BristowWorld / Issue 1 / 2006 - Bristow Group Inc.

Issue I / 2006
Fleet renewal continues with s-92 purchases
Deliveries of 19-passenger Sikorsky S-92
helicopters ordered in June will begin in
early 2007. The order of two helicopters,
with an option to purchase up to 13 more,
will help satisfy customer demands for heavy
aircraft in the North Sea and other areas. A
final decision will be made in August about
the deployment of these two aircraft.
Bristow already owns one S-92, for use
by our joint venture partner Norsk Helikopter
to serve customer Statoil. A second S-92,
ordered in 2005, has just been delivered
and will be used by Norsk on a five-year
Over the past two years, to no one’s
surprise, one of the primary weaknesses
identified in the company was the lack of
quality group-wide communications. To help
remedy that, we committed to developing a
Bristow newsletter. We are pleased to present
our first issue.
This newsletter will include news from
Bristow operations and locations around
the world. To make sure that happens,
we’ve created a newsletter team representing
different geographies and parts of the
company, and you’ll see this newsletter grow
in international representation over the next
few issues.
Of course, a quarterly newsletter is just
one step toward improved communications.
Still, I believe this newsletter is vital in helping
to make the message of “One Mission.
One World. One Team.” clearer and more
real for each of us.
contract with ConocoPhillips (see “Global
agreements,” page 2).
“Pilots love to fly the S-92,” says Arne
Martin Gilberg, chief pilot with Norsk.
Gilberg has 600 hours of flying time on the
new helicopter.
“Bristow has had success with previous
multiyear commitments with Sikorsky, and
we are delighted to continue our strong relationship
by placing this multiple S-92 order,”
says Bill Chiles, president and CEO. “These
aircraft will be used around the globe in
Bristow’s expanding marketplace.”
Welcome to your
newsletter
Now let me congratulate Roy Hebert, Bill
Hade, David Laskowski, Peter Clark and
Ryan Trahan. Each of them suggested the
name Bristow World in a newsletter-naming
contest that attracted more than 500
entries. I think it’s a great name because
it reinforces our international growth, our
ambitions and how we are all connected.
Please be sure to contribute your story
ideas to your local newsletter team
member (see page 8) to make sure your
part of the Bristow world is represented in
future issues.
Onward and upward,
William E. Chiles
President and CEO
The S-92 is the newest aircraft in Sikorsky’s civil product line.
A pilot’s view of s-92
by Arne Martin Gilberg, Chief Pilot
Norsk Helikopter
There is a lot to like about the Sikorsky
S-92. The state-of-the-art cockpit and
integrated Auto Flight (AFCS) capability
reduce workload and give the pilot more
time and opportunity to focus on monitoring
vital flight information and system
status.
The information presented on the displays
is intuitive and is exactly where you
would expect it to be. Pilots have had no
problem with the transition from a regular
cockpit with analog setup. TCAS-1 (Traffic
Alert and Collision Avoidance System)
and EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity
Warning System) improve safety greatly.
The TCAS, especially, is regarded as
“high-value” equipment among the pilots.
(continued on page 8)
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Global agreements help
win contracts, gain insights
Thinking and acting globally is starting to
pay dividends for Bristow. In August, our
Norsk joint venture partner begins ferrying
ConocoPhillips passengers to a North Sea
platform with new S-92 helicopters. The
contract was won, in part, due to a global
client relationship agreement with Conoco-
Phillips signed in 2005.
Bristow is working with five other energy
companies to put similar global agreements in
place, says Mark Duncan, Bristow senior vice
president, Global Business Development.
“Global energy
companies see
added value in
doing business
with service companies
that operate
globally and offer
the same standards
worldwide,”
Mark Duncan
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he explains. “They
want passengers
to experience the same level of service, reliability
and safety, whether they’re flying in
the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, Nigeria or
anywhere else.”
Global agreements provide the standardization
and commercial incentives that
customers like. Bristow benefits from learning
about new contract opportunities early,
which helps us position ourselves to win
profitable business.
Better coordination, higher profits
Being able to coordinate the movement of
aircraft globally has helped the company be
more profitable, Duncan says. “We already
have more than a half-dozen examples of
repositioning aircraft to earn higher rates.
Prior to having a global business development
team to coordinate that effort, most of
those opportunities were missed.”
While contracts with global energy
companies are high on Duncan’s to-do list,
he’s also working with Bristow business
units to help them win contracts from
national oil companies. “The majority of the
world’s oil and gas reserves are controlled
by national governments and national oil
companies. We already are serving some
of those companies in Asia, Russia, Africa
and South America through international oil
companies. To be successful, we also need
to win direct business with them.”
shell Oil chooses Bristow
in Australia, Nigeria
Beginning in October, Bristow will supply
Shell Australia with helicopter services for
18 months to support exploration off Australia’s
North West Shelf. Bristow will commit
an AS332 SuperPuma to the project.
“We hope to be able to build on this
direct contract with Shell and support them
on a long-term basis in Australia,” says
Mark Duncan, senior vice president, Global
Business Development.
In May, Shell Nigeria Exploration and
Production Company extended its contract
with Bristow by 24 months. We’ll continue
to provide and operate two AS332 Super
Puma helicopters and two Sikorsky S-76
helicopters. Contract revenues could reach
$53 million for the 24-month period.
Mexico JV partner wins
PeMeX contract
Heliservicio Campeche S.A. de C.V., (HC),
our Mexican joint venture partner, has been
awarded a two-year contract with Petroleos
Mexicanos (PEMEX). Bristow owns 49 percent
of HC.
Under the contract, HC will provide and
operate three Bell Helicopter 412EP helicopters
in support of PEMEX’s oil and gas
operations. Two of the aircraft will be based
in Cuidad del Carmen, Mexico. A third will
be based in Minatitlan, Mexico.
Apache taps Grasso for
West Cameron work
Apache Corporation has awarded Grasso
Production Management an operations and
maintenance contract valued at approximately
$225,000 per month. More than 40 Grasso
employees will supply production operations
services related to 13 Apache facilities in the
West Cameron area of the Gulf of Mexico and
to the Gibbstown Gathering and Shipping
Terminal.
Grasso began work in July on the properties,
which were recently acquired by
Apache from BP. The contract is expected
to continue indefinitely.
Kenneth Jones,
chairman of Bristow
Group, retires
Ken was an original
founder of Offshore
Logistics with
his partner, Burt
Keenan, and has
served in many
different roles over the past 37
years. He has “retired” several
times, but the company would
not let him off the hook and kept
insisting that he rejoin the board
during ever changing times. The
company was founded as a marine
transportation company in 1969
(a business it exited in 1990) and
quickly entered the aviation world
in 1971. He has led the company
to become the finest helicopter service
company to the global offshore
oil & gas industry, and was instrumental
in moving the company into
production management through
the acquisition of Seahawk/Grasso
in 1992. We wish him all the best
in his “real” retirement.

The New Bristow.
One Mission. One World. One Team.
Awareness of the Bristow brand is spreading. Freshly painted helicopters, new uniforms, a
new website and new signage are part of how we’re telling the world about the new Bristow.
The Bristow branding effort is still a work in progress, but what a long way we’ve come in a
very short time!
The new Bristow website debuted in February.
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This print ad in World Oil, Upstream and Aviation International News
magazines helped tell the energy and aviation industries about our
new company name and identity. Online advertising also told the story.
The first Bristow-branded helicopter was unveiled at
the HAI show in Dallas.
New uniforms are being
distributed at Grasso Production
Management. From left: Robbie
Monelzun, Wayne Frugé.
The Bristow brand is reflected in the new Turbo Engines
exhibition booth. From left: Ken Thomassee, Wayne
Martin, Jay Bilder, Wayne Bond.
From left: Steve Medlin,
Edie Hunt and Ric Fira used
the newly branded booth
to recruit pilots at the HAI
convention.
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Bristow: The big picture
The Bristow world is growing, and
there’s a lot to keep up with — a
new organization, new aircraft, new
customers and expanded facilities.
Together, we’re a team of 4,200
employees and 475* aircraft operating
in 21 countries. Here’s the latest
information to help bring the big
picture into focus.
* Includes aircraft owned by joint venture partners,
as of June 30, 2006
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Our global presence and number of aircraft per country
WesTerN
North America
United States (170)
south & Central
America
Mexico (23)
Trinidad (11)
Colombia (2)
Brazil (11)
eAsTerN
europe
United Kingdom (92)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (33)
Ireland (3)
Sweden (6)
West Africa
Nigeria (47)
southeast Asia
Australia (13)
Malaysia (1)
China (1)
Other
International
Russia (10)
Kazakhstan (5)
Turkmenistan (1)
Mauritania (2)
Egypt (37)
India (2)
Solomon Islands (1)

Bristow Fleet
small Helicopters
Type Number Capacity engine
Bell 206L 77 6 Turbine
Bell 206B 25 4 Turbine
Bell 407 39 6 Turbine
Bell 427 1 7 Twin Turbine
BO-105 2 4 Twin Turbine
EC 120 10 4 Turbine
154
Medium Helicopters
Type Number Capacity engine
Bell 212 18 12 Twin Turbine
Bell 412 24 13 Twin Turbine
EC 155 6 13 Twin Turbine
Sikorsky S-76 52 12 Twin Turbine
100
Large Helicopters
Type Number Capacity engine
AS332L Super Puma 33 18 Twin Turbine
Bell 214ST 6 18 Twin Turbine
Sikorsky S-61 16 18 Twin Turbine
Sikorsky S-92 1 19 Twin Turbine
Mil Mi-8 8 20 Twin Turbine
EC 225 2 25 Twin Turbine
66
Fixed Wing 11
Consolidated 331
unconsolidated 146
Air Logistics helps Vortex
move to New Iberia
Flight school Vortex Helicopters is a prime training ground
for Air Logistics pilots. When Hurricane Katrina wiped out
housing, a hangar and offices at the school in Long Beach,
Mississippi, it was only natural that Air Logistics’ Robert
Phillips would help out. As chief pilot and in previous
training roles, he and Vortex owner Joe Sheeran go back
nearly a decade, and Air Logistics and the school enjoy a
close relationship.
Now that relationship is even closer. With help from
Phillips and Air Logistics, Vortex relocated to temporary
facilities at the New Iberia airport in Louisiana where Air
Logistics operates. On June 9, Vortex broke ground on a
permanent school at the airport.
More than 100 students are enrolled at the temporary
facilities, including 30 new students from the New Iberia
area. Students transferring from the Vortex Mississippi facility
continue to graduate monthly, and approximately 15 are
working for Air Logistics.
“We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Rob,” says Sheeran.
“He’s helped with the airport commission, the Veterans
Administration, the state and local governments, and with
getting the school recognized by the Louisiana Technical
College. He and Mike Suldo (Bristow senior vice president,
Western Hemisphere, and president of Air Logistics) opened
all the right doors and pushed the right buttons.”
The move by Vortex will mean even more opportunities
for the school and Air Logistics to work together. Vortex will
use the same kind of radio network and flight-following
system that Air Logistics uses, making the transition easier
for graduates hired by Air Logistics. The school is also modifying
its curriculum to better suit Air Logistics’ requirements.
“Vortex is one of the top schools in the country, and their
move to New Iberia is a win for them and for us, especially
given the pilot shortage we have,” Phillips says. “Within
three to four months, we expect to start hiring a constant
flow of Vortex students.”
Construction of the $1 million Vortex Helicopters training school in
New Iberia was launched with a ceremony attended by Louisiana
Governor Kathleen Blanco.
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CArIBBeAN
republic of Trinidad
and Tobago
SnapShot
Legal name: Bristow Caribbean Limited
Managing director: Captain James M.
Wilhite
Base: Piarco International Airport
Number of employees: 165
Number of aircraft: 11
Bristow in Trinidad: Since 1960
Leading customers: BP, Repsol
Flight hours: 7,940 (fiscal year 2006)
2006 revenues: $26 million (U.S.)
Bristow Caribbean Limited was incorporated in
Trinidad in 1974. The company’s entire management
team is Trinidadian.
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You won’t find a Bristow managing director
more proud of his operation or employees
than Capt. James Wilhite. You’d also be
hard-pressed to find a more active, growing
market for Bristow than Trinidad and
Tobago, an independent two-island nation.
“We’re a company that promotes opportunities
and training, especially for young
Trinidadians. Our standards are so high that
quite a few of our pilots go into the airline
industry,” says Capt. Wilhite.
“We were the first company in Trinidad to
hire female pilots,” he adds. “We now have
three of them. We are about to have the
first female licensed aircraft engineer in the
history of Trinidad. More than 93 percent
of our employees are Trinidad nationals or
legal residents.”
Major LNG exporter
Like most Bristow regions, Trinidad needs
the additional staff. More aircraft and a
new facility also are due soon to help
accommodate more offshore E&P projects.
“Trinidad is the number one exporter of
liquid natural gas to the United States,”
Capt. Wilhite explains.
Over the next 12 months, five Bell 412EP
helicopters will be added to the fleet. A new
Bristow facility, which will include a hangar,
administrative offices and training offices
at the airport in Piarco, has been authorized
by Corporate. A satellite heliport near
the southeast tip of Trinidad is also being
considered.
Trinidad showcase
Bristow’s commitment to employing
Trinidadians, an excellent safety record and
growth plans have made the company an
example that government officials tout to
other businesses in the region.
Of course, 2006 already has been a memorable
year, says Capt. Wilhite. “Bristow Caribbean
secured a five-year helicopter services
renewal contract with BP Trinidad and Tobago
(bpTT), and for the first time ever, Trinidad
and Tobago qualified for the World Cup. We
were the smallest nation to compete.”
Bristow’s largest customer in the region is BP
Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT). Five new Bell 412EP
helicopters are on order to satisfy a five-year bpTT
contract.
From left: Warren Jameson, engineering manager;
Capt. James M. Wilhite, managing director; William
Chiles, president & CEO; Capt. Ainsley Boodoosingh,
operations manager; Capt. Jason Penco, chief pilot.
Senior First Officer Alicia Hackshaw, the company’s
first Trinidadian female helicopter pilot, meets
Alan Bristow, founder of Bristow Helicopters.

Global safety strategy
targets cultural shift
Everyone is in favor of safe work practices,
and Bristow companies have safety
programs that are proven effective. Still,
employees are getting hurt. Why?
Safety experts see a missing component
in the Bristow effort, but that’s about
to change. The first step of Bristow’s new
global safety strategy is now under way. In
fact, you may have participated in a recent
survey designed to assess our “safety culture.”
That assessment is part of a five-step
process geared to move Bristow toward
being an injury-free company.
An impossible goal? No, says Bill Hopkins,
vice president, Human Resources,
Quality & Safety. “It’s important to have
a vision that reaches beyond what we’ve
achieved. We simply can’t accept as
inevitable that accidents will occur. Imagining
ourselves as an injury-free company is
essential to changing the conditions and
behaviors that cause accidents.”
And that’s what’s at the core of the global
safety strategy — helping people to recognize
and alter behaviors that add risk, Hopkins
“ We all need to
take responsibility
for safety.”
Bill Chiles
Global Quality & safety Team
Bill Hopkins (Houston)
Roger Williams-Wynn (Redhill)
Andy Evans (Aberdeen)
Ray Wall (New Iberia)
Denise Uhlin (New Iberia)
Patrick Johnnie (Lafayette)
Incident rate
says. “We need to change the way that we
think and feel about safety,” Hopkins says.
“That requires helping employees to identify
at-risk behaviors in themselves and their
coworkers, and then act to change those
behaviors.”
Next steps
Data from the survey will help Hopkins and
the Global Quality & Safety Team analyze
the attitudes of Bristow work groups and
individuals about safety. Following that will
be intensive safety education, with a priority
on safety leadership workshops for management
and frontline personnel, and safety
training for all employees. Global and local
goals and challenges will be established,
progress measured and results widely
communicated.
Expect senior management to walk the
safety walk, too, says Hopkins. “Safety is
a leadership challenge at all levels,” he
emphasizes. “No one person can do it
alone. It takes total commitment from all
our employees and global work teams.”
step-Changes to safety success
Time
Other components of the global safety
effort include the following, under way
already or being developed:
• Increased operational oversight program
to help pilots in risk assessment and decision
making
• Common accident classification and
reporting system
• “Sentinel” safety reporting database
• Improved processes for risk assessment
and control
• Development of common leading indicators
for ground and air safety
• Behavior-based (Focus) program for
observing and correcting unsafe acts or
working conditions
• Technology enhancements to monitor onboard
vibration and collision avoidance
“We’ve made good progress in the past
five years in improving safety,” Hopkins
sums up. “Now we need to make safety
a permanent part of our culture. It’s not
simply a priority for the company; it’s a core
value.”
Bristow Today
Bristow has attacked safety issues with better technology and management systems.
We aim to reduce incidents further by making safety a permanent part of the company
culture, says Bill Hopkins.
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A pilot’s view of s-92
Continued from page 1
The aircraft handles well and is very responsive.
Wide windshields give you an excellent
view outside. This makes it easy to perform
helideck takeoffs and landings. The helicopter
has excellent hover capabilities and
is powerful. In most situations you will have
fly-away capability if you should suffer an
engine failure during an offshore takeoff.
Cruising speed is just short of 150 knots
TAS at 80 percent torque. With standard
fuel tanks you are able to carry about 5,100
pounds of fuel, which gives you a range
of approximately 400 nautical miles. For
normal operations to oil rigs off the coast of
Norway, we are able to carry a full load of
passengers and their baggage.
Improved pilot seats recline and have
adjustable armrests and headrest, thigh
support and better cushion comfort. Most
pilots have been able to adjust the seats to
their satisfaction.
Although the S-92 is relatively quiet,
the noise level in the cockpit is generally
above what is desired. Norsk is working with
the manufacturer to reduce the noise level
and incorporate active/passive means to
further improve the pilot comfort and work
environment.
The S-92 has a wide, roomy cabin, allowing
passengers to stand up and walk freely.
Seat pitch is 32 inches. Norsk Helikopter
S-92s are equipped with very efficient airconditioning,
which is a huge advantage
during hot summer days.
In short, pilots are proud to welcome the
passengers aboard the helicopter. It is a
safe, comfortable and relaxing ride.
editor: Stacie Furlow
stacie.furlow@bristowgroup.com
713.267.7607
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reminder: send acknowledgement soon
Employees are asked to return by September
30 the signed acknowledgement that they have
read and understood the Code of Business
Integrity. The acknowledgement should be sent
to your area HR representative.
shutterbugs:
show us your stuff
Bristow people see and photograph some amazing sights in and outside their
jobs. We thought a photo contest would be a fun way for us to share the best of
those photos with fellow employees.
So welcome to the first official Bristow photo contest. Winning photos will be
published next issue and on the Bristow intranet. We’ve even arranged for a
professional photographer to assist with the judging.
The deadline for us to receive entries is September 15, 2006.
Every contest needs rules. Here are ours:
1. Photo must be taken by a Bristow employee.
2. Contest entries must be submitted electronically.
3. Photos should be submitted in JPEG format and be no wider than 504 pixels
for landscape photos or 360 pixels for portrait photos.
4. You can submit more than one photo, but each image must be submitted
individually.
5. Photos will be judged on the following criteria:
• Unusual or interesting content/style
• Story behind the photo that can add to the image
• Photos taken within the past six months
6. Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest,
photographers agree to have their submitted photograph used in Bristow
communication materials without any fee or other form of compensation.
To enter, e-mail your photo and a brief (no more than 100 words) story
behind the photo to photocontest@bristowgroup.com. Include your name, a
phone number and your Bristow location and tell us what your job is.
editorial Team
Allan Blake – Eastern Hemisphere (Redhill)
Francis Boisseau – N. America (Alaska)
Chuck Hackett – Grasso (Lafayette)
Jo Hall – SE Asia (Australia)
Clive Knowles – West Africa (Nigeria)
Wayne Martin – Western Hemisphere (Arizona)
Agnita Moore – N. & S. America (Gulf of Mexico)
Jeff Peabody – N. America (Alaska)
Adita Ramnasibsingh – S. America (Caribbean)
Sandie Richardson – Other International (Redhill)
Audrey Smith – Europe (Aberdeen)
Kelsey Williams – Eastern Hemisphere (Redhill)
Submit your story idea to your local
team member.
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