18-Feb-2010Source: The Province
A heli-skiing company is suing the Vancouver Olympic Committee and the police over restrictive security procedures that it says has resulted in job layoffs and the suspension of operations.... Read more
10-Feb-2010Source: NBC
Due to unseasonal high temperatures, organisers are bringing in snow by truck and helicopter to be ready for Friday’s opening ceremony!... Read more
5-Feb-2010Source: US Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration, will support air security for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver by conducting inspections on U.S. registered general aviation aircraft seeking entry into Olympic airspace from the United States. In preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Canadian government will be establishing... 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
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
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
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
