13-Jun-24 - Bristow Leasing Ltd secures up to €100 million from UK Export Finance for the acquisition of five new Leonardo AW189 SAR-configured helicopters to be used in the Irish Coast Guard contract #Ireland
29-Apr-24 - Bristow Ireland, the new search and rescue (SAR) service provider for the Irish Coast Guard, will train specialist helicopter engineers represented by Unite the Union in preparation for the arrival of the new AW189 helicopters #union
28-Feb-24 - Bristow orders 10 (+10 options) new Leonardo AW189 helicopters to be delivered between 2025 and 2028 for offshore oil and gas operations and by coast guard search and rescue (SAR) contracts in the UK, the Netherlands, and beginning in 2025 in Ireland #aw189
07-Feb-24 - Bristow has been granted an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), paving the way to begin the transition of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue (SAR) service to the Leonardo AW189 helicopter #Ireland
23-Aug-23 - Bristow has signed a 10-year contract (with 13 additional options) to provide helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft for search and rescue (SAR) services to the Irish Coast Guard. Six Leonardo AW189 helicopters will operate 24/7 from Sligo, Shannon, Waterford, and Dublin Weston, starting in Q4 2024 and becoming fully operational by July 2025 #Ireland
31-May-23 - Bristow Ireland Ltd awarded 10-year €670M Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) contract to provide day and night search and rescue (SAR) helicopter operations from Sligo, Shannon, Waterford and Dublin and for the first time also a fixed wing aircraft element #coastguard