Norway investigators reveal autopilot a factor in fatal S-92 crash
A preliminary report into a fatal helicopter crash offshore Norway has identified the autopilot system of the Sikorsky S-92 as a factor in the accident.
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Union survey highlights helicopter safety fears among North Sea offshore workforce
A union survey of offshore oil and gas workers has highlighted concerns about the safety of North Sea helicopter flights.
Sikorsky: High reliability benchmark saw firm ‘punished’ over S-92 maintenance backlog
A Sikorsky boss said his firm set such a high benchmark for reliability that it was "punished" when a global spare parts shortage hit its S-92 helicopter model.
Bristow sees S-92 parts delays ‘at least’ until end of 2024
Bristow bosses said supply chain issues affecting the Sikorsky S-92 airframe are likely to endure at least until the end of the year.
Norway investigators confirm S-92 helicopter had uncontrolled landing, floats not deployed
Investigators are working to determine why emergency floating batons did not deploy on a helicopter which ditched off the coast of Norway last week.
‘We will carry this loss with us always’: Bristow reflects on Norway heli tragedy
Bristow bosses expressed their ‘heartfelt condolences’ in the wake of a fatal accident involving a Norwegian search and rescue helicopter last week.
Equinor employee last to be retrieved from sea in Norway helicopter crash
Investigators release further details of Norway helicopter crash search and rescue operation as 'black box' flight recorder recovered from wreckage.
Tributes paid as Norway helicopter accident victim named
Equinor has named the nurse who died as a result of a helicopter accident off the coast of Norway as 61-year-old Reidun Hestetun from Bergen.
Union calls for ‘plan B for helicopter traffic’ after fatal crash
Following a fatal helicopter crash in Norway, a union leader has called for a “plan B for helicopter traffic.”
Airbus execs hint at return of Super Puma to offshore sector
Airbus executives are confident in the Super Puma's safety, but any return could lead to a battle with labour unions which see it as a "flying coffin".
Military plane in near miss with S92 helicopter near Wick’s ‘sleepy little airport’
A helicopter and a US military plane were involved in a near-miss over Caithness, investigators have revealed.
New helicopters needed to ‘meet demand’ as number of available S-92s dries up
There will have to be “new orders of offshore helicopters” to meet demand growth with “things looking up” in the oil and gas sector.
Caverton expands helicopter fleet with S-92
The Milestone Aviation Group has delivered a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to Nigeria’s Caverton Helicopters.
Babcock takes £85m hit due to ‘competition’ in oil and gas business
Babcock warned on profits on Wednesday as its oil and gas business continued to struggle in a "frustrating" quarter.
S-92s being ‘worked intensively’ in North Sea
Aberdeen is the busiest heliport in the world for Sikorsky S-92 operations, according to a new report.
‘We’re gone’: the last recorded words from crew of crashed coast guard helicopter
The last recorded words of the ill-fated crew of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter which crashed in the Atlantic were “we’re gone”.
Trawlers join hunt for crew of Irish crash copter
A flotilla of trawlers are to comb a swathe of the Atlantic off north-west Ireland in the continued hope of finding two winchmen missing from a crashed search and rescue helicopter.
Weather hinders search for Irish coast guard helicopter crew
Weather conditions have hampered an operation to find the remaining three crew of a missing Irish Coast Guard helicopter off the west of Ireland.
Bristow recognised for evacuating hundreds of workers from North Sea field
Bristow Helicopters has been recognised by Sikorsky for its role in evacuating hundreds of workers from six oil platforms in the North Sea.