Leonardo today announced that the Egyptian helicopter operator Petroleum Air Services will be adding a sixth AW139 for offshore transportation operations in the country to its helicopter fleet later this year.
Petroleum Air Services has been using AW139 helicopters to support the Oil & Gas industry in Egypt since 2009. More than 12.900 flight hours have been accumulated since then and over 95.000 passengers have been transported with the highest safety standards. Numbers that demonstrate how AW139 represents for Petroleum Air Services a key resource able to meet the most stringent requirements of customers in the sector, particularly suitable for operations carried out in the most distant exploration areas.
With the addition of the sixth AW139, Petroleum Air Services will be able to support even more effectively the expansion plans of offshore transport and exploration activities in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Operations that require high standards of safety, advanced avionics, high speed and performance. Ability that the AW139 is able to guarantee unparalleled in its market segment.
The AW139 has set new market standards in terms of flight and mission technology, cabin space and comfort, performance, safety and reliability, as well as introducing advanced assistance, maintenance and training services. The AW139 is also capable of overcoming the already stringent requirements of the Oil & Gas market thanks to its unique and ever-evolving features, including the unmatched ability to fly for over 60 minutes without oil in the transmission. More than 1.100 AW139s have been ordered to date by over 280 customers in over 70 countries for all types of missions. The global fleet has accumulated over 2,5 million flight hours with over 1.000 helicopters delivered.
Note to editors on Petroleum Air Services
Petroleum Air Services, whose shareholders are the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and the Bristow Group, deals with the supply of air transport services inside and outside Egypt, through helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for both the Oil sector & Gas, both for tourism and for other economic activities. Charter and scheduled flights, Air taxis, maintenance are also part of its offer. Its current fleet consists of 35 helicopters and 8 fixed-wing aircraft. Numbers that the company intends to increase with the expansion of the helicopter fleet in the near future with the aim of meeting the needs of both current and new customers who have obtained a new concession right in Egypt for offshore activities in the Red Sea or in the Mediterranean.
Petroleum Air Services provides assistance to these companies through several bases located throughout Egypt: in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and Southern Sinai. All service facilities have been upgraded to meet the highest international safety standards.