Bristow Group

Bristow Group has secured early delivery slots for five of U.S. startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft.

Global helicopter operator Bristow has conducted its first test flight in Beta Technologies’ Alia.

Helicopter operator Bristow Group has snatched a lucrative Irish search-and-rescue contract from competitor and incumbent CHC.

Bristow’s S-100 Camcopters are being used to monitor small boats used for migrant trafficking in the English Channel.

A clearer path to certification and operation of a fixed-wing electric aircraft is another reason given for the move.

An oversupply of helicopters and what Safan Helicopter Engines chief Franck Saudo calls a “capacity overhang” has been largely eliminated, he says.