One of the earliest pieces of the Era Alaska puzzle fell into place in Era Aviation began operations that year as Carl Brady flew the first commercial helicopter to Alaska to work on a mapping contract for the U.
These small mapping routes grew over the years until scheduled passenger service took flight in May At that time, the company was wholly owned by Rowan Companies. The newest partnership formed the largest airgroup in the state by serving more cities and passengers with the largest airplane fleet in Alaska. Retired Air Force Col.
The company provided charters throughout the state as well as mail service for Wien Air Alaska. In , Frontier was purchased by John Hajdukovich. Frontier and Hageland Aviation Services began talks in , eventually combining their forces to form HoTH, the parent company of the Era Alaska group of carriers. In the new mix, Frontier mainly provided service between major Alaska hub communities with Beech C aircraft, while Hageland provided point-to-point service out of the hubs to smaller villages.
The combined operations made the two the largest passenger commuter operation in the state by fleet size and number of routes.
In , Hageland added a C to its operations as well as Tom Hawkins as a partner. The following year, Hageland Aviation Services became a corporation. Into the s, Hageland continued to expand, acquiring a certificate to transport mail in addition to building hangars in Bethel, St.
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Department for Transport that includes 10 coastguard helicopter bases on behalf of the MCA. Bristow invested in a new state-of-the-art pilot training facility in Aberdeen with full-flight simulators for the H and S aircraft. Bristow implemented Target Zero, its long-term approach to develop a culture of safety at all levels at the company.
Bristow moved its corporate headquarters from Lafayette, Louisiana, to the heart of the energy industry of Houston, Texas. Era made history by becoming the first western helicopter operator to operate U. Loaded and delivered on a Soviet Ilyushin Il cargo plane, Era operated two Bell s with eight crew members in support of a Russian-sponsored offshore drilling project off the Siberian coast.
Offshore Logistics committed to supplying helicopter support services and added 27 helicopters in the next few years and expanded to the North Sea, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Australia, Nigeria and China, in addition to its operations in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.
This contract operated until Bristow put in a record-breaking order of 35 Super Pumas helicopters with Aerospatiale known today as Airbus Helicopters and renamed the fleet the Bristow Tigers. The customized helicopters were designed with the oil and gas market in mind and met 95 percent of its planned commercial flight departures with comfort and safety.
Era expanded the scope of its operations by acquiring the assets of Jet Alaska and establishing a fixed-wing division in Alaska. Era established its base in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The original Lake Charles base was a house trailer and was home to four aircraft — two Bell s and two Bs. Each of the helicopters was averaging hours per month, flying anywhere from the East Shetland Basin to the Danish coast. This operation expanded and at its peak flew 30 SN daily flights supported by a hour maintenance operation.
While still based in Alaska, Era began operating on exclusive-use contracts in the Gulf of Mexico, whereby customers would contract Era to provide a dedicated aircraft to perform a specific job. In , Era established its first foreign operation in Nicaragua followed by other foreign operations in the Mid-East and Africa. On April 18, , Rowan purchased two SE Skycranes for use in Alaska to transport heavy drilling equipment, making Era the first civilian company to operate the aircraft.
Bristow was incorporated in Nigeria and expanded operations over the next decade to include Wessexes, Whirlwind series 3s, Bell s and Islanders in its fleet with contracts from Shell, Mobil, Texaco and others. Bristow entered the North Sea market by commencing operations from Aberdeen.
This operation has developed into Bristow being the largest single employer at Aberdeen airport transporting over , passengers and more than 2, tons of freight. Carl Brady was part of the package and became a board member and executive vice president with Rowan.
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