4-Dec-2017Source: HeliHub.com
Helijet at Prince Rupert has now equipped their S76 with night vision goggles. Flying at night poses a lot of dangers, with the proper training, the use of night vision goggles will allow them to fly faster routes as well as fly safer. Training will take up to four months until the crew are ready... Read more
17-Nov-2017Source: HeliHub.com
North Island Hospital proudly opened their new Comox Valley campus this past Tuesday. Upgrades and improvements have been made to the facilities and patient care, with the campus supporting up to 153 beds. The Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District and the provincial government split the project cost of $606.2 million 60/40, reports Comox Valley Record.... Read more
24-Nov-2016Source: Helijet
Effective December 24, Helijet International will expand its service to include weekend flights between Nanaimo and Vancouver. Helijet currently offers six roundtrips each day between its Nanaimo Harbour Heliport and Vancouver Harbour locations. The expanded service will see Helijet offer three roundtrips a day on Saturdays and Sundays. “Since starting service to Nanaimo and the... Read more
18-Nov-2016Source: HeliHub.com
Ken Norie, President and CEO of Vancouver Island Helicopters (VIH) recently received a BC Aviation Council Award for his hard work at growing and managing VIH and the subsidiaries it owns. Ken was a junior commercial pilot by the age of 18, having spent his entire life surrounded by helicopters. Ken started buying shares in... Read more
1-Oct-2015Source: Business in Vancouver
Riverside Marine is planning daily catamaran sailings between the downtown Vancouver Convention Centre and downtown Victoria. The three-hour, 59 nautical mile trip would be for passengers only — no vehicles — and would cost about $80 per trip. Helijet offers 35 minute flights and peak-time cost is $313 one-way, including GST, or $164 for off-peak... Read more
16-Feb-2015Source: 2015 CHC Safety & Quality Summit
Dr. Dave Williams, a health care chief executive and record-breaking Canadian astronaut and aquanaut, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the gala dinner at the 11th-annual CHC Safety & Quality Summit. The Tuesday, March 24, dinner at the Westin Bayshore hotel is expected to attract 600 people – many of the people attending... Read more
3-Sep-2014Source: CHC
CHC Group Ltd. (NYSE:HELI), the parent company of CHC Helicopter, is modifying plans for previously announced investor events because of timing considerations in connection with pending regulatory filings described in the company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated Aug. 22, 2014. Specifically, CHC said it was withdrawing from a Wednesday (Sept. 3) presentation at the... Read more
11-Feb-2009Source: ALEA
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