Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
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Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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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
NHV has its headquarters and main base at Ostend Airport, in a dedicated building at the south-west edge. Current operational bases are:
- Ostend Airport
- Humberside Airport
- Aberdeen Airport
- Norwich Airport
- Ghana
- Senegal
- De Kooy Airport operating SAR services for the Dutch government.
Fleet
- MD Helicopters MD 900
- AgustaWestland AW139
- Eurocopter EC145
- Eurocopter EC155
- Eurocopter EC175
- Eurocopter EC225
- Eurocopter AS332
- Eurocopter AS350
- Eurocopter AS365
References
External links
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/rotorhub/nhv-helicopters-announces-eurocopter-order/ http://www.helicopterinvestor.com/articles/nhv-opens-new-aberdeen-base-with-h175s-248/ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/north-sea-helicopter-operators-blueway-and-nhv-to-join-403122/ http://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/02/22/nhv-helicopters-on-beatrice-duty/ https://www.oilandgaspeople.com/news/13253/nhv-helicopters-lands-new-offshore-drilling-contract/ http://www.chevronunitedkingdom.com/news/latest/2016-01-18-offshore-helicopter-service.aspx http://www.helicoptermaintenancemagazine.com/article/proven-service-nhv%E2%80%99s-h175-fleet-reaches-10000-flight-hours https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/ithaca-awards-nhv-offshore-contract/ http://www.reitenco.com/blueway-sold-to-nhv/ http://www.saxonair.com/saxonair-to-provide-new-base-facilities-for-nhv-helicopters-at-norwich-international-airport/ https://corporatejetinvestor.com/articles/nhv_helicopters_at_norwich_304/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090414005575/en/Blue-Sky-Network-Chosen-NHV-Around-the-Clock-Helicopter http://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/EC175-NHV_219.html