Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd
Formerly Bond Air Services Ltd
2016 - present
19/05/1999: Company incorporated as Springwells Ltd
03/08/1999: Name changed to Bond Air Services Ltd
2014: Babcock International acquire the Bond Aviation Group, based at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton.
22/04/2016: Bond Air Services, incorporated within the Bond Aviation Group, changes its name to Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd.
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd operates air ambulance, police, and offshore windfarm helicopters. Operating from numerous bases around the UK, it has base maintenance facilities in both Staverton and Glasgow. Staverton is also home to their training facilities.
HQ: Staverton
ICAO: RHD
Callsign: REDHEAD
AOC No. 2153
Fleet history
Past and present UK registered aircraft in their ownership
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Last updated 01/10/2023
Current fleet
(*Operated by Babcock, owned by others)
Eurocopter EC135 T2+
G-EMAA
G-GWAC
(also whilst registered as G-WASN 07/05/2009 > 05/06/2017)
G-HEMN
G-OMAA*
G-PSHU
(also whilst registered as G-WONN 26/04/2008 > 23/05/2017)
G-SCAA
G-SPHU
G-WASC
MBB-BK 117 D-2
G-EMSS
G-RMAA*
G-WENU
G-WOBR
G-WROL
(also whilst registered as G-OLWG 05/12/2016 > 13/02/2017)
Left fleet
Bolkow BO 105DBS-4
G-BUXS 17/08/1999 > 21/06/2016
G-CDBS 17/08/1999 > 21/06/2016
G-NDAA 01/02/2006 > 21/06/2016
MBB-BK 117 D-2
G-CKVK 13/03/2018 > 09/08/2018
G-SASN 12/03/2015 > 30/07/2021
G-SASS 13/01/2015 > 13/11/2020