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Bond Helicopters Australia begins service with S-92 helicopter

Sikorsky Press Release | February 24, 2015

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has announced the delivery of two S-92 helicopters to Bond Helicopters Australia at the 2015 Avalon Airshow. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. 

Bond Helicopters Australia will operate a total of four S-92 helicopters, the first of its kind in this Australian fleet.
 
Sikorsky will deliver the remaining two S-92 aircraft to Bond Helicopters Australia later this year.
 
“We are very pleased to work closely with Sikorsky for the delivery of four new S-92 helicopters to enable us to deliver the highest level of customer service to our clients,” said John Boag, managing director, Bond Helicopters Australia.
 
“The S-92 helicopter will be the first of its type for Bond Helicopters and is on show for the first time at the 2015 Avalon Airshow.”
 
The four-bladed twin-engine helicopter can seat up to 19 passengers with a full cabin width rear ramp.
 
“Sikorsky is proud to deliver this safe and reliable aircraft to Bond Helicopters Australia,” said Ed Beyer, vice president, Sikorsky Commercial Systems & Services.
 
“We look forward to seeing Bond’s successes in Australia with the S-92 helicopter, and thank Bond for its commitment to Sikorsky and our products.”
 
Bond Helicopters Australia provides offshore energy transportation helicopter services for blue-chip oil and gas companies to support their production, drilling and exploration campaigns within the Australasian region.
 
Sikorsky has delivered more than 240 S-92 helicopters to customers throughout the world. In 2014, Sikorsky celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the S-92 helicopter, which was first delivered in 2004. The global fleet has reached more than 800,000 flight hours, with nearly 90 percent of those hours providing offshore oil and gas worker transportation. S-92 helicopters also perform search and rescue missions, heads of state missions, and a variety of transportation missions for utility and airline passengers.

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