Airlift choose Hansen Protection as supplier of PPE to their helicopter crew

Airlift, the company responsible for all helicopter-transport of Sea-pilots for the Norwegian Coastal Administration, has recently entered into an agreement with Hansen Protection as supplier of survival suits and life jackets for their helicopter crew. After careful consideration they choose the SeaAir Europe Crew survival suit and the SeaLion Europe ETSO crew life jacket with EBS as standard equipment for their crew.

Fredrik J. Eriksen, Head of Personal Protection of Hansen Protection said: “Hansen Protection appreciates the trust given by Airlift for the delivery of crew suits and life jackets for their offshore helicopter operations. Airlift is an exciting company that operates in rough arctic conditions, an environment we are used to. Based on our experience and expertise in technical textiles and design and construction of survival suits and life jackets, we are confident they have the right products to perform their jobs the best possible way. Combined with our service solutions we believe this is best set up for any offshore helicopter operator.”

Endre Onstad, Flight Operations Manager at Airlift says: “Airlift expanded their offshore operation with the contract for the Norwegian Coastal Administration for transport of their sea-pilots. With that we went through a thorough process of equipping our crew with survival suits and life jackets. Hansen Protection was chosen as in total they had the most competitive total solution, including product quality, ergonomics and service set up. We have now equipped all of our crew in the fleet with Hansen Protection life jackets and survival suits for the crew flying offshore.”