Bristow nigeria major hangar fire destroys helicopter
 

Bristow Nigeria has had a major fire in its new hangar at the Nigerian Air Force base In Port Harcourt. It would seem to have started in a Super Puma helicopter which was grounded for maintenance.
Last year Bristow (which had previously incorporated Pan African Airlines Nigeria into its corporate entity) split into 3 companies - Bristow Helicopters Nigeria (BHNL), now a Nigerian Company (i.e. one which has a nominal American 40% investment :hmm:), Bristow International Aircraft Guernsey Technical Services BATS (supposedly an engineering service company offering services to any aircraft operator in Nigeria (:)) and Pan African Airlines Nigeria, an indigenous company. It's interesting that this indigenous company employs all its expatriate staff through the same Guernsey registered company as BHNL and has very few Nigerians in its employment in senior or middle management positions.
However, what's really annoying me is that Akin Oni has said he doesn't want anything of this being leaked onto the internet until the internal investigation has come up with its report! Perleeeeease :eek:. It's 2014. Even Bristow must have realised it's the 21st century and (apart from the actual location of MH370) everything's out there in the ether these days :ugh:
Luckily, I've not heard any reports of injuries to any people. Must have been embarrassing they couldn't control the fire without help from arch-rivals Caverton and Aero Contractors though!

Hanger fire PHC
 

Who will be the first with photos?

I've seen the pictures but can't post them as it would be too obvious who they came from (unless I can get hold of any from friends in Aero or Caverton).
1 332L2 destroyed and the L1 badly damaged, plus the fabric of the hangar (it's one of those hangars like a giant tent so should be easy enough to get a new cover for it. The worst thing is that all the stores have been destroyed!

puma fire
 

well i saw the machines next day, all i say is TIA, buy cheap buy twice, what a poor operation !

->keke napep
 

post the pics and blame me, i post mine and blame u.

Bristows Hangar Fire
 

Can anyone tell me the registration of damaged / destroyed aircraft?

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