A host of UK flights by S-92 aircraft were 'paused' on Thursday at the request of North Sea operators, in the wake of a fatal helicopter crash in Norway on Wednesday evening.
Aberdeen has been issued a yellow wind warning today which is causing North Sea flights to be cancelled or delayed less than a week before Christmas.
Helicopter pilots are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay.
The storm that has prompted a red weather warning in the north-east of Scotland has caused flights from Aberdeen heliport to offshore installations to be cancelled.
Helicopter operator NHV has been awarded the contract for decommissioning work at the Repsol Sinopec Buchan field.
Helicopters travelling across the North Sea are facing delays this morning as snow hits the region.
As 20,000 homes have been left without power in the wake of Storm Otto, North Sea flights from Aberdeen and Shetland are being cancelled and delayed.
Across Aberdeen and Sumburgh, 30 helicopter flights have been either cancelled or delayed this morning due to heavy snow.
The veil of snow cloaking the north-east of Scotland has brought many services to a halt in Aberdeen and offshore bound helicopters are no exception.
NHV Group is has secured a five-year contract award with Ineos FPS for helicopter services in the Central North Sea.
CHC has launched a scathing critique of the competition watchdog for what it calls “incomplete, selective and deficient” analysis of its takeover move for Babcock.
Helicopter operator CHC has grudgingly suggested a partial divestment of the Babcock UK business in Aberdeen to get over competition hurdles.
Dozens of flights going to and from North Sea oil and gas installations have been impacted as Storm Eunice hits the region.
Thomas Hütsch, the COO of helicopter operator NHV, has been promoted to chief executive with immediate effect, as Steffen Bay exits the company.
Dozens of North Sea helicopter flights from Aberdeen and Sumburgh face delays this morning as severe weather strikes the region.
Babcock helicopters has conditionally agreed the sale of its oil and gas aviation business to rival CHC.
Babcock took a £5.2million hit for “loss-making contracts” for its North Sea helicopter business in the 2020 financial year.
The CEO of NHV hopes the restoration of oil prices can help the beleaguered helicopter market “to a more sustainable situation”.
Belgian firm NHV Group has clinched a contract to provide crew transfer services for Neptune Energy's Seagull project in the North Sea.
The fatal Germanwings 9525 plane crash in the French Alps is bringing action on mental health for oil and gas helicopter pilots, a top UK boss has said.
Babcock bosses have continued to hit out at its oil and gas helicopter business, saying “weakness” persisted through the third quarter.
Babcock has started a North Sea helicopter contract with Total which rival CHC criticised as “unsustainable pricing”.
North Sea helicopter bosses created some turbulence of their own last month with eyebrow-raising statements about competition and pricing pressures.
In this episode, in association with the EIC, the war of words has continued in the helicopter space with another contract going to fiercely competitive Babcock. While the company has remained silent about its winning ways, others vying for contracts have been less restrained. Babcock, if you’re reading this, give Mark a call to explain.
The chief executive of NHV has accused rival helicopter operator Babcock of engaging in a “race to the bottom” after a pair of North Sea contracts with Total changed hands.