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Sunday, August 5, 2018
Sonangol, Angola’s state-run oil and gas firm, signed an agreement with two helicopter transport firms, Heliconia and Canada’s CHC, to restructure its aviation subsidiary SonAir.
The MoU signed by Sonangol will have two phases – the first to conduct an internal audit and evaluation of SonAir’s structure and services according to a statement from the state-run firm.
This “may, after analysis, dictate the formation of a consortium between those foreign companies and the Sonangol aviation company, mainly aimed at relaunching its activities,” the statement said.
The agreement is part of Sonangol’s bid to find solutions for offering transport services to oil companies operating in the country. International firms previously used SonAir’s helicopters to fly personnel to offshore platforms.
A flight between Luanda and Houston which was operated by SonAir has also been cancelled.
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