Sky not the only limit in future North Sea aviation
If the hype is to be believed, a new generation of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft is set to transform the landscape of aviation in the coming decade.
If the hype is to be believed, a new generation of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft is set to transform the landscape of aviation in the coming decade.
New analysis of the global helicopter services sector shows a return to pre-pandemic levels of activity, but warns a shortage of aircraft and parts will likely mean an increase in prices.
A serious incident involving a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter in Norway is being investigated.
A North Sea helicopter made an emergency landing in Aberdeen on Monday evening due to a technical fault.
Babcock Offshore said today that it had won two new contracts for helicopter crew change operations out of its Aberdeen base.
UK operator Babcock has hit back at manufacturer Sikorsky amid legal claims it reneged on a £53million deal for two North Sea helicopters.
The next generation of search and rescue helicopters has arrived in the north.
Helicopters are at their happiest when they are being worked hard, a boss at manufacturer Sikorsky said.
The US firm behind a major North Sea helicopter operation has cast doubt on its own future.
A fault which left a helicopter stuck on a North Sea platform was "isolated" to that particular aircraft, manufacturer Sikorsky has said.
Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky has claimed its S-92 will remain the leading helicopter in the North Sea “for decades to come”.
A lifeboat was called to the aid of a Sikorsky 92 helicopter on Monday afternoon due to a fault with its landing gear, RNLI has revealed.
US authorities have sent out orders for the inspection and early replacement of certain landing gear components on Sikorsky S92 helicopters.
Two helicopters carrying offshore workers had to take action to avoid a collision off the coast of Aberdeen, an official probe has heard.
The US air safety regulator has issued an airworthiness directive for Sikorsky S92 helicopters following tests carried out by the manufacturer.
The Sikorsky S92 Irish Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic a week ago struck rocks on an island, investigators have said.
A backup helicopter fleet is not the answer to the North Sea oil sector’s transport issues, an industry chief has said.
A number of S-92 helicopters used in the North Sea have been returned to their manufacturer for further checks.
Europe’s aviation safety body has handed down an airworthiness directive (AD) for a number of Airbus helicopter models.
A helicopter operator said last night safety checks had been carried out on helicopters including the one involved in an incident last month.
Super Pumas have been grounded since April 2016 after a fatal helicopter crash killed 13 people.
Industry body Oil & Gas UK said it supported "any steps" taken to ensure the safe travel of North Sea workers after S-92 helicopters were recalled by Sikorsky.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said yesterday that it would look into a helicopter’s emergency landing on a North Sea platform.
A helicopter “spun on the deck” of a North Sea platform as it made an emergency landing after getting into technical difficulties mid-air.
The number of hours flown by Sikorsky S-92 helicopters in the North Sea has gone up 50% since Super Pumas were grounded following a fatal crash in Norway.