Hearing into fatal 2013 Super Puma crash to begin in January
A preliminary hearing for a fatal accident inquiry into a helicopter crash off Shetland in 2013 is due to begin in January, the Crown Office has confirmed.
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NHV takes delivery of new H175 helicopter in Aberdeen
Helicopter operator NHV has celebrated delivery of a new aircraft for its Aberdeen base following some key contract wins.
‘Commercial pressures’ drive loss for Babcock’s UK offshore businesses
Helicopter operator Babcock has said “continued commercial pressures” saw its UK offshore oil and gas business swing to a loss last year.
Total, Cnooc go with Babcock for North Sea flights
Babcock Offshore said today that it had won two new contracts for helicopter crew change operations out of its Aberdeen base.
‘Lack of experience and fatigue’ contributed to collapse of Aberdeen helicopter’s landing gear
Investigators have said engineers’ “lack of experience and fatigue” contributed to the collapse of a North Sea helicopter's landing gear.
Helicopter safety should leave no stone unturned
With North Sea helicopter safety in the spotlight, there will doubtless be many offshore workers once again spooked by having to commute to their places of work using a mode of transport that they would not ordinarily choose.
Helicopter safety under the spotlight at Aberdeen event
Offshore helicopter safety will be under the spotlight at an event in Aberdeen next week.
MSP to raise helicopter safety ahead of anniversary of fatal crash
A north-east MSP will formally ask the Scottish Government to reverse its decision not to back an offshore helicopter safety inquiry later.
CHC helicopters and Aberdeen Uni to research psychology of flight safety
CHC helicopters and Aberdeen University have won a £54,000 grant for a research project into the psychological factors influencing flight safety.
North Sea helicopter departures ‘delayed or cancelled’
Departures to the North Sea have either been "delayed or cancelled" from a number of Norwegian heliports, according to reports.
Sikorsky says technical issue with S92 on North Sea platform ‘isolated’
A fault which left a helicopter stuck on a North Sea platform was "isolated" to that particular aircraft, manufacturer Sikorsky has said.
NHV Group taking flight and winning the contracts
By its own admission, helicopter operator NHV Group is not a big name in north-east Scotland compared with the likes of Babcock, Bristow or CHC.
Technical issue forces S-92 back to base
Bristow Helicopters has confirmed that a "technical issue" forced an Sikorsky S-92 to return to base yesterday.
Remarkable progress on North Sea safety, pilot says
A retired North Sea test pilot says “remarkable” progress has been made in helicopter safety.
BP pulls out of Scatsta aviation partnership
The aviation partnership operating at Scatsta airport has said they are not expecting any immediate changes to the set-up at the north mainland airport after BP confirmed that it is pulling out.
Video: Bristow unveils new Aberdeen passenger terminal
Bristow Helicopters has unveiled a new passenger terminal for offshore workers flying out to North Sea installations.
Offshore copter market to recover over next four years, report says
Energy consultancy Westwood Global has predicted a recovery in the offshore helicopter market after three rough years.
A dozen jobs to go at Bristow in the North Sea
Bristow Helicopters said last night it was planning 12 redundancies across its operations in Aberdeen and Shetland.
Les Linklater: North Sea helicopters – just like Groundhog Day
The announcement last month that the Civil Aviation Authorities in Norway and the UK plan to lift their restrictions on the Super Puma aircraft has been met with an unsurprising and completely understandable outpouring of emotion, outrage and opinion.
North Sea industry ‘getting by’ without Super Pumas
A group created to address North Sea helicopter capacity concerns has not met in more than five months because the oil sector “hasn’t got a pan-industry issue”.
Shell and other supermajors say ‘no plans’ for return of Super Pumas
Oil supermajors including Shell have no plans to return controversial Super Puma helicopters to service in the North Sea.
Operators told to replace S92 component
The US air safety regulator has issued an airworthiness directive for Sikorsky S92 helicopters following tests carried out by the manufacturer.
New gearbox checks ordered for Super Puma 225s
Europe’s aviation safety body has ordered another round of inspections on the gearboxes of Airbus 225 helicopters.
Copter resilience fleet not the answer to North Sea transport issues
A backup helicopter fleet is not the answer to the North Sea oil sector’s transport issues, an industry chief has said.
EASA updates directive on Airbus helicopters
Europe’s aviation safety body has handed down an airworthiness directive (AD) for a number of Airbus helicopter models.