CHC Helicopter Corporation
Description
CHC oversees its three operating divisions (CHC Global Operations, CHC European Operations and Heli-One) from its global headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. CHC Global operations is based in Vancouver, Canada; CHC European Operations is based in Aberdeen, Scotland; and Heli-One is based in Delta, Canada
Key Facts
- Approximately 69 per cent of CHC's total revenue involves providing helicopter support to the oil and gas industry, primarily providing service to offshore platforms operated by the world's major oil and gas companies; customers include: BP, TotalFinaElf, Statoil, MobilExxon, Unocal, Chevron, Norsk Hydro and others.
- CHC is a world leader in search and rescue (SAR), helicopter training, and repair and overhaul (R&O), operating the world's only facility for the repair and overhaul of Super Pumas - the No. 1 aircraft for the offshore industry - in Stavanger, Norway.
- Heli-One is the world's largest independent helicopter support company, owning, managing and supporting the entire CHC fleet, plus aircraft operated by third-party customers.
- 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., is the leading helicopter service provider in the North Sea - the world's largest offshore market - where the helicopter fleet is fully utilized. EEA operates under the CHC brand name and uses CHC logo under license. It provides services from 17 bases in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands.
- International bases of operation include Australia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, the Middle East, South Africa, Ecuador, Angola, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Eastern Canada and many others.
- CHC operates approximately 250 aircraft in 35 countries.