The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, while addressing journalists in Lagos on Thursday, said the suspension was to enable the agency to carry out full-scale audit on Bristow operations with ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's aviation regulatory agency says it is suspending operation of all Sikorsky model S-76C++ helicopters following two crashes in six months. One helicopter crash-landed ...

Two new Turbomeca Arriel 2S2 turboshafts will power the Sikorsky S-76C++ to provide an installed across-the-board 5- to 6-percent performance increase -- for example, a 350- to 450-pound increase in ...

However, the statement said the return of the Sikorsky S-76 aircraft to flight operations followed completion of the NCAA's comprehensive operational audit. This is contained in a statement signed by ...

US-based Bristow Helicopters has welcomed a third-party audit of its Nigerian operations after an incident earlier this month when a Sikorsky S-76C++ aircraft was forced into a landing on water. This ...

PHI MRO Services is now a factory-designated customer support center for Sikorsky S-92 and S-76C models. PHI’s MRO Services facility in Lafayette, Louisiana is now a Sikorsky-authorized customer ...

Named after the American bicentennial in 1976, the Sikorsky S-76 medium helicopter first flew in March 1977 from the manufacturer’s development flight-test center in West Palm Beach, Florida, and has ...

CHC Helicopter has won, through BHS-Brazilian Helicopter Services Taxi Aereo (BHS), a new 5-year contract for the provision of eight Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopters in support of Petrobras' operations ...

During the Florida Heli-Expo this week, Sikorsky Aircraft announced contracts with two private companies for 11 helicopters and new developments in other lines. On Monday, Stratford-based Sikorsky ...

In an unusual move prompted by concerns about the safety of a widely used model of Sikorsky helicopter, Shell has temporarily grounded a fleet of choppers, and is relying on boats to take workers to ...

Aircraft operator Bristow is inspecting its fleet after one of its helicopters crashed and left half a dozen people dead earlier this week. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76C+, was carrying oilfield ...