10-Mar-26 - Six operators renewed Sikorsky S-92 Total Assurance Program (TAP) contracts in 2025–2026, strengthening aftermarket support and providing predictable power-by-the-hour maintenance costs for the helicopter fleet. #assurance
18-Sep-25 - Omni Helicopters International (OHI) Group and SwissDrones completed a Proof-of-Concept trial for the offshore use of a cargo drone for an energy company in Brazil #drones
24-Jul-25 - Heli-One, the MRO division of CHC, is forming a new partnership with Sikorsky and leasing company Milestone to establish a center of excellence for S-92 Helicopters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to provide comprehensive support services and embedded maintenance capabilities #Brazil
24-Apr-25 - Airbus will provide H160 and H175 helicopter simulators to Brazil in 2028; the Helibras Training Academy simulation center has been located in Rio de Janeiro since 2015 #Brazil
12-Mar-25 - Next May, Omni Brazil will begin a contract with energy company Petrobras, operating three Airbus H160 helicopters for offshore transport missions #oilandgas
10-Mar-25 - GDHF delivers two Leonardo AW189 Helicopters on lease to Brazilian Omni Taxi Aereo for offshore oil and gas crew exchange transport missions #AW189
15-Jan-25 - GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) delivers an Airbus H175 Helicopter on lease to Omni Helicopters International Group (OHI) to be used for offshore transport in support of the oil and gas industry in Brazil #H175
12-Dec-24 - Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA), the Brazilian subsidiary of Omni Helicopters International (OHI), signed a 5-year renewal contract with TotalEnergies to provide helicopter transport services to the Lapa oil field, located 270 kilometers (170 miles) off the coast of São Paulo #oilandgas
12-Nov-24 - Brazilian Omni Táxi Aéreo becomes the first operator in Latin America to offer the Airbus H160 to its customers in the offshore energy sector #H160
28-Oct-24 - The Brazilian branch of Omni Helicopters, Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA), has been awarded a new contract with Equinor to provide offshore helicopter transport using their S-92, AW189, and H175 models to the Bacalhau oil field, located in the Santos Basin #Bacalhau
23-Aug-24 - Omni Táxi Aéreo (OTA) was awarded a 6-month contract by the Brazilian government agency for natural resources (IBAMA) to provide firefighting helicopters for combating fires in the Pantanal region #firefighting
15-Aug-24 - Brazilian OMNI Taxi Aéreo (OTA), in partnership with local Helicópteros Marinos, completed a 2-month offshore transportation contract for oil exploration using two Leonardo AW139 helicopters in Mar del Plata, Argentina #oilandgas
