Customers in Europe and the Middle East who operate large-capacity, long-range “heavy” helicopters now have a convenient, highly skilled option for major refurbishments of their aircraft.

Heli-One Poland recently completed its first G-Check inspection, of an Airbus Helicopter Super Puma AS322L aircraft, for CHC Helicopter, Heli-One’s parent company and now is extending that service to other operators.

Heli-One is the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO).

“Operators are using an increasing number of heavy helicopters for a broad range of applications – offshore transportation, search-and-rescue services, police and military work, firefighting and more,” said Anthony DiNota, Heli-One’s vice president, Commercial.

“That puts a premium on assuring safe, reliable, long-term operation of these aircraft, and the G-Check and other services Heli-One offers in Poland and Norway are among very few options for advanced MRO capabilities available to operators of heavy-class helicopters who are based in the Middle East and Europe.”

The G-Check, repainting and other modifications of the CHC aircraft by Heli-One’s Rzeszow team were completed at the new customized, 65,000 square-foot hangar here. Heli-One had been operating from a temporary facility in Rzeszow since February 2013.

The new facility has a maintenance hangar which can accommodate up to six large airframes, along with office and shop space.

About Heli-One

Heli-One is based in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, and has MRO operations in Delta; Stavanger, Norway; Fort Collins, Colorado, and Rzeszow, Poland. Heli-One is part of CHC Helicopter, the world’s largest helicopter services company, which, in addition to MRO services, provides transportation to offshore oil and gas platforms and ships and search-and-rescue agencies. CHC is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and operates about 240 aircraft in approximately 30 countries around the world. CHC is the operating company of CHC Group Ltd.