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Canadian Helicopters Achieves BARS Safety Program “Silver” Status
Looking for NVG training?
May 17, 2018 – Topflight Elite Training in Penticton is a world leader in Night Vision Goggle (NVG) flight training for basic, advanced and mountain NVG in the Bell 407, AS350B3 and EC120 helicopter types. For more information, please contact us. Topflight 3130 Airport Road Penticton, BC phone: 250-492-0637 email: at info@topflightelite.ca
Approval of Acquisition of HNZ Group Inc.
December 21, 2017 – Shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of HNZ Group Inc. by the Corporation’s President & CEO, Don Wall, through a wholly-owned acquisition company, and the subsequent sale of certain assets to PHI, Inc., with shareholders receiving CAD$18.70 in cash per share. The closing of the transaction is expected to be […]
Canadian Helicopters Sends Helicopters to US Virgin Islands for Disaster Relief Efforts
Canadian Helicopters sent two Sikorsky S61N helicopters to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, in October 2017 to assist with disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. HNZ/Canadian Helicopters was contracted by FEMA through Momentum Decisive Solutions Canada Inc.
PHI HNZ Australia PTY Limited Performs First Flight[:]
On April 3, 2017 PHI HNZ Australia PTY Limited performed its first flight for the Inpex-led Ichthys LNG Project, based out of Broome, Western Australia. The entity PHI HNZ supplies up to four Sikorsky S-92 heavy helicopters providing transportation services for the Ichthys LNG Project’s massive offshore facilities in Australia. This new contract builds on […]
Canadian Helicopters receives extension of Nova Scotia Emergency Health Services Contract
Canadian Helicopters is pleased to announce the extension of the Emergency Health Services (“EHS”) LifeFlight air ambulance helicopter services contract with the Province of Nova Scotia. Canadian Helicopters will supply two Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopters, an upgrade from one currently employed Sikorsky S- 76A model, to be used for critical patient transport. The S-76C+ helicopters will […]
HNZ Topflight is Awarded the ‘Airbus Helicopters Canada 2016 Innovation in Safety Award’
HNZ Topflight and Don Wall, President & CEO of HNZ Group, were the recipients of the Airbus Helicopters Canada 2016 Innovation in Safety Award. The award was presented in recognition of a contribution toward outstanding rotary wing aviation safety by a commitment to sustaining safe flying practices through a ground breaking approach. HNZ Topflight’s recently […]
HNZ Partner Norsk Helikopterservice Contributes to the Sikorsky S-92’s First Million Hours of Flight Time
HNZ and its partner company, Norsk, attended Sola Conference 2016 from Sept 19-21 in Stavanger, Norway. The conference was attended by customers, manufacturers, operators and other industry stakeholders with a view to addressing current safety, regulatory and economic issues in the industry. While at the conference HNZ Partner Norsk Helikopterservice received recognition of its contribution […]
HNZ Group Showcases New Flight Training Device “FTD” at HELI-EXPO 2016
HNZ Group teamed up with Frasca International by displaying HNZ Topflight’s new combined Airbus AS350 B2/H125 Level 7 Flight Training Device at HELI-EXPO 2016. Complimentary “test-flights” were offered to interested parties. The “FTD” will move to its permanent location at the Edmonton International Airport in the Fall of 2016. It will be available, through HNZ […]
HNZ Group Expands in Northern Canada with Acasta HeliFlight
HNZ Group is pleased to announce it has enhanced its presence North of 60 through the creation of Acasta HeliFlight Inc. Acasta will be based in Yellowknife, NT and will provide specialized Northern Canadian VFR helicopter transportation services throughout the region. Acasta will be primarily under the leadership of President Adam Bembridge, a local aviation […]
HNZ Group Wins US Department of Defense North Warning System Contract
HNZ Group is pleased to announce it has received a notice of intent to award a contract from the United States Department of Defense in support of the North Warning System (“NWS”). The NWS is an early warning radar system, comprised of 47 radar sites spanning the Canadian Arctic. HNZ Group, operating under brand Canadian […]
HNZ Group Annouces Investment in Norsk Helikopterservice AS
HNZ Group Inc. announced today it has acquired an interest in Norsk Helikopterservice AS (“NHS”), an offshore helicopter provider based in Stavanger, Norway. NHS’s offshore operations provide crew transport to oil and gas customers within the Norwegian continental shelf. It currently operates one Sikorsky S-92 heavy aircraft in support of Lundin Petroleum’s offshore facilities and […]
HNZ Group to acquire an Airbus Helicopters AS350B2/B3E Level 7 Flight Training Device
HNZ Group Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase a state-of-the-art Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2/B3E Level 7 Flight Training Device (“FTD”) from Frasca International, Inc. The FTD is to be housed at the Edmonton International Airport (“EIA”) main terminal building, and will be the first of its kind in Canada. Upon certification of the […]
HNZ Group is Awarded a New Nova Scotia Offshore Oil and Gas Support Contract
HNZ Group has been awarded a contract by Shell Canada Energy (“Shell”) to provide offshore personnel and cargo transport, medevac and search and rescue services from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The services will be delivered by HNZ’s subsidiary Canadian Helicopters Ltd, which has provided emergency medical services support to Nova Scotia’s Emergency Health Services from […]
HNZ’s Nampa Valley Receives Airbus Keycopter Award
Joe Gray from Airbus Helicopters, awards Chris Rekemeyer, Chief Exchange Officer at Nampa Valley Helicopters, a Keycopter Award at the Airbus Helicopters Customer Service Symposium held in Grapevine, Texas in September. Chris received the award for “Most Improved Ordering” as Nampa Valley Helicopters had the biggest change in E-Commerce ordering from 2013 to 2014 for […]