AMENDMENT TO S-76 NEW HELICOPTER SALES AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.8

AMENDMENT TO S-76 NEW HELICOPTER SALES AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of the Acceptance Date stated below, by and between the Sikorsky Contracting Entity (“Sikorsky”) named below and the Buyer named below, hereby amends the S-76 New Helicopter Sales Agreement between the parties as follows:

     1. Definitions/Information for this Amendment

Buyer:		Offshore Logistics, Inc.
Sikorsky Contracting Entity:		Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Sikorsky Contract No.:		S76TD02065
Amendment No.:		7

     2. Amendment — Amend the S-76 Sales Agreements as follows:

     A. Configuration

     Revised Exhibit A, FOR THE 10^th — 15^th and any subsequent option AIRCRAFT ONLY, as follows:

     1. Delete 9002 HUMS Provisions

     2. Delete 9015 Meggitt Avionics CVR/FDR: SCR500-1560

     3. Add 37062 ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ Multi Purpose Flight Recorder, MPFR CVR/FDR Model D51615-102

     4. Add 9004 Ground Proximity Warning System Provisions

     B. Payment Schedule

     Delete Section III.1. Table 1 and substitute with the following:

TABLE 1
Payment Schedule

*

     C. Aircraft Price

     Delete Section III.2. Table 2 and substitute with the following:

TABLE 2
Helicopter Unit Price

*

Payments and prices changes in Tables 1 and 2 above, reflect credit to the Buyer as a result of specified configuration changes.

D.		Schedule
		The scheduled presentation dates for the Helicopter Acceptance and Completion Services Acceptance of aircraft delivered in 2005 are as follows:

		Helicopter		Completion Services
10th Helicopter		November 30, 2004		February 28, 2005
11th Helicopter		December 24, 2004		March 31, 2005
12th Helicopter		May 31, 2005		August 31, 2005

E. Due to a current shortage of servos, Sikorsky may elect to transport the aircraft to the Completion Center using “used, airworthy” servos. These three main rotor servos and/or one tall rotor servo will be removed from the helicopter and retained by Sikorsky. Prior to the scheduled presentation date of the completion services, Sikorsky will install “new production servos” (in accordance with Sikorsky type design) for the delivery of the helicopter.

AIRCRAFT ENVELOPE

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WEIGHT BREAKDOWN

MODEL: S76C+		PAR
CUSTOMER: PASSENGER — Air Logistics		02 000 0
MISSION: ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		▇▇▇▇▇▇
		(▇▇▇)				▇▇▇ (▇▇.)				MOMENT LBIN.
WEIGHT EMPTY — Green Ship			6534				214.3				1400236
WEIGHT EMPTY EQUIPPED			7217				211.8				1528547
PILOT & COPILOT			400				102.5				41000
ENGINE OIL			21				231.0				4851
WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID			6				54 .0				324
MANUAL & SUPPLIES			15				102.5				1538
LIFE VESTS COCKPIT			4				122.0				488
LIFE VESTS 12 PASSENGERS			24				164.1				3938
CABIN RAFT			100				166.1				16610
BASIC WEIGHT			7787				205.1				1597296
4 PAX FWD			800				135.5				108400
4 PAX MID			800				166.5				133200
4 PAX AFT			800				197.5				158000
BAGGAGE			180				235.0				42300
OPERATIONAL WEIGHT			10367				196.7				2039196
FUEL MAIN (JET A)			1200				216.7				260040
GROSS WEIGHT			11567				198.8				2299236

3. Reaffirmation — Except as modified above, all of the provisions of the Agreement remain the same, and the Agreement as modified hereby, is reaffirmed.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by each party’s authorized representative.

Offshore Logistics, Inc.:		Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation:
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇		By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President		Title: Vice President — Commerical Programs
Date: January 4, 2005		Date: January 5, 2005