UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 17, 2005
(Date of earliest event reported)

Offshore Logistics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-31617	72-0679819
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
	Identification No.)
224 Rue de Jean                    P.O. Box 5C
Lafayette, Louisiana	70505
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(337) 233-1221
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD.

        On May 17, 2005, Offshore Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

        In a press release issued on May 17, 2005, the Company announced that Brian C. Voegele has been named the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2005.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)     Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated May 17, 2005

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference.

        In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this report on Form 8-K that is required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 17, 2005

OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC.
(Registrant)


/s/ William E. Chiles
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William E. Chiles
Chief Executive Officer