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unusual facts about Bristow Helicopters


No. 1 Air Experience Flight RAF

The accommodation was shared at the time with the Bristow Helicopters civilian SAR Flight which flew the Westland Whirlwind.


Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation

EGPC owns 70% of shares in the Egyptian Natural Gas Company, as well as a 75% stake in the petroleum-industry support airline Petroleum Air Services (the remaining 25% being held by the British firm Bristow Group).

RAF Search and Rescue Force

While this contract is being renegotiated, a "Gap" contract was tendered for the existing Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) bases and in February 2012 it was announced that Bristow Helicopters would take over the running of Stornoway and Sumburgh using Sikorsky S-92s and that Portland and Lee on Solent would be retained by CHC Helicopter using AgustaWestland AW139s.


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