Equinor secures new helicopter capacity
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Equinor secures 15 new helicopters for passenger traffic on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) through contracts with helicopter manufacturers Bell and Leonardo.
Facts about helicopter types and traffic for Equinor on the NCS
- Bell 525 is produced by the well-recognised US company Bell. The company produces helicopters globally, including for the offshore and defence industries.
- The Leonardo AW189 is manufactured by Italian Leonardo, which also produces the AW139. Both helicopter types are well known in the global offshore industry.
- Since 2016, Equinor has only used Sikorsky S-92 machines (after replacing EC225) for personnel transport and search and rescue services on the NCS.
- Equinor has an extensive flight programme and annually transports 160,000 offshore employees to and from the NCS. This amounts to more than 24,000 flight hours annually.
- Annual landings on Equinor-operated installations on the NCS total approximately 16,000.
- Operators Bristow and CHC currently have 46 Sikorsky S-92 machines on the NCS, 24 of which are under contract with Equinor. The helicopters are mainly used for transport services, but also for search & rescue (SAR).
- On 25 January 2024, Equinor signed a contract with Lufttransport RW AS to operate two new search and rescue helicopters for the Troll and Oseberg areas. The helicopters to be used are Leonardo AW 139 machines. They will be ready for operation in early 2026.
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