Bristows first year of rescue flights in Stornoway 1/8/14
Bristow Helicopters has clocked up its first anniversary of delivering the search and rescue service from Stornoway.
In the first 12 months of operations, Bristow’s search and rescue crew based at Stornoway Airport completed over 160 missions, rescuing over 30 individuals and assisting a further 100 plus people.
Mike Imlach, Managing Director of Bristow Helicopters Ltd, said: “Our new Sikorsky
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Bristow is in the process of expanding its search and rescue operations across the
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The Stornoway base will transition into the UK wide service in 2017 and will continue under that contract until 2026.