Bond Aviation Group

Bond Aviation Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryAirline
Founded1961. Ceased operating as Bond Aviation Group in 2016 (1961. Ceased operating as Bond Aviation Group in 2016)
HeadquartersStaverton, England, United Kingdom
ParentBabcock International
SubsidiariesBond Air Services
Bond Offshore Helicopters

Bond Aviation Group was a British helicopter operator based at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton. It was purchased by Babcock International in 2014.[1] It incorporated Bond Air Services, now renamed Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore, and Bond Offshore Helicopters, now renamed Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore.

Both companies held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type B Operating Licence, and they were permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with less than 20 seats.[2] Bond mainly operated Eurocopter aircraft.

In October 2022 Peter Bond announced the return of Bond Helicopters in a joint venture with Gama Aviation, planning to commence operations with five AW139 out of Norwich in 2024 for the Anglo-French Oil and Gas company Perenco.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ficenec was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=183&pagetype=90&pageid=9068 Archived 4 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine CAA website
  3. ^ "Gama Aviation enters into joint venture with Peter Bond". 27 October 2022.