East African aircraft operator Everett Aviation has acquired its first Sikorsky S-92, with the heavy twin on display this week at Heli-Expo 2019 (Booth B2507), the fixed- and rotary-wing provider announced Tuesday. “Many countries across sub-Saharan Africa are seeing a tremendous boom in infrastructure and civil engineering projects and our new S-92 is ideally suited to supporting those missions,” CEO Simon Everett said.
The helicopter will be the largest of its type to operate in his company’s region, so the S-92 will bring a unique capability to its fleet. Everett will take delivery of the 19-seat helicopter in mid-April and will initially base the S-92 at its headquarters facility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Everett, which is nearly 23 years old, offers offshore and onshore crew transportation, search and rescue, medevac, external load, aerial survey, and VIP transportation. Its customers represent energy, government, and other commercial sectors.