Press Release

Issued by Bristow Group.

November 29, 2013

On November 23, two brand new AW139 aircraft arrived in the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The arrival marked the end of their long sea journey from AgustaWestland’s facility in Philadelphia. Following a tremendously successful effort by the Bristow team to re-assemble the aircraft, the helicopters were then flown to their new home at Everett Aviation’s facility at Julius Nyerere International Airport.

The aircraft will support a new contract with a major oil and gas company, due to commence on January 1, 2014. The services will be delivered by Bristow’s alliance partner, Everett Aviation. A third search and rescue aircraft is also scheduled to arrive in December, with operations commencing shortly after. IBU area operations and service delivery manager Jon Oakey was delighted to see the aircraft arrive in Tanzania. “These are the first steps by Bristow into a new market in East Africa. Our alliance with Everett Aviation demonstrates the benefits that can be achieved while working closely with a local partner. This partnership and the success of getting these aircraft ready for service, demonstrates our commitment to achieving operational excellence in a new country and region of operation. The work and effort put in by the whole team in arranging the specification, delivery and re-assembly of these two aircraft is a perfect start to our new beginnings and partnerships in Tanzania.”