HOUSTON, July 15 /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 year 2011 first quarter ended June 30, 2010, after the market closes on Wednesday, August 4.  In conjunction with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Thursday, August 5, starting at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT).  

What: Bristow Group Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

When: Thursday, August 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT)

How:  Live via phone by dialing 1-877-941-9205 for domestic callers, or
      480-629-9866 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 August 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 4330736#.  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 a leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry.  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.