21-Jan-2010Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron (NYSE: TXT) company, has promoted Barry Kohler, currently Bell’s vice president of Commercial Programs, to president of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited. He succeeds Eric Cardinali, who has been named senior vice president of Integrated Supply Chain for Textron’s Cessna Aircraft Company. Kohler will now be responsible for Bell Helicopter Canada’s... Read more
21-Jan-2010Source: STARS
The 17th annual STARS Lottery officially launches today with 3,080 prizes worth over $4.8 million. This year’s lottery kicks off STARS 25 Years of Care in the Air celebrations, with every ticket sold helping keep STARS in the sky. “This year’s STARS Lottery kicks off our 25-year anniversary celebrations,†says Dr. Greg Powell. “Thanks to... Read more
18-Jan-2010Source: Vertical
When Calgary Gooseneck invested in a new cover for its flatbed semi-trailer, Calgary Gooseneck owner Doug Scott and Vertical Magazine publisher Mike Reyno recognized a unique opportunity to raise the profile of both companies.... Read more
15-Jan-2010Source: Globe and Mail
It will also carry two CH-146 Griffon helicopters, part of batch of at least four helicopters being sent to help transport needed items through a country in rubble: another Griffon is to leave later Thursday on a cargo plane, and a Sea King will sail with the navy ships... Read more
15-Jan-2010Source: PlaneNews
A leading contender in the Canadian Maritime Helicopter Replacement Program (MHP) made its debut on the American continent in Ottawa. The NH90 demonstrated its outstanding maneuverability and superior handling capabilities to the media at the Canadian Aviation Museum... Read more
14-Jan-2010Source: CMH Heli-Skiing
Heli-skiing in British Columbia just got more exhilarating, with new Small Group Heli Ski programs opening up at the Monashee, Adamants, and Bobbie Burns locations of CMH Heli-Skiing. CMH has long offered small group options from their Kootenay base, and new for 2010 and 2011 CMH is now offering small group heli-skiing programs from three... Read more
13-Jan-2010Source: CTV
430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron was honoured Monday for its contribution to Canada’s efforts in Afghanistan.... Read more
12-Jan-2010Source: Toronto Sun
Oil company executives at an offshore helicopter inquiry said safety is their top priority — even as a lawyer representing workers pushed to question them on why it took nine years to introduce underwater breathing devices onboard.... Read more
11-Jan-2010Source: Canadian Press
The aim of the project by Canada’s defence research branch, launched last fall, is to improve on the current generation of remote-controlled devices designed for the battlefield.... Read more
8-Jan-2010Source: Globe and Mail
The development of the cockpit equipment for the Canadian Forces’ new fleet of maritime helicopters is still posing a “major challenge†to the program, which is already running four years late, a retired officer has warned.... Read more
6-Jan-2010Source: Winnipeg Free Press
The families of passengers who died in the crash of a Sikorsky helicopter off the coast of Newfoundland last year, as well as the sole survivor of the tragedy, have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the U.S. company.... Read more
30-Dec-2009Source: Helijet
Helijet International will play a critical emergency role in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games after being awarded a new contract with the BC Ambulance Service to operate two additional Sikorsky S-76 air ambulance helicopters during the Games.... Read more
30-Dec-2009Source: Daily Gleaner
Alan Stephen, CEO of Ambulance NB, said the high level of skill required, the stressful nature of the job and a favourable market for nurses is making it difficult to recruit and retain nurses for the provincial air ambulance service.... Read more
29-Dec-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund announces today that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSXâ€) has accepted the Fund’s notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid to purchase some of its outstanding ordinary units through the facilities of the TSX for a period of twelve months ending on December 28, 2010... Read more
22-Dec-2009Source: Mica Heliskiing
Mica Heliskiing has announced the opening of another 3700 acres (1500 hectares) of new ski terrain within their 250,000 acre operating area.... Read more
22-Dec-2009Source: Ottawa Citizen
Sea trials for the new Cyclone helicopter will take place before the end of January on the east coast, Defence Watch has been told. Sources originally said the first of the new maritime helicopters was supposed to arrive at CFB Shearwater in December but now that delivery has slipped slightly.... Read more
18-Dec-2009Source: Canadian Dept of National Defence
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, announced that Canada’s new fleet of 15 F-model Chinook helicopters will be based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ontario.... Read more
17-Dec-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund declares monthly distribution... Read more
17-Dec-2009
Councillors approved spending Can$3.5 million to outfit the police with a helicopter.... Read more
14-Dec-2009Source: Ski Channel
Opening Day at Great Canadian Heli-Skiing is not usually until after Christmas, but opened this week due to the great accumulation in snow... Read more
13-Dec-2009Source: BC Local News
Cowichan District Hospital’s disabled helipad could be open by Monday, pending Transport Canada’s OK on tree safety and other work being finished this weekend, CDH’s site director says.... Read more
11-Dec-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that its Canadian Supply Center is now providing Honeywell T53 engine spare parts and accessories in Canada.... Read more
9-Dec-2009Source: TheHook
An ill-fated powerline inspection with a helicopter that killed four people in Cranbrook, B.C. was technically against federal regulations, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg needs a police helicopter to respond to mundane calls, not for dramatic Hollywood-style aerial chases, police Chief Keith McCaskill said after politicians tentatively approved the purchase.... Read more
8-Dec-2009Source: Canada.com
Transport Canada has shut down the helicopter landing facility at Cowichan District Hospital. On Nov. 18 the agency closed the helipad due to concerns about trees on a neighbouring property posing a safety hazard to the air ambulances.... Read more
3-Dec-2009Source: AOPA
CHC Helicopter has opened registration for the CHC Safety and Quality Summit, scheduled for March 22 through 24, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, with early-bird pricing until the end of 2009.... Read more
2-Dec-2009Source: Globe & Mail
Canada’s aerospace industry will see prices, production and profits all fall in 2010, with no real recovery until 2011, according to a report by the Conference Board of Canada.... Read more
1-Dec-2009Source: Canada.com
The head of the inquiry investigating last spring’s helicopter crash that killed 17 offshore oil workers and aircrew off the Newfoundland coast announced Wednesday he has asked the Defence Department to send a witness to explain the federal role in SAR... Read more
1-Dec-2009Source: Helijet
Charter flights from downtown Vancouver to Whistler will be available seven days a week during the morning and late afternoons.... Read more
29-Nov-2009Source: Star Phoenix
The Saskatchewan Party government is grounding its long-cherished idea of a helicopter air ambulance service because of its hefty price tag. A report commissioned by the government and released Thursday shows the initial capital costs would be $42.4 million and annual operating costs would be $9 million for a system based out of both Regina... Read more
20-Nov-2009Source: Canada.com
New York-based Forbes Traveler ranks B.C.’s Nimmo Bay Resort as No. 1 in the world for helicopter tours into relatively inaccessible but visually stunning places.... Read more
16-Nov-2009Source: Helijet
Helijet International, the first private sector partner with British Columbia’s Pacific Carbon Trust, has completed its first round of carbon offset purchases by retiring 900 tonnes of CO2e.... Read more
13-Nov-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund announced that Jean-Pierre Blais is retiring as President and Trustee of Canadian Helicopters, effective today. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Blais will remain as an advisor to Canadian Helicopters until January 1, 2010.... Read more
12-Nov-2009Source: CBC
Winnipeg’s police chief, backed by Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party, is pushing for a helicopter to be added to the service’s resources. Chief Keith McCaskill said the chopper would be a “huge benefit” but the question of who would pay for it must first be answered.... Read more
11-Nov-2009Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter announced that its Canadian Supply Center is now providing Honeywell T53 engine spare parts and accessories in Canada.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Vertical
SAFARI Helicopter has reached an agreement with SAFARI Helicopter of Ontario for marketing and distribution in Ontario, Canada.... Read more
5-Nov-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters
Canadian Helicopters Income Fund (the “Fundâ€) (TSX: CHL.UN) will release its third quarter ending September 30, 2009, on Thursday November 12, 2009, after market close.... Read more
4-Nov-2009Source: RotorNews
Mr. Guy Joannes has been appointed to the position of President and CEO of Eurocopter Canada Limited. Guy graduated with an Aerospace Engineering Degree from ESTACA, Paris in 1978 and with a Management Degree from ICG, Paris in 1990.... Read more
4-Nov-2009Source: OnTheSnow.com
Whistler Heli-Skiing is making plans for operations during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The resort’s new heli-skiing store opens in mid-November in the Carleton Lodge to service skiers and riders, and bookings are already coming in concurrent with Olympic events.... Read more
2-Nov-2009Source: STARS
STARS is celebrating 25 years of care in the air next year and is asking Albertans to share their stories on a new STARS Weblog at www.stars.ca... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: RotorNews
The MX-15 EO/IR imaging turrets will be delivered to Boeing between the years 2011-2014, and will be installed on the Canadian Forces’ newly acquired Chinook Helicopters.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Eurocopter Canada
Eurocopter Canada fully endorses the CHL Advanced Mountain Flying Training Program. This agreement is beneficial to the Canadian helicopter industry and the global operating community.... Read more
23-Oct-2009Source: STARS
Nexen’s logo was unveiled on a STARS helicopter in recognition of Nexen reaching a $500,000 donation milestone in cumulative giving. Nexen President and CEO Marvin Romanow and STARS Foundation Vice President Phil Levson, took part in the event alongside STARS crew members.... Read more
20-Oct-2009Source: Daily Herald Tribune
STARS Grande Prairie is asking the city for $100,000 more a year from on top of what it is already providing to help fund the organization.... Read more
5-Oct-2009Source: Canada.com
A spokesman for Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Saturday an investigation has been launched after a Canadian Forces helicopter pilot landed in Kenora recently – apparently to pick up some cheeseburgers.... Read more
3-Oct-2009Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) will reduce its global workforce by approximately 250 employees by year’s end and close its facility on Auvergne Street in Longueuil, Quebec, by the end of 2010.... Read more
2-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland congratulates the crew of the Canadian Forces 442 Search and Rescue Squadron, based at CFB Comox, on winning the 2009 Cormorant Trophy for the skilful night rescue of a skier who had fallen 30 m down a crevasse on Hamathko Glacier, 8700 ft above sea level.... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: Eagle Pass Heliskiing
In order to increase the level of safety, Eagle Pass Heliskiing is taking advantage of new technologies and development, supplying each participant with a ‘SnowPulse Lifebag’ inflatable backpack. This device represents a revolution in Avalanche safety technology.... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: First Track Online
British Columbia’s Eagle Pass Heliskiing and Mustang Powder snowcat skiing have joined forces for combined packages to ski and ride deep Monashee powder this winter.... Read more
30-Sep-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
The special committee of independent directors formed in response to the IMP Group proposal does not believe that the partial insider bid, as currently proposed by IMP Group, is in the best interest of the Corporation... Read more
30-Sep-2009Source: SkyTrac Systems
SkyTrac Systems is pleased to announce that Major Stephen Fuhr (retired), formally of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has joined SkyTrac’s executive team as Vice President and Director of Business Development. Working closely with the President and CEO, Fuhr will lead and manage the growth of SkyTrac’s business development activities worldwide.... Read more
29-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
Aerolite announced that it had received an order for ten medical interiors for Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters from Ornge, Canada’s leading provider of transport medicine services.... Read more
28-Sep-2009Source: BCIT
Eurocopter Canada Limited and the British Columbia Institute of Technology announced a Memorandum of Understanding today that will see the future development of a specialized training program in airframe and engine maintenance.... Read more
25-Sep-2009Source: Blackcomb Aviation
This appointment follows the successful expansion of Blackcomb Aviation from a group of distinguished independent aviation companies into a medium sized business operating under a single management team.... Read more
25-Sep-2009Source: Industry Canada
Mark Warawa, Member of Parliament for Langley, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced that The Boeing Company has awarded a contract to Avcorp Industries Inc. for the nose enclosure and sub-assemblies in support of 400 Boeing CH-147 Chinook helicopters, including 15 Boeing CH-147 Chinook helicopters purchased by the Government... Read more
25-Sep-2009Source: Niagara Helicopters
Ruedi Hafen, President and Chief Pilot of Niagara Helicopters has been nominated under Aviator of the Year for his daring rescue of the man who went over Niagara Falls this past March 11, 2009.... Read more
24-Sep-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announces it has signed an agreement with Heli-One for the establishment of a Repair & Overhaul Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Under this agreement the Centre will provide repair and overhaul services for the AW139 fleet of the CHC Helicopter group of companies as well as for 3rd party AW139 operators.... Read more
22-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada approval for their Safety Enhancement Kits for the Medium Bell aircraft model types.... Read more
21-Sep-2009Source: Montreal Gazette
Provincial police are still looking for a bright-yellow helicopter that was stolen in broad daylight Friday in Sorel-Tracy, about an hour’s drive northeast of Montreal.... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
CSAR units from across Europe have gathered at Cazaux airbase in South West France for a Combined Joint Personnel Recovery Standardisation Course.... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: MetroNews
Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams called on Ottawa on Tuesday to immediately establish a search and rescue presence in St. John’s, days after a fishing boat sank off the province’s coast, killing at least one crewman.... Read more
17-Sep-2009Source: Times Colonist
Victoria police arrested a man trying to smuggle marijuana into Victoria via a HeliJet from Vancouver Friday. The crew on the aircraft noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from some black duffel bags.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Edmonton Journal
The Edmonton Police Service’s newest member of its flight operations unit went to work right after its unveiling ceremony Wednesday where it was made welcomed by police Chief Mike Boyd and other civic officials.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Winnipeg Free Press
The author of a 2002 study into a police helicopter for Winnipeg is willing to do it all over again, but this time he’d like a reply. Kim Hards, a quality assurance manager for an Alberta helicopter company, said recently he’s willing to put together another report, but only if the Winnipeg Police Service is... Read more
5-Sep-2009Source: Examiner
The helicopter, tail number C-GKCW, landed at a regional airport in Leesburg, Va., after the intrusion. The aircraft is a Bell 206L Long Ranger equipped with spraying bars used for agricultural crop dusting. The helicopter is operated by Sunrise Helicopters, Inc.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: STARS
The 6th Annual Bragg Creek Benefit Dinner for STARS is taking place September 12, 2009 at the Bragg Creek Community Centre. Tickets are $75 per person, or $600 for a table for eight... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
The summer of 2009 has been another season fighting inferno for Erickson Air-Crane, manufacturer of the world-renowned Helitanker and heavy-lift helicopters... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: CMH Heli-Skiing
CMH Heli-Skiing is offering the most cost-effective way to reach the deep powder slopes of the Selkirk and Monashee ranges of British Columbia. The rate for an all-inclusive heli-ski trip to CMH Kootenay is only $975 CAD per day – but only for those who book before September 15, 2009... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Pique
The Olympic rings have a whole new meaning for helicopter and small aircraft operators in the Sea to Sky corridor. That’s because airspace security during February’s Olympics is laid out in rings like the ripples on a pond and many aviators say the rings are making it all but impossible to carry on with business.... Read more
