EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
report included in this registration statement and to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated May 23, 1997
included in Offshore Logistics, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the nine month period
ended March 31, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
   
New Orleans, Louisiana     
   
April 27, 1998