Bristow Group Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

HOUSTON, May 8 /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 2008 fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2008, after the market closes on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. In conjunction with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, May 22, 2008, starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. CDT).

    What:   Bristow Group Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call
    When:   Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. CDT)
    How:    Live via phone by dialing 1-800-240-6709 for domestic callers,
            or 303-262-2130 for international callers, and asking for the
            Bristow Group call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time,
            or live over the Internet by logging on to the web at
            http://www.bristowgroup.com

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through June 7, 2008 and may be accessed by calling 1-800-405-2236 for domestic callers or 303-590-3000 for international callers, using the pass code 11113906#. A webcast archive will also be available at http://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 U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea, and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Alaska, Australia, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia and Trinidad. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.bristowgroup.com.

Contact:

Linda McNeill, Treasury Manager

(713) 267-762

SOURCE Bristow Group Inc.

Released May 8, 2008