BFSAI

British Forces South Atlantic Islands






On March 2023 arrived first S-92 to replace the S-61



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1564 (Tactical Support) Flight UK Royal Air Force - 83 to 16
78 Squadron UK Royal Air Force - 87 to 07






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Bristow S-92 Helicopters in the Falkland Islands

Bristow S-92 Helicopters in the Falkland Islands

22-Aug-23 - Under a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, Bristow now operates two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters from Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands within the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) #Falklands
BIH / HeliSpeed Extends Contract for Falklands AW189

BIH / HeliSpeed Extends Contract for Falklands AW189

14-Jul-21 - British International Helicopters (BIH) in 5-year extension partnership with HeliSpeed for the search and rescue (SAR) MoD contract in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) #SouthAtlantic
AW189 Starts SAR for UK MoD in South Atlantic

AW189 Starts SAR for UK MoD in South Atlantic

01-Apr-16 - AW189 and S-61N from AAR, BIH and Air Rescue Systems (ARS) commenced Search and Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter (SH) services to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) operations.
AAR 10-year SAR contract in Falklands/Malvinas

AAR 10-year SAR contract in Falklands/Malvinas

19-Jan-15 - AAR Corp and BIH gets 10-year UK Ministry of Defence Search and Rescue and Support contract for the Falkland/Malvinas Islands with AW189 and S-61 helicopters from April 2016 valued $275 million


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
RAF Mount PleasantEGYP
SH WideawakeFHAW



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  Ships


Dates
2011-jun-23UKHMS Protector (A173)to replace the damaged HMS Endurance as Antarctic & Ice Patrol Ship. Leased from GC Rieber Shipping for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend lease for further 2 years.
2007-aug-202018-octUKHMS Clyde (P257)departed HMNB Portsmouth to become Falkland Islands Patrol ship, relieving HMS Dumbarton Castle, and replacing the Castle class vessels in this role.
1992-decUKHMS Endurance (1992) (A171)



BFSAI List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
UK Royal Air Force
wa 949 har.3 1985 ZE370 : at Mount Pleasant
UK British International Helicopters
61-269 w/o 2018 S-61N 1965 G-ATBJ : in the Falkland Islands with Brintel. Working under contract for the MOD m+
89004 aw189 2015 G-FSAR ORCA1 :
ORCA1 :
89003 aw189 2015 G-SAAR :
UK Bristow
92-0224 s-92a 2013 G-CIGZ : based at Port Stanley airport
92-0124 s-92a 2010 G-CIHP : ferry to Port Stanley, Falklands to cover SAR duties
92-0011 s-92a 2005 G-CMNV :
61-807 S-61N 1978 G-FLKI :
89004 aw189 2015 G-FSAR :
92-0228 s-92a 2013 G-IACG : ferry to Stanley Airport, Falklands
92-0056 s-92a 2007 G-MRLI :
89003 aw189 2015 G-SAAR : BIH Acquired by Bristow in 2022




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