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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001525221-23-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VTOL"
cik: "0001525221"
company_name: "Bristow Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T05:36:03.133749+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bristow signs 10-year Irish Coast Guard SAR contract with options to extend 3 years

## Summary
- Contract with Irish Department of Transport for SAR aviation services; options allow up to 13 years total.
- Bristow will operate six AW189 helicopters from bases in Sligo, Shannon, Waterford, and Dublin Weston.
- New fixed-wing element: two King Air aircraft for operational support and top cover for helicopters.
- Contract expected to create or sustain over 150 jobs; service transition begins Q4 2024.
- Service includes all-weather 24-hour coverage, 365 days a year; no contract value disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001525221-23-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VTOL
- cik: 0001525221
- company_name: Bristow Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000048/0001525221-23-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525221/000152522123000048/vtol-20230822.htm

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