19 Feb, 21, Source: HeliHub.com
Nigerian operator Caverton Helicopters is moving into operations with Sikorsky S76D helicopters. This may be a response to the Bristow Helicopters flying eight S76Ds in their Nigerian fleet – the only location that the Houston-based global operator flies the D model on a regular basis. Caverton’s offshore operations have in recent years been based around the Leonardo AW139, but were recently bolstered with a Sikorsky S92, seen in the background of the image below from the operator.
Caverton is taking on three S76Ds from the fleet of Thai Aviation Services via leasing company Milestone. The first is seen here on arrival at Ikeja, and the second is currently in air freight transit, courtesy of Cargolux who flew the first example from Bangkok via Baku to Luxembourg. It then went to Liege in Belgium for it’s final leg of its airfreight journey down to Lagos.
Caverton’s previous venture into Sikorsky S76s involved three C++ aircraft from the Heli-Union fleet in early 2013, but each had had been returned to the French operator by 2018.
This move leaves the Thai Aviation Services fleet with a current fleet of two S76Ds and two S92s.
Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com
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