Bristow Group has appointed Courtney Byrne as the area manager, Guyana. Byrne will work closely with Bristow customers and across the company to deliver a high level of service as it grows its operations in Guyana and foster relationships in the local community. He will manage the local day to day operations and will be responsible for ensuring the safety of the team and passengers while also ensuring that customer service delivery expectations are being met.

Byrne joined the Guyana Defence Force in 1993 as an officer cadet and worked his way up the ranks as co-pilot, pilot, flight operations officer and flight operations manager, retiring as commanding officer of the Guyana Defence Force Air Corps with 28 years of military experience. He has an airline transport pilot licence, a commercial pilot licence with instrument rating on helicopters issued by the FAA and Guyana Civil Aviation Authority.

“Courtney brings decades of aviation expertise and passion that will help us provide safe, reliable and efficient service to Guyana. He is committed to providing great support to our customers as well as growing our business in the region. He is also committed to fostering strong relations in the local community and ensuring our operations are sustainable,” says Samantha Willenbacher, senior vice president, Americas.