Rotorcraft Safety Collaboration Delivers Results

Airbus helicopter

Super-medium helicopters like Airbus’ H175 (pictured) and the Leonardo AW189 are increasingly taking over from heavy rotorcraft on offshore services as operators modernize their fleets.

Credit: Anthony Pecchi/Airbus Helicopters
Offshore helicopter operators are crucial cogs of the global economy. Thousands of oil and gas workers travel by helicopter every day to platforms that drill and pump hydrocarbons from beneath the seabed. Their work keeps the energy system running. Without the ability to transport those workers...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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