the end of 2011. Also during the ceremony, the companies
announced the purchase of three EC135 light twin-engine
helicopters, plus the option to purchase one additional light
aircraft.
"We are extremely proud to be chosen by Bristow to expand and
upgrade its fleet with the additional EC225s and EC135s," said
Eurocopter President and CEO Lutz Bertling. "The oil and gas
industry demands top-quality equipment to safeguard its people and
to ensure safe and efficient operations offshore in increasingly
remote and hostile environments. We’re pleased that Bristow
is again looking to Eurocopter to help it meet that mission."
The EC225s will be deployed globally to serve Bristow’s
oil and gas customers with heavy twin-engine helicopters in all
climate conditions for crew changes and search and rescue
operations. Currently, Bristow operates six EC225s in the North Sea
and has already taken delivery of a seventh EC225 for offshore
service in northern Australia.
"Bristow will deploy the EC225s in the second half of 2009 in
response to continued strong demand from our global customer base,"
said Mark Duncan, Bristow Senior Vice President, Western
Hemisphere. "We recently increased our outstanding options for this
aircraft type from two to seven, for potential delivery in 2010 and
2011,depending on future market demand. This is a safe, reliable
and efficient aircraft that our customers are increasingly asking
for."
The twin-engine EC225 is equipped with two Turbomeca Makila 2A
turbine engines and FADEC digital engine control, with dual duplex
channels that ensure a high level of reliability. The aircraft also
offers the most modern avionics and auto pilot capability on the
market, and the five-blade main rotor provides a very high standard
of comfort.
Bristow currently has two EC135s in its fleet. These EC135s,
which are scheduled for delivery between 2008 and 2009, will be
deployed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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