Shell Aircraft International, based at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, operates executive business jet aircraft for Shell plc headquarters, and for one Shell Group operating company, Shell Oil Company in the United States. It also provides advice on air operations and flight standards to Shell Group companies. Of historical note, Sir Douglas Bader, Second World War fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and double-leg amputee was aviation director in the United Kingdom for Royal Dutch Shell.[2]
 Dassault Falcon 7X of Shell Aircraft International takes off from Rotterdam (Zestienhoven) (RTM / EHRD), Netherlands | |||||||
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| Founded | 1953[2] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Zestienhoven (RTM / EHRD) | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Brunei Shell Petroleum (50:50 joint venture) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3x Falcon 8X | ||||||
| Parent company | Shell plc | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||
Prior to 2000, Shell Aircraft Limited operated corporate jets for Shell Group headquarters, and Shell Oil and Shell Canada operated their aircraft independently. In 2000, the three operations were linked in Shell Aircraft International, whose first CEO was Brian Humphries.
On 4 October 2013, the operation of Shell Canada Aviation based in Calgary was closed down after 60 years operation, and future operations were contracted out to Flair Airlines Ltd.[2]
The ICAO telephony designator (call sign) changed from SHELL to PECTEN in the Edition 201 of the ICAO DOC 8585 Edition 201, published July 2022, however the three-letter designator remained SHE.[3]
Fleet edit
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3× Dassault Falcon 8X |
| Anduki Airfield, Brunei Darussalam | 2× AgustaWestland AW139 and 4× Sikorsky S-92 |
Shell Aircraft International also works with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), the Shell Group's Brunei operating company (a 50-50 joint venture with the Brunei Government),[4] which operates four Sikorsky S-92[5][6] and two AgustaWestland AW139. Brunei Shell Petroleum is the only Shell operating company to operate its own helicopters; elsewhere, helicopter operations are contracted out to companies such as Bristow Helicopters.[7]
Former fleet edit
Aircraft formerly operated by Shell Aviation (former name of Shell Aircraft International) and its subsidiaries include British Aerospace HS-125-700B, Dassault Falcon 200, de Havilland DH.104 Dove, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dornier Do-28, Dornier 328-300 328JET Envoy 3, Douglas DC-3, Embraer 175, Fairchild F-27, and Piper PA-23 Aztec.[2]
Former Brunei Shell Petroleum include Aérospatiale Alouette III, Auster J5B Autocar (VR-UDO), Beech 90, Beech 99, Percival P50 Prince, Short Sealand, Sikorsky S55 Whirlwind, Sikorsky S61 Sea King, and Vickers Supermarine Type 309 Sea Otter.[5]
References edit
- ^ "ICAO Doc 8585/201" (Edition No. 201). July 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Watson, Gary (10 October 2013). "Shell Canada dissolves corporate aviation department". SkiesMag.com. Canadian Skies, MHM Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "ICAO DOC 8585" (Edition No. 201). July 2022: Changes incorporated into this edition.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Overview of Our Business". BSP.com.bn. Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013.
- ^ a b "The sky's the limit with BSP's SAV". BSP.com.bn (Press release). Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Brunei Shell adds milestone S-92 for offshore missions". BusinessAirNews.com. Business Air News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Shell drops Bond Helicopters contract plans". BBC.co.uk. BBC News. 1 June 2012.
External links edit
Media related to Aircraft of Royal Dutch Shell at Wikimedia Commons
- FDM – An Operator's Perspective by Stan Medved (Director Corporate Aviation, Shell Aircraft International), at Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) Flight Data Monitoring for Business Jet Operators Conference, 14 November 2012
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