04-Mar-24 - Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Táxi Aéreo, a part of Omni International, has been awarded two contracts by the energy company Petrobras for the operation of drones carrying payloads of 50 kg (110 lbs) to offshore oil rigs and conducting flights between them #drones
17-Nov-23 - Portuguese Group Omni Helicopters International (OHI) expedites super medium fleet growth with 7 new Airbus H175 and Leonardo AW189 helicopters for Brazil offshore oil and gas customers #oilandgas
06-Mar-23 - SkyTrac, Omni Helicopters International (OHI) and VIH Aviation partners for satellite communications (satcom) for the Sikorsky S-92 offshore search and rescue (SAR) helicopter in Guyana #satcom
14-Feb-22 - Milestone Aviation leased 11 AW139 and S-92 helicopters to Omni Helicopters International (OHI), the largest helicopter operator in Brazil. The aircraft are used to support the offshore oil and gas industry #oilandgas
26-Jul-21 - Brazilian helicopter operator Omni Taxi Aereo (OTA) installed new HTAWS (helicopter terrain awareness and warning systems) on 2 AW139 currently under contract from Petrobas #HTAWS
25-Sep-20 - The first Airbus H175 in South America was delivered to Brazilian Omni Taxi Aereo to operate in the Amazon region to fulfill Omni’s new contract with Petrobras #oilandgas
02-Apr-20 - Brazilian offshore operator Omni Táxi Aéreo formed the Omni Health Team at Macae and Rio de Janeiro with four AW139 and S-76C re-configured helicopters for medical evacuations due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak #coronavirus
27-Mar-20 - Brazilian Omni Táxi Aéreo adapted some AW139 and S-76C++ to transport offshore oil and gas workers with suspected Coronavirus (COVID-19). The sanitary helicopter has limited number of seats, nurse monitoring, use of protective curtain to isolate the pilots’ cockpit and forced cabin ventilation #coronavirus
10-Mar-20 - Brazilian Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA) started offshore 8-month contract for PGS from Vitoria airport to the Ramform Titan Seismic Vessel in the Espírito Santo Basin using AW139 for crew transport and S-76 for medical evacuations (MEDEVAC) #seismic
04-Feb-20 - Brazilian Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA), part of Omni Group, is supporting for 50 days energy company Karoon in its drilling campaign in Peru. Two S-76C++ deployed from Rio de Janeiro to Talara flying about 14,000 feet / 4,200 over the Andes mountains #oilandgas
31-Jan-20 - Brazilian OMNI Táxi Aéreo (OTA) selected Canadian SkyTrac Real-Time Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) and Satellite Push-to-Talk (PTT) solutions for 9 AW139 serving energy company Petrobras #oilandgas
15-Sep-19 - Brazilian Omni Taxi Aereo signed 24-months contract to provide medium, super medium and large helicopters to Constellation Oil Services transporting offshore passengers to Amaralina Star vessel in the Campos Basin #oilandgas
20-Aug-19 - Leonardo congratulated Brazilian offshore operator Omni Táxi Aéreo for the most distant flight ever made from the Brazilian coast by a civilian helicopter. The AW189, fitted with an extra belly tank, flew 245 nm / 453 km to serve a seismic vessel #oilandgas
