CHC Ireland News

News about CHC Ireland

Virtual Reality Winch Training for CHC Ireland

25-Nov-22 - Priority 1 Air Rescue delivered Virtual Reality (VR) training device to CHC Ireland for winch operators #winch

CHC Launches ‘Helicopter SAR Week’

27-Sep-21 - CHC Helicopter will launch ‘Helicopter SAR Week’ (#HeliSARWeek) on social media next week to recognize rotor-wing Search and Rescue (SAR) crews around the world. #heliSARweek

CHC Opens New SAR Base in Dublin

19-Oct-18 - CHC opened its new search and rescue (SAR) base at Dublin Airport, Ireland. CHC operates S-92 helicopters on behalf the Irish Coast Guard since 2012 and S-61 before that #Dublin

CHC Ireland Winchman Receives SAR Trophy

31-May-17 - CHC Ireland and Coastguard winchman Gary Robertson received the 2016 Billy Deacon SAR Memorial Trophy for actions performed with his S-92, Rescue 118, on April 9, 2016

CHC Ireland S-92 Wins Providence Offshore Contract

24-Apr-17 - A CHC S-92 based at Cork Airport to support Providence Exploration well program some 215 kilometers off the southwest coast of Ireland

Ireland Coast Guard Rescue 116 Crash Report

13-Apr-17 - Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) Preliminary Report Accident of Irish Coast Guard S-92A EI-ICR determined it struck terrain that wasn’t in its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) database

CHC to Build New Hangar at Dublin Airport

10-Feb-17 - Irish Coast Guard S-92 helicopters, operated by CHC Ireland Ltd, will have a new hangar at the Dublin Airport from 2018.

Ireland Coast Guard S-92 Reaches 10,000 Flight Hours

12-May-16 - CHC Irish Search-and-Rescue (SAR) operation, which provides services on behalf of the Irish Coastguard, has achieved 10,000 Sikorsky S-92 flight hours.

Irish Coast Guard and CHC S-92 2015 Balance

16-Feb-16 - Irish Coast Guard in partnership with CHC completed more than 1,000 SAR missions in 2015 with a fleet of five Sikorsky S-92 helicopters.