HAS awarded as First Airbus H175 Service Provider for Malaysia’s oil and gas sector

Hasery Bakar, Managing Director, HAS International Sdn. Bhd. receiving the award of recognition from Vincent Dubrule, Head of Airbus Helicopters Asia Pacific

Langkawi, 23 May 2023 – HAS International Sdn. Bhd. (“HAS”) was awarded recognition by Airbus Helicopter Malaysia (“AHM”) for its successful entry as the first H175 offshore helicopter service provider to the Malaysian oil and gas (O&G) sector.

This recognition was conferred to HAS following the arrival of its new fleet of H175 aircrafts at its base in Miri, from where the company operates to serve major oil and gas clients in Sarawak since 1 April 2023. Flying the H175 also marks the company as the pioneer service provider to operate an aircraft in its premier class for the oil and gas sector in the South Asian region.

HAS’s Managing Director, Hasery Bakar received the award on behalf of the company at AHM’s event held in conjunction with Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2023, which was officiated by Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim earlier on the same day.

“We would like to express our sincere and deepest gratitude to Airbus Helicopter Malaysia for this honour. Today’s recognition indeed reflects a new beginning for Malaysia’s O&G services as we strive to uphold a high quality of service and safety standards for the industry,” said Hasery, who is also a co-founder of HAS since 2012.

This significant milestone, according to him, is attributed to the company’s collective commitment and value to leveraging on advanced technologies for greater safety margins.

Hasery elaborated that, “When we expanded our operations from Labuan to Miri last year, the H175 was an obvious choice for us, not just for its sheer size and capacity, but more importantly, we were drawn to its safety-intuitive capabilities. After all, safety is our business and every flight is a mission to transport our client personnel safely and securely.”

“We thrive on the trust given to us, and we must thank Hornbill Skyways Sdn. Bhd. as the contract owner on the Provision of Offshore Helicopter Services for Miri Operations and our oil and gas clients, for their confidence in HAS. With our wealth of knowledge, expertise and operational know-how in offshore helicopter services accumulated over the last 10 years, we look forward to play an active role in contributing to the sector while boosting our value-added services.” Hasery added.

About HAS International Sdn. Bhd.

HAS International Sdn. Bhd. (“HAS”) is a homegrown offshore helicopter services serving the offshore oil and gas industry. It was established as Hevilift (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 2012 to serve its first contract with Murphy Oil out of its base in Labuan. Since April 2023, HAS also serves to transport offshore personnel in the oil and gas sector in Sarawak. For more information on the company, log on to www.has.my.