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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23(3)
 
                             ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Bristow Helicopters Group Limited
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-3 of Offshore Logistics, Inc. filed on March 14, 1997 of our report
dated 15 April 1996 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Bristow
Helicopters Group Limited and subsidiaries at 31 December 1995 and 1994, and
the related consolidated profit and loss accounts, reconciliation of movements
in shareholders' funds, statements of total recognized gains and losses, and
cash flow statements for each of the years in the three-year period ended 31
December 1995, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Offshore Logistics,
Inc. dated January 4, 1997.
 
KPMG
Chartered Accountants
Registered Auditors
London, England
 
March 12, 1997
