Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen

Noordzee Helicopters Vlaanderen
IATA ICAO Callsign
- NHX EVO
Founded 1997
Operating bases Ostend Airport
Fleet size 65 Helicopters
Parent company NHV Group
Headquarters Ostend
Key people Eric Van Hal
Revenue $270,000,000
Employees 650
Website www.nhv.be

Noordzee Helicopters Vlaanderen, formally NHV Group, is an operator of civilian helicopters based in Ostend, Belgium.

History

The company was founded in 1997 by Eric Van Hal. Eric Van Hal was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1965. He trained as a physiotherapist but never practiced the profession. He later became a Harbour master until he left to start NHV. in 1997 Eric Van Hal and his brother Jef De Kinder and an investor purchased an Airbus Dauphin N3 for €5,000,000. The company grew at double digit rates with a 38% growth rate in 2013 alone. In 2014 NHV Group acquired the Blueway Group, including DanCopter, Blueway Offshore Norway, Airlift and Vertech Offshore.

Bases and operations

Eurocopter AS-365N-3 Dauphin 2 Demo at the Wereldhavendagen 2010 in the Rotterdam Harbour.
NHV's EC175 during offshore operations
NHV's EC155 at Humberside Airport
Eurocopter EC-120B Colibri

NHV has its headquarters and main base at Ostend Airport, in a dedicated building at the south-west edge. Current operational bases are:

Fleet

References

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