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History
A Sikorsky S-61 in Okanagan Helicopters livery
Commercial helicopter flying began in British Columbia in the summer of 1947. Three ex-RCAF officers, pilots Carl Agar and Barney Bent, and engineer Alf Stringer, were operating a fixed-wing charter company, Okanagan Air Services Ltd., out of Penticton. In July 1947 they raised enough money to purchase a Bell 47-B3 and pay for their flying and maintenance training. Okanagan Air Services moved to Vancouver in 1949, was renamed Okanagan Helicopters Ltd. and, by 1954, had become the largest commercial helicopter operator in the world. In 1987, Newfoundland businessman Craig Dobbin headed a group that purchased Okanagan Helicopters and Toronto Helicopters and merged them with his own company, Sealand Helicopters to form Canadian Helicopters. The new parent company was called Canadian Helicopter Corporation. CHC acquired British International Helicopters in 1994; Helicopter Services Group of Norway in 1999 (included Bond Helicopters), Helikopter Service AS, Lloyd Helicopters of Australia and Court Helicopters of South Africa. In 2004, CHC purchased Schreiner Aviation Group who provided offshore helicopter services company in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, and in the Nigerian offshore industry. In 2000 CHC integrated its operations around the world under one brand CHC.
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CHC restructuring in 2004 saw the creation of a new Corporate Head Office in Richmond, B.C., Canada, and the creation of three main operating segments:
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CHC Global Operations, based in Richmond, B.C.,
CHC European Operations, based in Aberdeen, Scotland, and
Heli-One, CHC's leasing and Repair and Overhaul support group, now based in Delta, B.C.
CHC has been bought by First Reserve, a US company, and is trying to cut costs.
Divisions
CHC Bell 206
CHC manages its global operations through the following divisions:
EEA Helicopter Operations B.V. ("EEA"), a Dutch company majority owned by EHO Holdings S.a.r.l. and minority owned by CHC Helicopter S.a.r.l., provides helicopter services in the North Sea. EEA operates under the CHC brand name and uses CHC logo under license. It provides services from 17 bases in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands.
Brazilian Helicopter Services (BHS) (Brazil)
CHC Helicopters Global Operations/Corporate Office (Richmond, British Columbia)
CHC Helicopters (Australia)
CHC Helicopters (Africa)
CHC Composites (Gander, Newfoundland)
CHC EMS and SAR services
Ireland
CHC S-61 operated for the Irish Coast Guard
Irish Coast Guard - CHC serves as the sole provider of Search and Rescue helicopter services to the Irish Coast Guard, where it operates a fleet of six Sikorsky S-61N helicopters based in Dublin, Shannon, Waterford, and Sligo.
Australia
CHC is the largest provider of emergency medical helicopter services in Australia.
Military
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) - CHC has been providing dedicated rescue support to the RAAF since 1989, where it operates a mixed fleet of Sikorsky S76 and Bell helicopters.
Police
Victoria Police Air Wing and Air Ambulance Services - CHC provides three Dauphin SA365 aircraft and one AS350BA, plus maintenance services, to the Victoria Police Department.
Ambulance
Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia - Based in Perth, WA, CHC provides a Bell 412 EP aircraft.
Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS) of Victoria - CHC provides two Bell 412EP helicopters for Air Ambulance and Search and Rescue duties.
CHC contracted NSW Ambulance Service Bell 412 helicopter.
Ambulance Service of New South Wales - CHC provides a Bell 412 EP for the area around Wollongong, NSW
Central Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service - CHC provides a Bell 412, an SA365C1 and a Bell 206 LongRanger for EMS helicopter services.
Snowy Hydro SouthCare Multi-purpose helicopter in Australia
Snowy Hydro SouthCare Air Ambulance Service - CHC operates a Hydro Snowy South provides a Bell 412 for emergency helicopter service.
Norway
Norwegian Search and Rescue - CHC provides private Search and Rescue services in the Norwegian North Sea but acts in concert with government SAR operations. The CHC SAR fleet includes three offshore-based Dauphin AS 365N2s, along with a Bell 214 ST at Statoil Statfjord field, which can be converted from inter-rig shuttle role to SAR duty role within 15 minutes. Several of the Super Pumas in CHC Norwegian fleet are prepared for the same quick change to SAR configuration.
Other related services
NH90 - CHC is designing, manufacturing and installing 19 life-raft assembly kits for the NH90
helicopter, a new military search and rescue helicopter provided to France, Italy, Germany and The Netherlands through a joint venture shared by Agusta, Eurocopter and Fokker.
Supply, rescue, and support Services.
CHC provides extensive ship supply and rescue service off the coast of Africa and the Netherlands, and helicopter support services to scientific expeditions in Antarctica and other harsh environments.
Fleet
CHC operates approximately 250 aircraft in 35 countries which include Australia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, the Middle East, South Africa, Ecuador, Angola, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Eastern Canada.
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW139
Eurocopter AS365 N1,N2,N3 Dauphin
Eurocopter Super Puma AS332, L1, L2
Eurocopter EC155
Eurocopter EC225
Sikorsky S76 A,B and C Series
Sikorsky S-61
Sikorsky S92
Fixed Wing
CHC provide a range fixed-wing transportation services for crew transport to helicopter bases around the world. CHC operates both jet and turbo prop aircraft including Dash-8 and Twin Otter service to meet the needs of the global oil and gas industry.
1 - de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
1 - de Havilland Canada DHC-8
Gallery
Bell 212
Sikorksy S-92
Bell 412
Bell 206L
AgustaWestland AW139
Sikorsky S-61
Eurocopter AS350
Bell 206
Locations
Australia
Adelaide Perth Victoria Wayville *Sydney * Wollongong * Orange
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton Fort McMurray Grande Prairie High Level Lac La Biche
British Columbia
Fort Nelson Fort St. John Golden Kamloops Penticton Smithers Terrace Vernon Richmond
Manitoba
Southport
Newfoundland & Labrador
Bishop Falls Conne River Gander Goose Bay Pasadena St. Albans St. John's
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Northwest Territories & Nunavut
Fort Simpson Inuvik[citation needed] Norman Wells Iqaluit[citation needed]
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Ontario
Kenora London Markham Moosonee Ottawa Sudbury Thunder Bay Toronto
Quebec
Montreal Chevery Chibougamau Quebec City Sept-les
Denmark
Esbjerg
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Cork Dublin Shannon Waterford Sligo
Malaysia
Norway
Stavanger Bergen Flor Kristiansund Brnnysund
Netherlands
Den Helder
Philippines
Thailand
United Kingdom
Aberdeen Blackpool Yarmouth Humberside
References
^ "Company Profile for CHC Helicopter Corp (FLI)". http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=FLI&page=quotesearch. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
^ http://www.chc.ca/corporate_aboutchc.php
^ Ambulance_Service_of_New_South_Wales#Helicopter_operations
^ http://www.chc.ca/fleetfacts.php
See also
Canadian Helicopters
External links
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