Helicopters in central Asia
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Helicopters in central Asia
Hi all,
Does anyone know who is flying helicopters in Kazakhstan, Azerbijan, Armenia, etc?
I have a friend that asked me about operators in the area, but all I know is someone once told me Bristow or CHC in Kaz.
Thanks,
Bryon
Does anyone know who is flying helicopters in Kazakhstan, Azerbijan, Armenia, etc?
I have a friend that asked me about operators in the area, but all I know is someone once told me Bristow or CHC in Kaz.
Thanks,
Bryon
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Just back from Kazakhstan and there are several small operators in the Almaty area. Avia Consulting operate a MD 500E and there is an Eurocopter 120, 135 and Robinson 22 at the same airfield along with lots of local stuff.
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Kazakhstan
All the non-Bristow Kazakhstan threads I found were closed .. hence this one.
EC725 such as that which is to be assembled in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan to assemble 20 EC725 helicopters
In an unrelated but nonetheless interesting article:
An artificial island on the Kashagan oil field in the north part of the Caspian Sea
Western oil firms pay Kazakhstan's oil field investment bill - Telegraph
Can anyone apprise us of the current state-of-affairs with regard to offshore support in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is to expand its cooperation with Eurocopter after signing a letter of intent linked to the proposed local assembly of 20 EC725 transports (below) and finalising an order for eight more EC145s.
EC725 such as that which is to be assembled in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan to assemble 20 EC725 helicopters
In an unrelated but nonetheless interesting article:
Western energy companies developing a giant oil field in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea have agreed to pay a £628 million investment that Kazakhstan needs to make into the project.
An artificial island on the Kashagan oil field in the north part of the Caspian Sea
Western oil firms pay Kazakhstan's oil field investment bill - Telegraph
Can anyone apprise us of the current state-of-affairs with regard to offshore support in Kazakhstan?
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From: Montreal
It would be nice if Kaz had state-sponsored heavy SAR to look after the oil industry. Thought the 92 had the inside track, but never underestimate those wily Frenchmen.
CHC is in there now helping a local operator with their 139 fleet, before that Bristow with the 76. That Karshygan field is pretty close, maybe 20 minutes from Atyrau, so even a 365 or 155 would be fine.
Lots of good Kaz helicopter pilots, so all you expats can expect to get run out as soon as the locals figure out that all they need is a consultant or two to run an SMS program. The foreign oil companies will howl in protest, but in the end will swallow it - like they did in Azerbaijan, Angola, Brazil....etc.
CHC is in there now helping a local operator with their 139 fleet, before that Bristow with the 76. That Karshygan field is pretty close, maybe 20 minutes from Atyrau, so even a 365 or 155 would be fine.
Lots of good Kaz helicopter pilots, so all you expats can expect to get run out as soon as the locals figure out that all they need is a consultant or two to run an SMS program. The foreign oil companies will howl in protest, but in the end will swallow it - like they did in Azerbaijan, Angola, Brazil....etc.
