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Bristow Group to Add Defense Work To Profile With Planned Buy of Columbia Helicopters

Frank Wolfe

Monday, November 12th, 2018

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Bristow Group on Nov. 9 said it has signed a $560 million acquisition of Oregon-based, privately held Columbia Helicopters--a planned buy that will significantly increase Bristow Group's defense operations.On the defense side, Columbia is a a Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB)-certified operator, a designation that allows the company to provide outsourced military transport. Columbia has provided charter services for soldiers in Afghanistan and has carried cargo, mail and passengers in the country for U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM).While 67 percent of Bristow…

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