15 Facts About CHC Helicopter

CHC Helicopter maintains it global headquarters in Irving, Texas and operates more than 250 aircraft in 30 countries around the world.

CHC Helicopter is one of several global providers of helicopter transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry .

CHC Helicopter has capabilities in precision flying techniques and technical support.

CHC Helicopter has long-term working relationships with most of the major oil and gas companies.

CHC Helicopter operates the marine search and rescue service for the Irish Coast Guard at Shannon, Waterford, Sligo and Dublin airports.

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Origins of CHC Helicopter can be traced back to the start of commercial helicopter operations in British Columbia.

CHC Helicopter attracted the attention of various investors, leading to a takeover by Canadian oil company Resource Service Group; soon thereafter, Alan Bristow, the founder of Britain's Bristow Helicopters, acquired a 49 percent ownership stake in the company.

In 2004, CHC purchased Schreiner Aviation Group, which specialized in provided offshore helicopter services in the Dutch sector of the North Sea and to the Nigerian offshore industry.

In late February 2008, all of CHC Helicopter's shares were purchased by First Reserve, a US private equity company, for CAD$3.

CHC Helicopter serves as the sole provider of Search and Rescue helicopter services to the Irish Coast Guard, where it had operated a fleet of six Sikorsky S-61N helicopters based in Dublin, Shannon, Waterford, and Sligo.

However, days before the contract was due to be signed in February 2011, the British Government halted the process after CHC Helicopter disclosed that it had unauthorised access to commercially sensitive information.

Norwegian Search and Rescue – CHC Helicopter provides private Search and Rescue services in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, but acts in concert with the Norwegian rescue coordination centres.

From 1 April 2022 CHC Helicopter provides private Search and Rescue services on Svalbard on behalf of the Governor of Svalbard.

From 1 April 2022 CHC Helicopter provides private Search and Rescue services from a new SAR base in Tromsø.

CHC Helicopter operates approximately 250 aircraft in over 30 countries which include Malaysia, Australia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, the Middle East, South Africa, Ecuador, Angola, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.