page_title: Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
section_title: Bases and operations
hierarchical_section_title: Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen / Bases and operations
caption_attribution_description: English: NHV's EC155 at Humberside Airport
context_page_description: The NHV Group, is an operator of civilian helicopters based in Ostend, Belgium.
  NHV Group is specialized in business-to-business helicopter services, both offshore & onshore. Today, NHV Group is the only helicopter service provider with presence in all Oil and Gas producing countries in the North Sea region. Furthermore, the company has a very strong presence in West Africa.
  In 2014, NHV Group was the global launching customer of Airbus Helicopters’ H 175. The first two H175s were operational by the end of December 2014 for Oil and Gas missions in Den Helder, The Netherlands.
context_section_description: NHV has its headquarters and main base at Ostend Airport, in a dedicated building at the south-west edge. Current operational bases are:
  Ostend Airport
  Aberdeen Airport
  Norwich Airport
  Blackpool Airport to commence operations in December 2020.
  Den Helder Airport operating SAR services for the Dutch government.
  Rotterdam
  Midden-Zeeland Airport Helicopter Hoist Operations on offshore windmill parcs Borssele 1 & 2 with the H145.
  Esbjerg
  Ghana
  Ivory Coast
  Norway
  Offshore services: NHV provides services via the transport of crews and loads to and from Oil and Gas platforms. Flare tip replacement is also possible through our daughter company, Vertech Offshore. NHV also does Search and Rescue services. Besides transportation for Oil and Gas platforms and Search and Rescue operations, NHV is also specialized in the transport of harbor pilots and crews, and supplies to wind turbines.
  Onshore services: In the onshore market, NHV provides ambulance transport and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). Moreover, Airlift, a daughter company, is Northern Europe's leading company for the provision of onshore helicopter services, like heavy lifting, transmission line inspection, polar services, etc.
  Training: NHV Group is an Approved Training Organisation (ATO). Furthermore, the company also has a Part 145 Maintenance Organisation, a Part 21 Design Organisation and a Part M Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation.
  Maintenance: NHV Group has its own maintenance center.
caption: NHV's EC155 at Humberside Airport
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