Bond Helicopters expanding

[2papabravo]

Should the thread title be changed to 'Bond Helicopters Contracting'?

[helihub]

No, because Shell are not contracting with them

[terminus mos]

Whisper that Bond maybe expanding downunder as Bond Helicopters Australia, with a new office in Perth and a new customer.....Sa-wat-dee kraup??

[212man]

PTTEP I assume?

[Richard Taylor]

Local paper here reported they'd picked up another UKCS contract with Enquest, utilizing a 92 out of Aberdeen.

Don't know if that's a new contract or or won from a competitor.

[terminus mos]

212, that's the rumour....should be announced sometime this week. Current contractor is CHC Australia based at YTST.

[rotortorque]

I've heard 2 x S92 & 2 x EC225 for YTST....

[industry insider]

Rotor Q

If Bond does win PTTEP then it will be 225s, the requirement would not be 4 aircraft for PTTEP.

INPEX will be using 2x Bristow S-92s from Darwin and then maybe YTST for the Ichthys field pipeline.

[meanttobe]

Its not a Bond expansion its an Australian Helicopter expansion under the Avincis Group. They are push a serious expansion plan worldwide at the moment along with sucessfully holding onto already existing contracts. Both oF the new S92 destine for Norwy are now on long term contracts in Abz. One with Premier Oil and the other with EnQuest. They have also taken Richard Burman ex Bristow Senior Vice President onto the Board of Directors for Avincis. Currently they have both S92 and EC 225 on order along with a large AW order so the push to break into Brazil , SE Asia and Australia is well placed.

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by meanttobe

Its not a Bond expansion its an Australian Helicopter expansion under the Avincis Group.

You're wrong, I'm afraid.

Bond Offshore Australia is a separate operation to Australian Helicopters. AH deal primarily with onshore contracts (and marine pilot transfers) whilst Bond Offshore Australia will be the offshore side of things.

[meanttobe]

Offices | Bond Aviation Group

I stand corrected. Will the PTTEP tender go there way this week so?

[Captain Catastrophy]

Good luck taking on RB................

[terminus mos]

Bond wins PTTEP in Australia

Bond wins PTTEP with 3x 332L graduating to EC225s (eventually). Aircraft will be based in Truscott.

[yarpa]

I heard that there is a bunch of the 'Kelly Gang' ready to jump ship.

[terminus mos]

Everyone will want to jump off that particular ship. It is sinking. This is the first "big" one they have lost. I predict there may be more...

[Fareastdriver]

They can keep Truscott.

[meanttobe]

Looks like some of the players are looking to re finance to help expand.

http://www.avincisgroup.com/media/16...ss_release.pdf

CHC Helicopter Prices Private Offering of US$300 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2021

With Bond recent wins in the North Sea and the report of winning the PTTEP contract in Oz the pressure is on CHC to win or retain some work. Australia Helicopters has just won the RQ RACQ contract in Oueenland from CHC and Victoria State Government has just released a tender for renewal of rotary wing services. Interesting time ahead on Oz. Rumour has it CHC have leased two 412 to Australia Helicopters.