Bond Aviation Group
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Bond Aviation Group is a large British helicopter operator based at Gloucestershire Airport
, Staverton. It incorporates Bond Air Services
and Bond Offshore Helicopters
. They are one of the largest operators of helicopters in the UK.
Both Bond Air Services and Bond Offshore hold a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence, and they are permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with less than 20 seats.
Bond mainly operates Eurocopter aircraft.
Founded in the late 1960s by David Bond they first entered the offshore transport industry in 1972, providing helicopters mainly in support of offshore oil and gas operations. By the late 1990s, Bond operated a fleet of over 200 helicopters. In 1995 the business was merged with Helikopter Service Group
of Norway
.
The present group organisation was formed in 1999 when Bond was acquired from Helikopter Service Group.
, Scotland to take advantage of the booming North Sea oil and gas, crew replacement requirement. 2002 saw BP award Bond Offshore the largest ever offshore helicopter transport service contract, worth £120 million, to provide all of their Aberdeen based helicopter support operations. This part of the group now employs 250 people and has a forecast turnover of £59m.
In addition to the oil and gas industry service contract, Bond also operates a Search & Rescue operation in the North Sea
.
Fleet
Bond Air Services is the largest operator of Air Ambulance
and Police
aviation units in the UK . Using mainly Eurocopter EC-135 and Bolkow BO-105 helicopters, they operate from 17 bases around the UK and have 2 headquarters, Staverton
and Glasgow
.
Gloucestershire Airport
Gloucestershire Airport , formerly Staverton Airport, is located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury within Gloucestershire, England. It lies west of Cheltenham, near the city of Gloucester and close to the M5 motorway. According to the sign at the airport's entrance it is Gloucestershire's...
, Staverton. It incorporates Bond Air Services
Bond Air Services
Bond Air Services, part of Bond Aviation Group, are the largest operators of Air Ambulance and Police aviation units in the UK . Using mainly Eurocopter EC-135 and Bolkow BO-105 helicopters, they operate from 17 bases around the UK and have 2 headquarters, Staverton and Glasgow.Bond is headquarters...
and Bond Offshore Helicopters
Bond Offshore Helicopters
Bond Offshore Helicopters is a British Helicopter operator, specialising in providing offshore helicopter transportation services between Aberdeen, Scotland and several North Sea Oil platforms...
. They are one of the largest operators of helicopters in the UK.
Both Bond Air Services and Bond Offshore hold a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence, and they are permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with less than 20 seats.
Bond mainly operates Eurocopter aircraft.
History
CHC Helikopter Service
CHC Helikopter Service, previously CHC Norway, CHC Helikopter Service and Helikopter Service was the Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter Corporation. The airline was an independent company until 1999...
of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
The present group organisation was formed in 1999 when Bond was acquired from Helikopter Service Group.
Bond Offshore Helicopters
In 2001, Bond Offshore Helicopters Limited was formed in AberdeenAberdeen Airport
Aberdeen Airport is an international airport, located at Dyce, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 2.76 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2010, a reduction of 7.4% compared with 2009, making it the 15th busiest airport in the UK...
, Scotland to take advantage of the booming North Sea oil and gas, crew replacement requirement. 2002 saw BP award Bond Offshore the largest ever offshore helicopter transport service contract, worth £120 million, to provide all of their Aberdeen based helicopter support operations. This part of the group now employs 250 people and has a forecast turnover of £59m.
In addition to the oil and gas industry service contract, Bond also operates a Search & Rescue operation in the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
.
Fleet
- Eurocopter Super PumaEurocopter Super PumaThe Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...
AS332L2 - Crew Change/Cargo and Search and Rescue Configurations - Eurocopter 365N3 DauphinEurocopter DauphinThe Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter .-Design and development:...
- Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma II
Bond Air Services
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
and Police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
aviation units in the UK . Using mainly Eurocopter EC-135 and Bolkow BO-105 helicopters, they operate from 17 bases around the UK and have 2 headquarters, Staverton
Gloucestershire Airport
Gloucestershire Airport , formerly Staverton Airport, is located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury within Gloucestershire, England. It lies west of Cheltenham, near the city of Gloucester and close to the M5 motorway. According to the sign at the airport's entrance it is Gloucestershire's...
and Glasgow
Glasgow City Heliport
Glasgow City Heliport is a heliport located in Glasgow, Scotland, approximately from the City Centre. The Heliport is located at Stobcross Quay, within the grounds of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and directly across the River Clyde from the Glasgow Science Centre and BBC...
.