§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of passengers carried by helicopter between
Year Serious Accidents Helicopter Type Operating Company Injuries Fatal Non-Fatal 1979 None 1980 None 1981 1 S.76 Bristows Nil Nil 1982 None 1983 3 Chinook British Airways(H) Nil Nil S.61 British Airways(H) Nil Nil Super Puma Bristows Nil 3 serious In addition there were three fatal accidents to passenger carrying helicopters on other routes in the North sea during that period in which a total of twenty passengers and crew were killed.
248WAberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations in each of the previous four years and for the current year to the latest date by each of the companies operating;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of helicopter movements between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations for each of the previous four years and for the current year to the latest date by each of the companies operating;
(3) if he will publish in the Official Report the names of companies operating helicopter services 15etween Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations during each of the previous four years and to the latest date during the current year.
§ Mr. Tom KingTotal helicopter traffic between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil and gas installations was as follows:
Total passengers carried Helicopter air transport movements May 1978-April 1979 206,586 19,000 May 1979-April 1980 240,589 21,800 May 1980-April 1981 311,110 28,336 May 1981-April 1982 379,051 33,350 May 1982-April 1983 561,305 40,980 The operators conducting these services were:
British Airways Helicopters
Bristow Helicopters
Management Aviation
North Scottish Helicopters
British Caledonian Helicopters
Gleneagles Helicopters
I am unable to provide disaggregated traffic figures for each company as this information is commercially confidential.
§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report the number of helicopter accidents occurring during journeys between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations, the type of helicopter involved, the name of the owning company and the numbers of casualties (fatal and non-fatal) for each of the previous four years and for the current year to the latest date.
§ Mr. Tom KingThe number of serious helicopter accidents occurring during journeys between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations in the past four years and this year to date are listed as follows: