Aircraft
Bristow Secures Delivery Slots for Hybrid-electric EL9 Aircraft
The nine-seat aircraft will fly for companies, resorts, and airlines
Electra EL9 Ultra Short
Bristow has paid a deposit covering five delivery slots for Electra’s EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft. © Electra.aero

Electra Aero has agreed to terms under which charter flight group Bristow secured the first delivery slot for its EL9 ultra short hybrid-electric aircraft. Under the deal announced on January 21, the helicopter group has made a pre-delivery payment deposit covering five EL9s, firming up an earlier letter of intent with options for another 45 of the nine-seaters on the same terms.

Bristow has indicated that it will operate the EL9s to provide “turnkey mobility solutions” for various corporate customers, as well as for high-end resorts, airlines, and government agencies. For several years, the Houston-based group has been diversifying its business activities, which have largely been based on support for the energy industry, including helicopter flights to and from offshore oil and gas platforms.

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