The HM Coastguard deploys two Leonardo (AgustaWestland) AW189 rescue helicopters in two seasonal bases at Oban and Carlisle with an ability of taking off within 15 minutes of receiving the mobilization call, between 9:00 and…
STRATFORD, Conn., March 2026 — In a significant boost to S-92 helicopter aftermarket support, six operators during 2025 and early 2026 have renewed multi-year Total Assurance Program (TAP) contracts offered by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. Equivalent to a power-by-the-hour service, TAP enables operators to fly their aircraft at a known cost-per-hour basis, and receive…
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is pleased to announce the locations for HM Coastguard’s new seasonal bases for its rescue helicopters, increasing search and rescue (SAR) provision in two of the busiest locations for…
United Kingdom. — A HM Coastguard AW189 helicopter aircrew and ground and sea SAR services conducted the rescue of two teens in a cliff on the rugged coast at Bude in Cornwall, Saturday August 23,…
STRATFORD, Conn., April 24, 2025 – Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) and Bristow Group Inc., the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, announced a long-term agreement to provide enhanced support for Bristow’s S-92 helicopter fleet, at…
Rome – 28 February 2024 – Leonardo and Bristow Group announced a framework agreement including firm orders for 10 AW189 super medium helicopters plus 10 options. Bristow is currently operating 21 AW189 helicopters globally with…
The HM Coastguard presents the statistics on civilian SAR helicopters (SARH) activity in the United Kingdom until March 2023, based on details of taskings recorded by the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC). There was a…
DUBLIN, May 30, 2023 — Bristow Ireland Ltd., a subsidiary of Bristow Group Inc., the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, has been announced by the Irish Department of Transport as…
A Bristow AW189 helicopter aircrew from Netherlands Coastguard rescue two sailors in different missions during the same night, on January 15. During the early hours of January 15, the Netherlands Coastguard mobilized on-call aircrew to…
Rome, 7 December 7, 2022 — Bristow Group has signed today a contract to purchase six AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to support the HM Coastguard Second-Generation Search and Rescue Aviation («UKSAR2G») programme by the…