New NHV Heliport Under Construction in Aberdeen At a time of low oil price it might be surprising to hear that a new heliport is being constructed at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland, but that is what is currently happening. Belgian operator NHV, the launch customer for the EC175 (now H175), has previously been reported to have been keen to establish
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Regulation (EU) 376/2014: Reporting, Analysis and Follow-up of Occurrences in Civil Aviation On 15 November 2015, a new European Union wide aviation reporting regulation came into force. The European Commission has created a safety reporting portal. Previously Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) was effectively regulated by a Directive 2003/42/EC to each nation to create compatible national regulation. That directive is
HeliOffshore Progress One Year On We first reported on the plan to create HeliOffshore in June 2014. HeliOffshore was formally launched on 21 October 2014 in London and held its first AGM and conference in Lisbon in May 2015. When membership was opened up beyond helicopter operators in January 2015, Aerossurance is pleased to have been one
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UK CAA Performance Based Regulation (PBR) Stakeholder Engagement (CAP1345) We have previously written about the emerging concept of performance based regulation (PBR) and discussed some of the challenges to overcome. This week the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have issued a consultation document on PBR: CAP1345: Performance Based Regulation: Business Engagement Assessment In the document the CAA
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CHIRP – Independent Review The results of an independent review on the work of CHIRP (the Confidential Human Factors Incident Report Programme) have just been published by the British charitable trust. CHIRP Chief Executive Ian Dugmore commented that the review: …reaffirmed the requirement for an independent and confidential reporting system for the UK and recommended that
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DuPont Reputational Explosion Chemical company DuPont (E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co Inc.) has been feted for its safety performance for many years (for example winning the National Safety Council‘s 2013 Robert W. Campbell Award). Its reputation in the field of safety stretches back to the founding of the company as a gunpowder manufacturer in
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Bristow Celebrates 60 Years On 24 June 2015 Bristow celebrated being 60 years old. That was the anniversary of the incorporation of Bristow Helicopters Limited in 1955 by its founder Alan Bristow. The company has picked out some highlights of the company history: Alan Bristow formed Bristow Helicopters in 1955 after securing a contract to supply helicopter crews for
Scottish Court Orders Release of Sumburgh Helicopter CVFDR A Scottish Court has ordered that the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) release the combined Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder (CVFDR) from a fatal 2013 AS332L2 Super Puma offshore helicopter accident at Sumburgh to prosecutors, who will use the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to “provide an expert opinion on
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EASA North Sea Offshore Helicopter Operations Review Today the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) open the sealed bids for a new research study, EASA.2015.HVP.01, entitled: Helicopter North Sea Operations Management Current Practices Safety Review EASA say: Apart from analysis of past accidents and incidents, the need of more detailed and systematic analysis of the practices
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FSF Launches Offshore Helicopter Operations Standard (BARSOHO) The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has launched an offshore version of their award-winning Basic Aviation Risk Standard. Aerossurance is proud to have worked on the development of this standard (available to download on the FSF website). In their press release they say: The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) announced
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Plunging Oil Prices – Is it All Bad? This tantalising question was the theme for an evening event at the Norwegian-British Chamber of Commerce in Aberdeen on 27 May 2015. The evening included excellent presentations from Jan Erik Berre of DNB and Birgitte Karlsen & Rob Jardine-Brown from Wikborg Rein. Some of our takeaways from the evening: Downturns
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Oil & Gas UK Aviation Seminar 2015 Oil and Gas UK hold their annual aviation seminar in Aberdeen on 2 June. Aerossurance covered last year’s event, which focused on rebuilding confidence and we will be attending again this year. For this year they pose the question: What progress has been made since last year’s Aviation Seminar to
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Happy Birthday – 1 Year of News and Comment from Aerossurance One year today we published the first article in our News and Comment series. Our very first article was: Offshore Helicopter Accident Ghana 8 May 2014 & The Importance of Emergency Response. We were keen to emphasise the importance of emergency response provision, especially at
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Human Factors in Engineering – the Next Generation Aerossurance is pleased to be one of the sponsors of a Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Human Factors Group: Engineering conference on 12 May 2015 at Cranfield University entitled Human Factors in Engineering – the Next Generation: This one day conference aims to bring together industry professionals and a new
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Heli-Expo 2015 ‘Super Medium’ Photo Report Amongst the news from the HAI Heli-Expo in Orlando on the new super-medium category of helicopters: Bell 525 The Bell Helicopter stand featured a mock-up of the 525 Relentless. Bell signed a letter of intent for 20 with Waypoint Leasing. Waypoint’s Chief Executive Officer Ed Washecka said: We are pleased to sign this
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French TV AS350 Helicopter Accident in Argentina (UPDATED with final accident report) The mid air collision of two Airbus AS350 (H125) helicopters on 9 March 2015 resulted in the death of all 10 people on board during the filming of a French TV programme, Dropped, for TF1 in Argentina. The accident highlights the importance of risk assessment,
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Heli-Expo 2015 Photo Report Amongst the news from the HAI Heli-Expo in Orlando: Airbus Helicopters H160 Airbus Helicopters launched the X4 medium as the H160, also adopting a suite of new marketing names for other products. We recently discussed the sole selection of the Turbomeca Arrano for the H160. As noted in one press report, Airbus Helicopters:
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SNAPpy Action in Norway – The Southern Norway Airspace Project Norwegian Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) AVINOR has established the Southern Norway Airspace Project (SNAP), that went live in late 2014. SNAP was established: … to address present and future challenges regarding capacity, safety, environment and effectiveness. SNAP will provide a new airspace organisation, with associated working
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Aerossurance Commits to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant Aerossurance is proud to have committed to support the armed forces community by being a signatory of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. The two key principles are: No member of the armed forces community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to
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Aerossurance Will be Attending Heli-Expo 2015 Aerossurance will be attending the helicopter industry’s biggest annual gathering, Heli-Expo, in Orlando, Florida in early March. Heli-Expo is organised annually by the Helicopter Association International (HAI) and is expected to attract in the region of 20,000 attendees. We will be in Orlando 28 February – 7 March, participating in several industry
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Aerossurance Joins HeliOffshore HeliOffshore is a global safety-focused organisation formed by major offshore helicopter operators. They state: We enable helicopter operators to develop, share and apply best practices, create and use advanced technology, and advocate for harmonised flight standards. HeliOffshore is dedicated to achieving the highest levels of safety, in the air and on the
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Aerossurance Joins the British Helicopter Association Aerossurance is pleased to have been accepted as a member of the British Helicopter Association by the BHA Council. The BHA is the non-profit trade organisation that represents the UK’s civil helicopter industry to the Civil Aviation Authority, government departments and international bodies. Its main aim it is to: …promote
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First A350XWB Delivered to Qatar Airways Launch customer Qatar Airways has taken delivery of the first Airbus A350XWB, an A350-900, A7-ALA (MSN06), in Toulouse. The A350XWB family features three versions: A350-800, A350-900 and A350-1000. In a typical two-class configuration, the A350-800 will accommodate 276 passengers, while the A350-900 and the A350-1000 will seat 315 and
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OGP is now IOGP The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (known across the industry as OGP) has rebranded as IOGP to coincide with their 40th anniversary. They say: Over the past year we have been developing an updated brand for the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers. Our aim from the start: to have
