Canadian Helicopters currently has three heavy-lift Sikorsky S61N helicopters combatting forest fires for the Province of Alberta. All three aircraft are equipped with enhanced firefighting capabilities including underbelly tanks capable of carrying 3.41 metric tons of water and Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) to allow for operations at night. At present, one aircraft is […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2025-06-02 17:51:332025-06-02 17:51:33‘Edson Heavies’ Battle Wildfires East of Edson
The H135 aircraft has been added to our fleet as a modern, versatile light twin-engine helicopter, capable of performing a full range of missions to meet diverse operational needs from our Terrace Base facility. While its primary focus will be power line maintenance and support missions in Terrace, the H135 will also provide essential services […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2024-11-27 13:07:372024-11-27 13:10:36Canadian Helicopters adds an Airbus H135 to its Fleet
UPDATE (August 23, 2024): BC Wildfire Service have produced a video showcasing Canadian Helicopters’ NVIS firefighting service. Watch: How we use night vision technology ********* May 30, 2024: For the 2024 wildfire season, Canadian Helicopters has upgraded two of its Sikorsky S61N helicopters with enhanced firefighting capabilities. Both aircraft are now equipped with a Night […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2024-08-23 15:00:232024-08-23 17:12:40NVIS and Tank Equipped Sikorsky S-61N Aircraft Battling Fires in Western Canada (UPDATED)
Summer has arrived in Antarctica and Canadian Helicopters’ support contracts are back in full swing. We have been providing helicopter service in support of scientific research activities in Antarctica for over 30 years. Activities take place during Antarctica’s summer months and may include ship-to-shore shuttles, radar and LIDAR surveys, meteorite hunting, ice reconnaissance, aerial filming/photography, […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2023-12-08 17:07:502023-12-08 17:07:50Antarctic Support Contracts are Back in Action
When a hiker was trapped by the Crater Creek wildfire in Cathedral Park, BC, Canadian Helicopters’ sister company Topflight Elite Training and Charters was called upon to assist. Topflight Instructor Adam Sloan and two members of Penticton Search and Rescue took approximately four hours to complete the rescue using an Airbus AS350B3e. The rescue took […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2023-09-05 12:06:142023-09-05 12:06:14Topflight Assists with Rescue of Hiker Cornered by a Wildfire
It was recently announced that SkyAlyne was selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the Government of Canada’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program. The FAcT Program is mandated to provide military pilot and aircrew training for the Royal Canadian Airforce and will replace and expand on two existing training programs: The NATO Flying Training in […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2023-07-31 14:44:472023-08-01 12:21:08Congratulations to the SkyAlyne Team!
Canadian Helicopters’ engineers have been hard at work this past winter working on upgrades to the company’s fleet. Pictured above is GOKL (Bell 212) after undergoing some major aircraft and avionics upgrades. The fleet is looking good and is ready for a busy summer season ahead.
When Canadian Helicopters’ employees donated to the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal Fund, the company matched the donation to make a total donation of $15,170.00 to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. As we head into winter, our thoughts remain with the families and communities impacted during these troubling times.
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2022-11-23 11:19:222022-11-23 12:16:28Humanitarian Support for Families in Ukraine.
2022 is a monumental year in Canadian Helicopters’ history. On April 18th of this year, Canadian Helicopters celebrated the 75th Anniversary of its incorporation. Our story began in 1947 when three Royal Canadian Air Force veterans (Barney Bent, Carl Agar, and Alf Stringer) purchased a Bell 47B3 helicopter, call sign CF-FZX, and founded Okanagan […]
Canadian Helicopters and its subsidiaries have been providing helicopter transportation service to Antarctic scientific research expeditions for the past four decades. The research projects involve a variety of activities including base building, ship support, a variety of LIDAR and Aeromagnetic surveys, Meteorite hunting and ice reconnaissance. Canadian Helicopters has worked with a number of research […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2022-04-06 09:04:102022-04-06 09:04:10Antarctic Operations Makes the News
Canadian Helicopters provides helicopter support to Arctic and Antarctic exploration expeditions. We have been operating in the Arctic since the early 1960s and in Antarctica since 1979. Pictured above is an AS355N on board an adventure and exploration cruise ship currently operating in Antarctica. Canadian Helicopters provides all operations and maintenance support including pilots and […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2022-02-18 12:50:322022-04-06 12:57:53Support to Arctic and Antarctic Exploration Expeditions
Two of Canadian Helicopters’ Sikorsky S-61N helicopters recently returned to Canada at the conclusion of an overseas contract. Pictured above, GJQN is being offloaded at the Edmonton International Airport. The aircraft have undergone maintenance updates and are ready for service in Canada; one has already been busy supporting fire suppression activities in Quebec. The S-61N […]
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2021-06-21 16:47:122021-06-21 16:47:12Sikorsky S-61N Aircraft Ready for Service in Canada
/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg00/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/logo-CANHEL-75ans-1.jpg2021-02-17 15:46:192021-02-17 15:46:19Topflight is a BC Export Award Recipient!
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‘Edson Heavies’ Battle Wildfires East of Edson
Canadian Helicopters currently has three heavy-lift Sikorsky S61N helicopters combatting forest fires for the Province of Alberta. All three aircraft are equipped with enhanced firefighting capabilities including underbelly tanks capable of carrying 3.41 metric tons of water and Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) to allow for operations at night. At present, one aircraft is […]
Canadian Helicopters adds an Airbus H135 to its Fleet
The H135 aircraft has been added to our fleet as a modern, versatile light twin-engine helicopter, capable of performing a full range of missions to meet diverse operational needs from our Terrace Base facility. While its primary focus will be power line maintenance and support missions in Terrace, the H135 will also provide essential services […]
NVIS and Tank Equipped Sikorsky S-61N Aircraft Battling Fires in Western Canada (UPDATED)
UPDATE (August 23, 2024): BC Wildfire Service have produced a video showcasing Canadian Helicopters’ NVIS firefighting service. Watch: How we use night vision technology ********* May 30, 2024: For the 2024 wildfire season, Canadian Helicopters has upgraded two of its Sikorsky S61N helicopters with enhanced firefighting capabilities. Both aircraft are now equipped with a Night […]
Antarctic Support Contracts are Back in Action
Summer has arrived in Antarctica and Canadian Helicopters’ support contracts are back in full swing. We have been providing helicopter service in support of scientific research activities in Antarctica for over 30 years. Activities take place during Antarctica’s summer months and may include ship-to-shore shuttles, radar and LIDAR surveys, meteorite hunting, ice reconnaissance, aerial filming/photography, […]
Topflight Assists with Rescue of Hiker Cornered by a Wildfire
When a hiker was trapped by the Crater Creek wildfire in Cathedral Park, BC, Canadian Helicopters’ sister company Topflight Elite Training and Charters was called upon to assist. Topflight Instructor Adam Sloan and two members of Penticton Search and Rescue took approximately four hours to complete the rescue using an Airbus AS350B3e. The rescue took […]
Congratulations to the SkyAlyne Team!
It was recently announced that SkyAlyne was selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the Government of Canada’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program. The FAcT Program is mandated to provide military pilot and aircrew training for the Royal Canadian Airforce and will replace and expand on two existing training programs: The NATO Flying Training in […]
Fleet Updates
Canadian Helicopters’ engineers have been hard at work this past winter working on upgrades to the company’s fleet. Pictured above is GOKL (Bell 212) after undergoing some major aircraft and avionics upgrades. The fleet is looking good and is ready for a busy summer season ahead.
Humanitarian Support for Families in Ukraine.
When Canadian Helicopters’ employees donated to the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal Fund, the company matched the donation to make a total donation of $15,170.00 to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. As we head into winter, our thoughts remain with the families and communities impacted during these troubling times.
Celebrating 75 Years (1947-2022)
2022 is a monumental year in Canadian Helicopters’ history. On April 18th of this year, Canadian Helicopters celebrated the 75th Anniversary of its incorporation. Our story began in 1947 when three Royal Canadian Air Force veterans (Barney Bent, Carl Agar, and Alf Stringer) purchased a Bell 47B3 helicopter, call sign CF-FZX, and founded Okanagan […]
Antarctic Operations Makes the News
Canadian Helicopters and its subsidiaries have been providing helicopter transportation service to Antarctic scientific research expeditions for the past four decades. The research projects involve a variety of activities including base building, ship support, a variety of LIDAR and Aeromagnetic surveys, Meteorite hunting and ice reconnaissance. Canadian Helicopters has worked with a number of research […]
Support to Arctic and Antarctic Exploration Expeditions
Canadian Helicopters provides helicopter support to Arctic and Antarctic exploration expeditions. We have been operating in the Arctic since the early 1960s and in Antarctica since 1979. Pictured above is an AS355N on board an adventure and exploration cruise ship currently operating in Antarctica. Canadian Helicopters provides all operations and maintenance support including pilots and […]
Sikorsky S-61N Aircraft Ready for Service in Canada
Two of Canadian Helicopters’ Sikorsky S-61N helicopters recently returned to Canada at the conclusion of an overseas contract. Pictured above, GJQN is being offloaded at the Edmonton International Airport. The aircraft have undergone maintenance updates and are ready for service in Canada; one has already been busy supporting fire suppression activities in Quebec. The S-61N […]
Topflight is a BC Export Award Recipient!
On Assignment: Filming of Documentary Series
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