Bristow Group Announces Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

HOUSTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today it will release financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended September 30, 2009, after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4. In conjunction with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet.

        What:  Bristow Group Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Earnings
               Conference Call
        When:  Thursday, November 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT)
        How:   Live via phone by dialing 1-800-762-8973 for domestic callers,
               or 480-629-9870  for international callers, and asking for the
               Bristow Group call at least 10 minutes prior to start time, or
               live over the Internet by logging on to the web at
               www.bristowgroup.com

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through November 19 and may be accessed by calling 1-800-406-7325 for domestic callers or 303-590-3030 for international callers, using the pass code 4175233#. A webcast archive will also be available at www.bristowgroup.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days. For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&E at 713-529-6600, or e-mail dmw@drg-e.com.

ABOUT BRISTOW GROUP INC.

Bristow Group Inc. is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated. Through its subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures, the Company has major transportation operations in the North Sea, Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Trinidad. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.bristowgroup.com.

    Contact:
    Linda McNeill
    Investor Relations
    (713) 267-7622

SOURCE Bristow Group Inc.