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{{Short description|Helicopter services company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Primary sources|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox company
| name             = CHC Helicopter
| logo             = CHC Helicopter logo.svg
| logo_size        = 150
| type             = [[Privately held company]]
| genre            = 
| predecessor      = [[Sealand Helicopters]] <br /> Okanagan Air Services <br /> Toronto Helicopters <br /> Viking Helicopters
| successor        = [[Canadian Helicopters]] (Canadian operations only)
| foundation       = [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's, Newfoundland]] (1987)
| founder          = [[Craig Dobbin]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chcheli.com/History |title=CHC History |publisher = CHC Helicopter}}</ref>
| defunct          = 
| location_city    = 
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| location         = [[Irving, Texas]]
| locations        = 
| area_served      = Worldwide
| key_people       = {{ubl|[[Dave Balevic]] ([[CEO]])|Scott Thanisch ([[CFO]])}}
| industry         = Transportation
| products         = 
| services         = Helicopter services
| revenue          = {{loss}} [[US$]]1.70 billion (2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chc.ca/news/2015/06/chc-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2015-results.aspx |title=CHC Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201205114/http://www.chc.ca/news/2015/06/chc-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2015-results.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
| operating_income = 
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| num_employees    = 4,500 (2014)<ref name=zenobank>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/HELI:CVE?ei=riAOVPHsFYnTiwKYnIG4CQ |title=Company Profile for CHC Helicopter Corp (HELI) |access-date=8 September 2014}}</ref>
| parent           = 
| divisions        = 
| subsid           = [[Heli-One]]
| homepage         = {{URL|chcheli.com}}
| footnotes        = 
}}

'''CHC Helicopter''' is a Texas-based [[helicopter]] services company.

CHC Helicopter maintains its global headquarters in Irving, Texas and operates more than 250 aircraft in 30 countries around the world. CHC's major international operating units are based in [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], and the [[United Kingdom]]. The company is one of several global providers of helicopter transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry (others including [[Bristow Helicopters]] and [[Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen|NHV]]). CHC has capabilities in precision flying techniques and technical support.{{clarify|date=December 2013}}

CHC has long-term working relationships with most of the major oil and gas companies. CHC operates the marine [[search and rescue]] service for the [[Irish Coast Guard]] at [[Shannon Airport|Shannon]], [[Waterford Airport|Waterford]], [[Sligo Airport|Sligo]] and [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]] airports. CHC provides helicopter services in Australia for the [[Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia]], [[Victoria Police]] and the Ambulance Service of New South Wales.

==History==
===Origins===
The origins of CHC Helicopter can be traced back to the start of commercial helicopter operations in [[British Columbia]]. Following the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]], two former [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) instructors, Carl Agar and Barney Bent, aspired to continue flying aircraft and chose to form their own flight training club, the ''South Okanagan Flying Club'', in [[Penticton]] using a handful of [[de Havilland Tiger Moth]]s.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> Shortly thereafter, Carl and Barney partnered with ex-RCAF engineer Alf Stringer to join the group. However, as there was not much demand for private pilot training at the time, the three men chose to relocate the business to [[Kelowna]] and rebranded it as ''Okanagan Air Services Ltd.''<ref name = "verthist 2017">{{cite web |url = https://www.verticalmag.com/features/the-little-company-that-could-html/ |title = The Little Company That Could |publisher = Vertical |first = Bob |last = Petite |date = 10 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/okanagan-helicopters-ltd-2 |title = Okanagan Helicopters Ltd. |publisher = Royal BC Museum |access-date = 12 February 2020}}</ref>

Early on, [[Okanagan Air Services]] operated only fixed-wing aircraft, such as a pair of [[Cessna 140]]s, to perform [[charter]] and training flights.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> Agar became interested in the potential of the newly emerging helicopter and of its potential application to the commercial market; the three men travelled to [[Yakima]] to attend a demonstration of the [[Bell 47]], the first commercially certified helicopter. Upon their return, they immediately set about securing backers from which to finance their expansion into rotorcraft.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> In July 1947, the company was able to raise sufficient finance to purchase its own Bell 47-B3 helicopter, ''CF-FZX'', as well as to funding training on both its maintenance and piloting. Upon its delivery on 9 August 1947, it was the first commercially licensed helicopter in British Columbia.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/>

The company's initial use of its helicopter largely revolved around [[Aerial application|crop dusting]]; on 1 September 1947, ''CF-FZX'' was damaged after striking powerlines, but was repaired after several months.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> While it became clear that small-scale crop dusting was not economic with the type, insect spraying was more lucrative however. Agar's flying skills proved valuable during mountain flying in support of government topographic survey efforts; this pioneering use of a helicopter led to Agar being awarded the [[Trans-Canada Trophy]] in 1950 and gain valuable publicity for the company.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> Further mountain survey flights led to Okanagan receiving contracts from companies like [[Alcan|Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd]] to support remote construction projects and to transport personnel or equipment to and from the wilderness. Even so, the company remained unprofitable for its first few years.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/>

===Expansion===
[[File:Okanagan Helicopters S-61L.jpg|thumb|A [[Sikorsky S-61]] in Okanagan Helicopters livery]]
During the early 1950s, the company officially renamed itself ''Okanagan Helicopters Ltd.''<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> By the end of 1952, it had become the largest commercial helicopter operator in [[North America]] and one of the largest in the world.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> Throughout much of the 1950s, Okanagan participated in the construction and maintenance of the [[Mid-Canada Line]] of [[radar]] stations, using a mixed fleet of [[Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw|Sikorsky S-55]] and Bell 47s. By the end of 1958, the firm was operating a fleet of 51 rotorcraft at various locations all across Canada.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> In the 1960s, Okanagan continued to grow into new locations and new markets, retaining a heavy focus on remote construction projects. During 1963, it received its first overseas contract from [[East Pakistan]], which it met via a single [[Bell 47J]].<ref name = "verthist 2017"/>

The 1970s was a period of transformation for Okanagan.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> Only Bent remained on staff by this point as both Agar and Stringer had resigned during the 1960s over disputes on how the company ought to be run. Okanagan embarked on a spree of acquisitions, purchasing companies such as '''[[Universal Helicopters]]''', '''Haida Helicopters''', '''[[Lac Saint-Jean Aviation]]''', '''Dominion-Pegasus Helicopters''', '''[[Sept-Iles Helicopter Services]]''', '''[[Associated Helicopters]]''' and '''Bow Helicopter'''.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> By 1975, 20 percent of the company's revenue came from international sources; a dedicated international division was established to manage this business sector. Furthermore, as a result of the [[turboshaft engine]] having displaced the [[Reciprocating engine|piston engine]] on newer and more capable helicopters, Okanagan began to introduce turbine-powered rotorcraft into its fleet, including the [[Bell 204]], [[Bell 212]], [[Sikorsky S-58T]], [[Sikorsky S-62]], and [[Sikorsky S-76]].<ref name = "verthist 2017"/>

By 1981, Okanagan was the largest helicopter company in Canada, operating a fleet of 125 helicopters, along with 900 employees and annual revenues of $83 million Cdn. The company attracted the attention of various investors, leading to a takeover by Canadian oil company [[Ensign Energy Services|Resource Service Group]]; soon thereafter, [[Alan Bristow]], the founder of Britain's [[Bristow Helicopters]], acquired a 49 percent ownership stake in the company.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/>

===CHC era===
In 1987, Newfoundland businessman [[Craig Dobbin]] headed a group of investors organized under the name ''Canadian Holding Company'', commonly using the initialism ''CHC''. CHC purchased Okanagan Helicopters, along with '''Viking Helicopters''', and [[Toronto Helicopters]]; all three merged their assets with Dobbin's own company, [[Sealand Helicopters]], to form a new company, initially branded ''Canadian Helicopters'', while the parent company was renamed ''CHC Helicopter Corporation''.<ref name = "verthist 2017"/> The new entity placed a great priority upon merger and acquisition opportunities, in addition to forming strategic partnerships, that would allow it to enter new or lightly served regions, such as [[South America]].<ref name = "verticalchc 2017">{{cite web |url = https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/chc-celebrates-70-years-serving-customers-around-world/ |title = CHC celebrates 70 years of serving customers around the world |publisher = Vertical |date = 1 February 2017}}</ref>

During the 1990s and 2000s, CHC continued to acquire various other operators, including [[British International Helicopters]] in 1994; Helicopter Services Group of Norway in 1999 (including [[Bond Helicopters]]), Helikopter Service AS, Lloyd Helicopters of Australia and '''Court Helicopters''' of South Africa.<ref name = "verticalchc 2017"/> In 2004, CHC purchased [[Schreiner Aviation Group]], which specialized in provided offshore helicopter services in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] sector of the [[North Sea]] and to the [[Nigeria]]n offshore industry. In 2000, CHC agreed with ''Fonds de Solidarité'' FTQ (FSTQ) and the management of its two Canadian divisions, ''Canadian Helicopters Eastern'' and ''Canadian Helicopters Western'', to sell an interest in CHC's Canadian assets via a management buyout to form [[Canadian Helicopters]]; consequently, senior management and FSTQ acquired 10% and 45% equity interests in [[Canadian Helicopters]], respectively, while CHC retained a 45% equity interest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadianhelicopters.ca/investors_1.html |title=Canadian Helicopters - Investor Section |access-date=17 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301062046/http://www.canadianhelicopters.ca/investors_1.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 }}</ref>

During 2004, CHC decided to reorganize its operations into two principal divisions; ''Helicopter Services'' became responsible for the firm's global operations, while ''Heli-One'' functions as the world's largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul services.<ref name = "verticalchc 2017"/><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.verticalmag.com/features/a-modified-course-heli-one/ |title = A modified course: Heli-One |publisher = Vertical |first = Oliver |last = Johnson |date = 25 June 2019}}</ref> As part of the restructuring, the company relocated its corporate headquarters from [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]] to [[Richmond, British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/chc-helicopter-reorganises/56805.article |title = CHC Helicopter reorganises |publisher = [[Flight International]] |first = Graham |last = Warwick |date = 21 September 2004}}</ref>

In late February 2008, all of CHC's shares were purchased by [[First Reserve]], a US private equity company, for CAD$3.7 billion ($3.5 billion), following the latter's uninvited offer.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chchelicopter-firstreserve/chc-helicopter-to-be-bought-by-private-equity-firm-idUSN2256958920080222 |title = CHC Helicopter to be bought by private equity firm |publisher = [[Reuters]]s |first = Leah |last = Schnurr |date = 22 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/chc-helicopter-gets-37-billion-offer-out-of-the-blue/article1051896/ |title = CHC Helicopter gets $3.7-billion offer out of the blue |publisher = The Globe and Mail |first = Brenda |last = Bouw |date = 22 February 2008}}</ref> Around this same time period, the word "Corporation" was dropped from the company's name, having been formally rebranded as ''CHC Helicopter''. In January 2014, the company announced its intention to raise up to $529 million through an [[initial public offering]], the proceeds of which it mainly intended to use to paydown its outstanding debts.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.helicopterinvestor.com/articles/first-reserve-plan-ipo-chc-helicopter-507/ |title = First Reserve plans $529m IPO for CHC Helicopter |publisher = helicopterinvestor.com |first = Terry |last = Spruce |date = 7 January 2014}}</ref> On January 16, 2014, CHC announced an initial public offering of 31,000,000 shares at a price of $10 per share.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/chc-group-ltd-announces-pricing-of-initial-public-offering/ |title = CHC Group Ltd. announces pricing of initial public offering of ordinary shares |publisher = Vertical |date = 17 January 2014}}</ref>

On January 15, 2016, CHC offered 31,000,000 shares at US$5.17.  On February 1, 2016 the New York Stock Exchange delisted the CHC's ordinary shares, pursuant to Section 802.01B of the NYSE's Listed Company Manual requiring NYSE-listed companies to maintain an average market capitalization of $15 million or more over the preceding thirty trading days. The NYSE also suspended trading of the Company's ordinary shares effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/02/01/806619/37630/en/CHC-Group-Ltd-Confirms-Delisting-Notice-from-NYSE.html|title = CHC Group LTD. Confirms Delisting Notice from NYSE|date = February 2016}}</ref> On May 5, 2016, the company filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 Bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Helicopter firm CHC Group files for bankruptcy protection |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/chc-bankruptcy-protection-1.3567861 |access-date=21 June 2016 |agency=CBC News |date=5 May 2016}}</ref> CHC's bankruptcy was attributed to recent drops in the price of oil having negatively impacted revenue, making it unable to service the company's high burden of debt; other helicopter operators were also reported to be struggling under the prevailing economic conditions of the period as well.<ref name = "vertresume 2017"/><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-05-12/ogp-market-chc-bankrupt-others-posting-losses |title = OGP market: CHC Bankrupt, Others Posting Losses |publisher = AIN Online |first = Mark |last = Huber |date = 12 May 2016}}</ref> Reflecting the company's drop in performance, CHC's share value dropped from US$176.10 on November 17, 2014 to US$0.45 by June 17, 2016.  During July 2016, a Texas court allowed CHC to shed 65 helicopters from its financial obligations, the majority of its [[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma]] fleet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/more-bad-news-for-airbus-helicopters-super-puma-fami-427644/ |title=More bad news for Airbus Helicopters Super Puma family |publisher = Flight International |first = Dominic |last = Perry |date=20 July 2016}}</ref>  On March 1, 2017, a reorganized CHC emerged, relaunching its brand and web presence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chcheli.com/node/63 |title=CHC Helicopter Launches New Brand and Corporate Website |date = 1 March 2017|website=www.chcheli.com}}</ref><ref name = "vertresume 2017">{{cite web |url = https://www.verticalmag.com/features/normal-service-resumed-chc-emerges-10-month-chapter-11-reorganization-process/ |title = CHC Helicopter: Normal service resumed? |publisher = Vertical |first = Oliver |last = Johnson., Kenneth I. Swartz |date = 12 April 2017}}</ref>  Key creditors took over majority ownership of the newly restructured company, but the deal froze out existing shareholders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/chc-helicopter-offered-450-million-us-lifeline-to-recapitalize|title=CHC Helicopter offered $450-million US lifeline to recapitalize}}</ref>  In December 2019, a 18-month-long dispute between CHC and British [[trade union|union]] staff over pay was settled.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/199727/strike-action-averted-as-north-sea-helicopter-pilots-accept-pay-deal-2/ |title = Strike action averted as North Sea helicopter pilots accept pay deal |publisher = energyvoice.com |first = David |last =McPhee |date = 21 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-50730011 |title = Long-running North Sea helicopter pay dispute settled |work = [[BBC News]] |date = 10 December 2019}}</ref>

==Divisions==

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 licence. It provides services from 17 bases in the UK, [[Ireland]], [[Denmark]], [[Norway]] and the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chc.ca/corporate_aboutchc.php |title=CHC Helicopter Corporation - Investor - About CHC |access-date=11 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315091814/http://www.chc.ca/corporate_aboutchc.php |archive-date=15 March 2010  }}</ref>
* [[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===
[[File:Irish-Coast-Guard-Helicopter-2012.JPG|right|thumb|CHC S-61 operated for the [[Irish Coast Guard]]]]
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, County Clare|Shannon]], [[Waterford]], and [[Sligo]]. This fleet has now been replaced by 5 [[Sikorsky S-92|Sikorsky S-92 Helibus]]. The S-61N exited service in December 2013 with a flight from [[Dublin Airport]] to [[Weston Airport|Weston Aerodrome]], West Dublin. The flight was operated by EI-SAR, the oldest S-61N in commercial operation at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airliners.net/photo/Ireland-Coast-Guard/Sikorsky-S-61N-MkII/2051408|title=Aviation Photo #2051408: Sikorsky S-61N MkII - Ireland - Coast Guard|website=Airliners.net}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
CHC, as part of the [[Soteria Search and Rescue|Soteria SAR]] consortium was selected as the "Preferred Bidder" for a 25-year contract to provide a civilian [[Search and Rescue]] service throughout the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soteriasar.com/news-article/mod-and-mcadft-selects-soteria-for-sar-h-programme|title=Press Release|date=9 February 2010|publisher=Soteria SAR|access-date=6 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412081056/http://www.soteriasar.com/news-article/mod-and-mcadft-selects-soteria-for-sar-h-programme|archive-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> However, days before the contract was due to be signed in February 2011, the British Government halted the process after CHC disclosed that it had unauthorised access to commercially sensitive information.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-government-shelves-helicopter-search-and-rescue-privatisation-352898/|title=UK government shelves helicopter search and rescue privatisation|first=Kate|last=Sarsfield|date=8 February 2011|website=Flightglobal.com}}</ref> The [[Soteria Search and Rescue|Soteria SAR]] was cancelled and the contract was awarded to back to [[Bristow Helicopters]], who had operated the coastguard helicopters from [[Stornoway Airport]], [[Sumburgh Airport]], [[RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus)]] and [[RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)]] during the time of the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Air Force]] operating their [[Westland Sea King]]s, prior to the Soteria SAR being set up.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Australia===
CHC is the largest provider of emergency medical helicopter services in Western Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/aboutus/operationalinformation/helicoptersandaircraft/Pages/racrescuehelicopter.aspx|title=RAC Rescue Helicopter|last=RAC Rescue Helicopter|first=Perth Western Australia 6000|website=www.dfes.wa.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=12 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012154443/https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/aboutus/operationalinformation/helicoptersandaircraft/Pages/racrescuehelicopter.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> CHC is also contracted to the [[Australian Maritime Safety Authority]] to respond to [[EPIRB]] activations. {{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

====Military====
[[File:Lloyd Off-Shore Helicopters (VH-SYZ) AgustaWestland AW139 taxiing at Wagga Wagga Airport (7).jpg|thumb|CHC Search and Rescue AW139]]
*[[Australian Army]] – CHC signed a 21-month contract in September 2016 to provide crash response support and aeromedical evacuation, operating its fleet of Sikorsky S76 and Bell 412 aircraft.<ref name="ADM">{{cite news|last1=Smart|first1=Philip|title=CHC jockeys for ADF-wide SAR/AME contract|url=http://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/chc-jockeys-for-adf-wide-sar/ame-contract|access-date=21 September 2017|work=Australian Defence Magazine|publisher=Yaffa Media|date=11 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Royal Australian Air Force]] – CHC has been providing dedicated rescue support to the RAAF since 1989 and operates six [[AgustaWestland AW139|Leonardo AW139]]s.<ref name="ADM"/><ref>{{cite press release |title=CHC Australia completes roll out of Leonardo AW139 aircraft for Royal Australian Air Force |url=http://www.chcheli.com/AW139-RAAF-Rollout |website=CHC |access-date=9 October 2019 |date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Frawley |first1=Gerard |title=CHC awarded RAAF SAR contract extension |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/04/chc-awarded-raaf-sar-contract-extension/ |access-date=9 October 2019 |work=Australian Aviation |date=24 August 2018}}</ref> CHC operates at least 1 AW139 from every RAAF base that operates [[Fighter aircraft|fast jets]] fitted with [[Ejection seat|ejection seats]]. {{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
*[[Royal Australian Navy]] – CHC began an interim 15-month contract in May 2017 to provide search and rescue, crash response support and aeromedical evacuation, operating its fleet of AW139 aircraft.<ref name="ADM"/>

====Police====
*[[Victoria Police Air Wing]] – From 2002-2020, CHC provided three [[Eurocopter Dauphin|Eurocopter SA365N3 Dauphin]] helicopters, plus maintenance services, to the Victoria Police.

====Ambulance====
[[File:SnowyHydro SouthCare VH-NSC Bell 412 Helicopter.jpg|thumb|Snowy Hydro SouthCare Multi-purpose helicopter in 2010]]
*[[Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia]] – Based in Perth, WA, CHC provides a Bell 412 EP aircraft.
*[[Ambulance services of Victoria#Ambulance Victoria|Ambulance Victoria]] – Up until the end of 2015, CHC provided two Bell 412EP helicopters for Air Ambulance and Search and Rescue duties.
*[[Ambulance Service of New South Wales]] – CHC had provided up until 2017, three AW139s and two EC145 helicopters to supplement Ambulance NSW's eight contracted aeromedical helicopters. These were based at [[Wollongong]], [[Sydney]] and [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pearce|first1=Melanie|title=New operator for Orange based rescue chopper|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-19/new-contract-awarded-for-helicopter-rescues/5979908|access-date=21 September 2017|work=ABC News|date=19 December 2014|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sadler|first1=Paul|title=Toll Helicopters starts saving lives in southern NSW|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/01/toll-helicopters-starts-saving-lives-in-southern-nsw/|access-date=21 September 2017|work=Australian Aviation|publisher=Phantom Media|date=13 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[Snowy Hydro SouthCare]] Air Ambulance Service<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snowyhydrosouthcare.com.au/pages/page2.asp |title=SouthCare - About |access-date=27 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222235826/http://www.snowyhydrosouthcare.com.au/pages/page2.asp |archive-date=22 February 2010  }}</ref> – CHC had operated a Bell 412 for emergency helicopter service, based in [[Symonston, Australian Capital Territory]].

===Norway===
====North Sea====
Norwegian Search and Rescue – CHC provides private Search and Rescue services in the [[Petroleum industry in Norway|Norwegian sector]] of the [[North Sea]], but acts in concert with the Norwegian [[rescue coordination centre]]s. The CHC SAR fleet includes two Super Puma L1 and three [[Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma|Super Puma EC 225]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.norskoljeoggass.no/PageFiles/1219/underlagsrapport_064_2012_engelsk%20versjon%20korrigert%20av%20Jan%20Erik%20Vinnem%2018122012.pdf?epslanguage=no |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202002400/https://www.norskoljeoggass.no/PageFiles/1219/underlagsrapport_064_2012_engelsk%20versjon%20korrigert%20av%20Jan%20Erik%20Vinnem%2018122012.pdf?epslanguage=no |archive-date=2 December 2014  }}</ref>

====Svalbard====
From 1 April 2022 CHC provides private Search and Rescue services on [[Svalbard]] on behalf of the [[Governor of Svalbard]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dalløkken |first1=Per Erlien |title=Det blir Super Puma-helikoptre på den nye redningsbasen i Tromsø |url=https://www.tu.no/artikler/det-blir-super-puma-helikoptre-pa-den-nye-redningsbasen-i-tromso/507027 |website=TU.no |date=19 February 2021 |publisher=Teknisk Ukeblad |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>

====Tromsø====
From 1 April 2022 CHC provides private Search and Rescue services from a new SAR base in [[Tromsø]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CHC Helikopter Service AS er tildelt kontrakt på redningshelikopterbase i Tromsø |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumentarkiv/regjeringen-solberg/aktuelt-regjeringen-solberg/jd/nyheter/2021/chc-helikopterservice-as-er-tildelt-kontrakt-pa-redningshelikopterbase-i-tromso/id2835196/ |website=Regjeringen.no |date=17 February 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Justice and Public Security |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref>

===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 the military of several European countries through a [[NHIndustries|joint venture]] shared by [[Airbus Helicopters]], [[Leonardo S.p.A.|Leonardo]], and [[Fokker Aerostructures]].
*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 over 30 countries which include Malaysia, Australia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, the Middle East, South Africa, Ecuador, Angola, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.<ref name="CHC Investor Relations">http://ir.chc.ca/file.aspx?IID=4293047&FID=1500062168 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

===Helicopters===
* 3 – [[Eurocopter EC145|Airbus EC145]]/[[Airbus Helicopters EC145|145]]
* 3 – [[Airbus Helicopters H175]]
* 2 – [[Eurocopter EC225|Airbus Helicopters EC225]]
* 36 – [[Eurocopter AS332|Airbus Helicopters AS332 series]]
* 8 – [[Eurocopter Dauphin|Airbus Helicopters AS365N3]]
* 5 – [[Bell 412|Bell 412EP]]
* 41 – [[AgustaWestland AW139|Leonardo AW139]]
* 3 - [[Leonardo AW189]]
* 53 – [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S-76 Series]] 
* 46 – [[Sikorsky S92|Sikorsky S-92]]

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==Locations==
;{{flag|Australia}}
* Amberley
* Bunbury
* Broome
* Darwin
* Essendon
* Jandakot
* Karratha
* Nowra
* Pearce
* Perth
* Sale

;{{flag|Brazil}}
* Cabo-Frio
* Campos dos Goytacazes
* Jacarepaguá
* Macaé

;{{CAN}}
* Richmond
* Delta

;{{IRL}}
* Dublin 
* Shannon 
* Sligo
* Waterford

;{{NOR}}
* Bergen 
* Brønnøysund
* Florø 
* Kristiansund 
* Stavanger

;{{NED}}
* Den Helder

;{{UK}}
* [[Aberdeen Airport|Aberdeen]]
* [[Humberside Airport|Humberside]]
* [[Norwich International Airport|Norwich]]

== Accidents and incidents ==
* On 27 December 2006, a CHC Scotia [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin]], registration G-BLUN, crashed while approaching a gas platform in [[Morecambe Bay]], Irish Sea. The two crew died along with four passengers dead and one missing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/34471|title=Accident Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 G-BLUN, 27 Dec 2006|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 23 August 2013, a CHC [[Super Puma L2]] [[CHC Scotia Flight 23R|crashed]] 2&nbsp;nm from [[Sumburgh Airport]] in Shetland, Scotland. The aircraft crashed into the sea killing 4 passengers and the remaining 12 passengers and 2 crew were rescued.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/158925|title=Accident Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk2 G-WNSB, 13 Aug 2013|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-23829107|title=Helicopters grounded after crash|work=BBC News|date=25 August 2013}}</ref>
* On 29 April 2016, a CHC [[Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma]] [[2016 Turøy helicopter crash|crashed]] near [[Turøy]], Norway, killing all 13 occupants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=186855|title=Accident Eurocopter EC 225LP Super Puma Mk2+ LN-OJF, 29 Apr 2016|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 14 March 2017, CHC [[Sikorsky S-92]], operating as [[2017 Irish Coast Guard S-92 crash|Rescue 116]], crashed into [[Blackrock Island (Mayo)]] off Blacksod, West of Ireland. There were 2 fatalities, with 2 crew still missing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/194177|title=Accident Sikorsky S-92A EI-ICR, 14 Mar 2017|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/coast-guard-helicopter-3286066-Mar2017/|title=Search continues for three members of Coast Guard helicopter crew|first=Michelle|last=Hennessy|date=14 March 2017 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2013 CHC Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash]]
* [[Canadian Helicopters]]
* [[CHC Airways]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.chcheli.com/ CHC Helicopter]
* [http://www.canadianhelicopters.ca/ Canadian Helicopters]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150418013604/http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/31306 Setting the Standard], by Vertical Magazine

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