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Heli-Expo 2012: Bond joins S-92 family

13th February 2012 - 21:24 GMT | by Tony Skinner in Dallas, US

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Bond Aviation Group has signed the largest ever single contract for the Sikorsky S-92, penning an agreement for 16 of the aircraft at Heli-Expo in Dallas on 13 February.

The introduction of the aircraft is a key part of Bond Offshore Helicopter's plans to extend its operations into the Far East and Australasia, with the S-92 forming the ‘backbone’ of its expansion plans.

Although Bond is already strong user of the EC225, Group CEO James Drummond said the company had decided to introduce the S-92 in part due to Sikorsky’s plans to improve the performance of the aircraft.

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