Everett Aviation - East Africa

[Smashy]

Does anyone have any informations on this company they could pass on. how is their equipment what do they really do?

thank you

[hueyracer]

Have you checked their website?

You´ll find most of the requested information there..

Still a small company, that is working on several contracts in Africa (e.g. sling load, Offshore), and flying for the UN.

[CareBear]

Everett Aviation will shortly be adding Eurocopter EC155 B1 Helicopters to it’s fleet in support of the Offshore Oil and Gas industry in Tanzania.
As a result of this expansion, we are looking to recruit experienced crews to meet this demand.
Applications are invited from personnel holding the following minimum qualifications:

EC155 B1 Captains
• Airline Transport Pilot License
• Current Instrument Rating
• Current Type Rating on EC155 B1
• 3000 hours Total Time
• 1000 hours PIC helicopter
• 500 hours multi engine PIC
• 100 hours on type
• Offshore experience required


EC 155 B1 Co-pilots
• Commercial Pilot License
• Current Instrument Rating
• Current Type Rating on EC155 B1
• 500 hours Total Time
• 250 hours multi engine
• 100 hours PIC
• 50 hours on type
• Offshore experience an advantage

To apply, please send your CV to [email protected]

[chcoffshore]

Thats interesting to know, how many 155's are you talking about?

[helimutt]

More interestingly, what and where are the rigs out of Tanzania? Mst be a few of them. Especially as CHC have a new contract out of Dar too :ok:

[RotaryWingB2]

Who runs the maintenance on these EC155's?

[hueyracer]

Everett Aviation is also a Eurocopter Maintenance facility...

They have very skilled engineers.......

[MyTarget]

Well its now September, have they started operating the EC155 yet and did anybody on here get an interview?

[helimutt]

Well it's Sept and there are no helicopters at Everett base in Dar right now. Not sure where their maintenance base is.

[unstable load]

I don't think they were successful in their bid for the Dar contract. Sent them a CV and,,,, silence.......:*

[MyTarget]

Well on their website they have a photo of their new 155 awaiting painting and also a careful bit of editing to change their operation starting in Tanzania from Sep to Oct.

[hueyracer]

Don´t spread rumours....

A new ship has arrived, waiting for repainting..

More helicopters (not 155´s) already bought and on it´s way...

Their maintenance facility is their base in Nairobi.
When they are operating "in the fields", the engineers are using local spots or their "mobile hangar"..


Anyway-it is still a small company (but with good potential).
But they choose the pilots and engineers they are inviting for an interview very carefully.....

[LittleTom]

No they don't. The problem is they have no contacts within the authorities in Dar or Nairobi and consistently get licencing problems as they want pilots licenced in both countries. They will take any experienced person who will take the risk of spending weeks or longer on no pay to get through the exams.

[Aerobot]

Fellow Ppruners,

I'm about ready to work on getting out of EMS, and I'm thinking about that international touring work, you know 6/6 or something like. Got a bit north of 4,000 hours, Euro twins and Bell singles...managerial experience, current passport.

Who's the guy to send the CV to at Everett? Or any other outfit that you could recommend for my situation?

Much obliged,
~A.

[Blind Bob]

You could start by visiting their website! :O www.everettaviation.com. They are currently looking for 155 drivers and you will need to complete some exams(content available online at KCAA site) to obtain a Kenyan licence. Good luck. BB.

[helimutt]

They now have nicely painted 155, 355, 365 sitting in their Dar es Salaam hangar. Hangar floor resurfaced and painted, All seems to be heading in the right direction. The 355 sat on the top of the Holiday Inn the other day looked good. :ok:

[MyTarget]

What contract do they have there?

[helimutt]

I have no idea but you dont get three aircraft like that if there's no work for them. No doubt we'll find out sooner or later.

[appleater]

wondering if any of you living/working in this region could share your opinion on how safe it is (for an American) to work in this area of the world? I've read the US embassy website info, but they seem to paint a negative picture of many places i've lived and travelled in far more wild than they truly were.

I am a respectful citizen of planet earth (not a loud, obnoxious american A-hole), but that being said - I am a white guy from the US.

Any experience or opinions you could share is greatly appreciated~

[helimutt]

living / working here in dar Es Salaam has it's challenges (traffic being the main one) but i've been to a lot worse places. People are friendly, it's safe enough if you live in the right places (Msasani Peninsular is good) and there are plenty of restaurants, bars, etc. Malaria is an issue here but just take the correct precautions and it's fine. Plenty of modern doctors/hospitals/dentists if required. I can have a blood test here, and have the full results in 20 minutes, in the UK it takes up to 2 weeks!! Makes you wonder where the UK is going wrong sometimes.
Regular power cuts, and obviously the tropical diseases/beasties are all what you would and could normally expect living in Africa. It's not a bad place at all. :ok:
Any specific questions don't hesitate to PM me and ask.

[EC155B1]

Hello friends

Does anyone has any nfo on Everettaviation in Kenya/Tanzania?Did check up the website........wish to know a firsthand experience on things there?

Any useful/resourceful info is welcome.....

rgds

[misterbonkers]

Chief Pilot's a top bloke. Things have certainly expanded there in the last 2 years. Afraid I can't comment on the working conditions.

[Savoia]

Everett Aviation East Africa announce multi-year contract with Statoil in Tanzania

Norwegian energy producer, Statoil, has awarded a multi-year contract for helicopter services to Everett Aviation in Tanzania.

According to a statement released to The Guardian yesterday, Everett will lease three new AW139 helicopters from a major operator in support of Statoil’s drilling operations offshore Tanzania and Mozambique whereby two aircrafts will be used for crew change work whilst the third will be a high specification, dedicated, search and rescue aircraft.

Simon Everett, CEO of Everett Aviation said: “This is a significant win for Everett and a further step in the company’s business expansion and focus on the oil and gas industry offshore East Africa. We are delighted to have the opportunity to provide services to Statoil and to continue our provision of offshore helicopter services in East Africa.”

He said his company is committed to the development of the local helicopter industry and will shortly be selecting a group of Tanzanian pilots who will be sent for training at the Bristow Flight Academy in the USA for a Commercial Helicopter Licence. Everett believes this will bring significant benefits to the project and the long term development of the local industry.

The Company will be expanding their existing base in Dar es Salaam with the construction of a new 2,300m2 hangar plus offices and workshops to be ready in January.

Everett wins offshore contract in East Africa (https://twitter.com/HeliNews1)

[Savoia]

Rumours suggest that this currently US registered AW139 recently off the assembly line in Philadelphia, may be the first of the three 139's destined for Everett's new offshore contract with Statoil (see post above):

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gSRQtVsNa5M/Ui37v3uH8WI/AAAAAAAAOTY/7i8KPWYBmXo/w898-h552-no/N438SH+Northeast+Philadelphia+Airport+PNE+-+August+27%252C+2013+%2528Paul+Kanagie%2529.jpg
AW139 N438SH at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) on 27th August 2013 (Photo: Paul Kanagie)

[helimutt]

look like Everett colours, going off their other a/c colour schemes in Dar.

[Bravo73]

look like Everett colours, going off their other a/c colour schemes in Dar.

And it looks identical to the colour scheme on the AW139 at the top of their website:

Everett Aviation (http://www.everettaviation.com/)

[helimutt]

I worked next door to these guys a couple of years ago, I had a wander over and introduced myself and they seem like a good bunch of guys, the ones I met anyway.
They get to do some interesting jobs. I'm sure I often saw their aircraft on top of one of the hotels in Dar. :)

[misterbonkers]

That'll be the Holiday Inn.

[helimutt]

Well it would be about 3 hrs quicker to the Holiday Inn by helicopter than by car. Bloody awful place to live!

[Static Balance]

This is a peculiar one. Everett has announced that they've won the contract.....And... Similarly Bristow have announce that they've won the same contract with statoil. What's the real deal?? Or have Bristow bought Everett....

Que Ondas wae?

[meanttobe]

Bristow have gone in with a local partner to bid the contract. Everett already have an AOC to operated in TZ. As the press release in Aug stated they will dry lease 3 x 139 from Bristow. With work coming up in other east Africa regions this bid model could be very successful in other areas. Lets wait and see!!

Certification (http://www.everettaviation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=36)


Starlite Aviation have also recently gain an AOC to operate in TZ so local as well as international operators will make bidding very competitive in the next few years.

[Static Balance]

So who does one apply for a job to? Bristow or Everett?

I'm a JAA TRI/TRE on AW 139 with 2200HRS.

Also some very experienced LAE's on type. Any info on pay, perks, rotation etc??

[meanttobe]

[email protected]

[Savoia]

[email protected]

Meanttobe: I'm not sure what this is meant to be! It is meant to be a link to something of interest?

[meanttobe]

Sorry Savoia it should have read


AW139 Fleet Captain
An opportunity for an experienced offshore AW139 Captain for a permanent position in Dar Es Salaam to lead the introduction of the AW139 to our expanding operation in Tanzania. TRI/TRE qualification and strong managerial experience would be benefits.


Applications to [email protected]

[Static Balance]

Cheers for the info!

[meanttobe]

Everett Aviation certifies first AW139s in Tanzania | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source (http://helihub.com/2013/10/02/everett-aviation-certifies-first-aw139s-in-tanzania/)

[Static Balance]

Any more info on the company? Is it part of a group / co- owned by a Kenyan / political heavyweight / Rupert etc ... Any info ...?

BTW I sent my CV over a week ago and no reply. Seems they might not be interested...

[maeroda]

Hello.
Somebody told me Statoil some days ago cancelled Everett/Bristow's contract giving 45 days notice.
Three brand new AW139 aircrafts operated there, 20 people pilots and engineers.
Is that a confirmed news?

If yes god bless the colleagues working there! :yuk:

[helimutt]

I also heard from someone in the know that Statoil will not require Everett/Bristow services from the end of January. Oil price is starting to bite the offshore industry.

[hueyracer]

Whole industry is suffering from the low oil price…..


As nice as it is to fill up your car with cheap gas…..not so nice any more when they take your jobs away for that…

It´s just the way the business works:
Oil price low=no budget left for exploration…..
Oil price high=even "more expensive" operations will find a budget...

[Static Balance]

Sorry to hear that Everett/ Bristow have had to get the push. However, how true is this, if so, is it a temporary hold of Statoil operations and intend to resume when favourable to do so. Or, is it a S*** Canning. It would be a shame to see 3x new AW 139's left redundant notwithstanding the blokes.

[helimutt]

Give it six months and there'll likely be a few more than 3 redundant aircraft, not to mention crews.

The blocks available off Tanzania have proved very positive in recent exploration over the previous few years, so no doubt these will still need to be explored further once oil prices pick up again.

[fluffy5]

Not all bad for some, I have heard that Bristow is relocating some of it crew to other places. So at least some guys will still have job at the start of 2015. International offshore such a fickle beastie.

Fluffy

[EESDL]

Could use them in the SNS right now - waves far to high for little old 155s - we keep having to do their work for them........

[Bravo73]

Could use them in the SNS right now - waves far to high for little old 155s - we keep having to do their work for them........

"We"??!? Or 'they'?

[Phone Wind]

I hear Everett/Bristow haven't 'got the push' in the sense of being replaced. STATOIL are just finishing early as a result of the present state of the offshore industry. Things will eventually pick up as there's a lot of gas offshore Tanzania and Mozambique, and looking at Everett's history, they seem to pick up a lot of small, specialised contracts doing all sorts of work.

[Self loading bear]

Phone is probably right.
In the Transocean fleetoverview of October the contract would run till March 2015 with an expected 30 day downtime for inspection in the 4th quarter this year. If they have shifted the inspection till end of contract the end of contract at end January is likely.

Question is who held the heli contract for Statoil's Stena Carron in Angola?
Statoil has released this drillship this month only half way a 3 year contract.
I hope that this heli company has the same kind of contract as Stena. Stena cashes a 350 million penalty from Statoil which is exactly half of the (original) 700 million contract. Not to bad.

SLB

[Static Balance]

Well.....! Since the geography of the thread is moving west. What's the latest on Helicopter contracts in Nigeria with the likes of Bristow/ CHC(Atlantic)/ Caverton. The views so far are that Nigeria is a producer hence no such instability- for now at least..!! Thinning out of approx 80 Helicopters servicing the offshore industry will be a shake to say the least.

[lowfat]

HeliHub Statoil terminates Everett/Bristow AW139 contract in Tanzania (http://helihub.com/2015/07/22/statoil-terminates-everettbristow-aw139-contract-in-tanzania/)

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[nowherespecial]

I see from the helihub article they managed to sneak in a cheeky extra day in Ibiza...

How very predictable :)

[alfasprite]

HeliHub Statoil terminates Everett/Bristow AW139 contract in Tanzania (http://helihub.com/2015/07/22/statoil-terminates-everettbristow-aw139-contract-in-tanzania/)

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/looneytunes/images/e/e1/All.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150313020828

Jeremy Parkin...naive? Deliberately provocative or mischievous in the name of journalism? Maybe he needs to research what is required to export aircraft regarding registration documentation before declaring things illegal so publically? oh well....

[lowfat]

Yeah I thought the same.. little disappointed.

[212man]

I see from the helihub article they managed to sneak in a cheeky extra day in Ibiza...

I couldn't help noticing that! I seem to recall Marseilles - Ibiza - Tangier was quite manageable in one day, maybe they had a headwind....:p

[Flyting]

What's the rush to get them home....? likely for storage in the short term.

Enjoy the ferry home. I sure have a few times in the past with stop overs lasting a little longer....

[Phone Wind]

I thought the Helihub article was very poor and it makes me take anything written by people supposedly in the know with even more of a pinch of salt.

The aircraft were leased by Everett but are owned by a division of Bristow and from what I hear the 2 which were ferried to UK will be used for SAR while some shortfalls in the fleet are covered.

Also, the SAR aircraft is still being crewed, though I'm told the crewing and continuation training have been reduced. At least one of the aircraft is in Aberdeen already. I wonder if the colour scheme will be changed - I think it looks very smart as it is :ok:

The oil finds which Statoil made off Tanzania are huge, but with elections due in October and the present oil price, I think it will be another 6 - 9 months before much of anything happens in Tanzania again. I think they only stayed on as long as they did because Bristow ere bidding on the ENI contract which CHC had in Mozambique. When they didn't get it there were rumours that they'd go to Nigeria initially

[212man]

Maybe he needs to research what is required to export aircraft regarding registration documentation ...

Out of interest, what would that be?

It's a fact that the registrations aren't listed on the TCAA site (unlike the remaining aircraft) so it does seem a little premature to have removed them.

Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority : Aircraft Register : List (http://www.tcaa.go.tz/aircraft_register.php)

[CareBear]

212 Man,
Don't quite know what you are trying to get at here!!

The two aircraft being ferried are 5H-EXT and 5H-EXU.
A screenshot of the Tz register from today clearly shows them still on the register- perhaps facts need checking more carefully!!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Hf864M6q7HhKzxhVnL8jswP9mZwiy73hB7jLuCNZYIE=w1095-h373-no

[212man]

A screenshot of the Tz register from today clearly shows them still on the register- perhaps facts need checking more carefully!!

Yes, clearly I would have posted that link without having looked at it :ugh:
I can categorically state that when I looked at it (this morning and yesterday), the other two aircraft were not listed and it would appear that was the case when Helihub looked too. Maybe we are both blind....

[Variable Load]

Agreed, they were not there earlier.

Maybe someone has been in touch with the Tanzanian CAA and pointed out the mistake.

And before I too get branded as "provocative and mischievous", note that I am not saying who made the mistake or indeed if a mistake was actually made :E

[misterbonkers]

Whats with all the surprise? This Is Africa!

[Phone Wind]

All of this only goes to show how in certain countries, checking things on the websites of official bodies cannot be relied on. If you care to check on the TCAA website today, you won't find 5H-EXV listed either. This is the SAR AW139 which is still based in Dar es Salaam and on SAR standby on contract to Statoil!

The Helihub contributor might have done better just to enquire of Everett or Bristow before publishing

[helialan]

This is the most sensible comment yet posted. Junk journalism at its best

[MamaPut]

What's happening to Everett Aviation these days? They closed their base in Nairobi and moved staffs from there to Mombasa and Dar Es Salaam, lost their contract in Somalia and the Statoil contract was terminated early because of the oil and gas slump. Have they managed to pick up any new work?
After building a big new hangar in Dar Es Salaam they must be financially hurting now. Maybe Bristow will be thinking about buying them out?

[nowherespecial]

At $45 oil I don't think anyone is buying anything at the moment. BRS are hurting like as others with idle ac. What would the rationale behind buying any helicopter operator with idle ac be right now? Everett have idle ac, big staff, hangerage/ operating bases, AOC etc. All of those things cost money each month. Buying it, much like almost all of the operators in this market, makes no sense at all. Unless they're really making a lot of money, which I guarantee they aren't in this market.

[Phone Wind]

Everett may have got rid of most of its expatriate staff but as nowhere says, still has a lot ofoverheads with the new hangar in Dar es Salaam probably being the highest. They still have some regular revenue from the SAR AW139 but that can't be much and there are at least 6 other aircraft just flying occasional charter flights now. If they can weather this storm, they'll be well placed in East Africa once the oil and gas companies return and I hear that BG (now owned by Shell) may be carrying out some work offshore Tanzania early next year

[Self loading bear]

Everett may also have flown a small contract for PanAfrican Energy Tanzania: 1 offshore Rig of Paragon
No big bucks, 3 months, ending mid December.
I hope PanAfrican throw in some optional wells but I am afraid not.

SLB

[212man]

I hear that BG (now owned by Shell)

Not yet....

[MamaPut]

All seems to have gone quiet on the news front from East Africa. I know Everett has a contract for EMS for BATUK in Kenya and has recently got an AOC in Mozambique but do they actually have any work there? Have they got any work in East Africa for the 139 they ferried out earlier this year?

[Um... lifting...]

Babcock will be terminating their 139 contract in Mozambique shortly and Everett has won the tender. They're currently attempting to source crews, I am reliably informed. The work has been related to (of late) oil infrastructure construction near the Tanzanian border. There are several promising capped wells (mostly gas) offshore in Mozambican / Tanzanian waters a short hop from either Pemba or Mtwara.

[CSIO1]

Hears that Babcock terminated the contract due to the increase of islamist insurgents in the area around the ENI and Andarko gas installations.Sounds like a very dangerous place to step foot into right now.Would need a big daily rate(danger money) to get guys in there!

[nowherespecial]

I think that the Inaer (Bbk) work was a 3 year deal which started in July 2015 so Bbk didn't terminate, they either lost the renewal or didn't compete owing to the security situation referenced above.

[Um... lifting...]

Incorrect on most counts.

The Babcock contract was a 5 year deal, 3 expired now. ENI had entered a sharing agreement with Anadarko for the use of the 139 in Pemba. Anadarko pulled out and contracted a BK117 for medevac. ENI released the 139 at that point due to nearly zero utilization and the contract continues to run without aircraft or crews which are going elsewhere.

Anadarko contracted another 139 from Everett which appears to be in Palma or points near the TNZ border for security.

[patatas]

Does anybody know the situation in Mozambique now with Babcock?
What about safety there nowadays, any inside news?
Where is Babcock operating AW139 from?
Thanks