Part of Coulson Group of Companies which origins trace back to logging operations in British Columbia during the 1930s. Established 1960 with forestry, expanded into aviation in 1985, then lumber manufacturing in 1989.
In 1990 founded Coulson Aviation USA for firefighting contracts with the US Forest service
Formed Coulson-Unical in partnership with Unical
In 1990 founded Coulson Aviation USA for firefighting contracts with the US Forest service
Formed Coulson-Unical in partnership with Unical
News about Coulson Aircrane |
Coulson Named Approved Training Organization (ATO) in Canada
24-Jan-24 - Coulson Aviation becomes first aviation company in Canada to receive Transport Canada (TCCA) Approved Training Organization (ATO) approval, now offering the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer – Structures (AME-S) license #CoulsonCAE Chinook and Black Hawk Simulators for Coulson
27-Oct-23 - Coulson Aviation acquires world’s only CH-47D Chinook Level D Full Flight Simulator and a UH-60A/L Black Hawk Level D Simulator for its new facility at Thermal, California to develop customized training for the wildfire fighting environment #firefightingCoulson Chinooks Against California Wildfires
14-Jul-23 - Coulson Aviation awarded year-round contract by Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura County fire departments to fight against wildfires in Southern California #firefightingCoulson RADS-L for Columbia Model 234
08-Mar-23 - Columbia Helicopters offering Coulson Aviation RADS-L Delivery firefighting system for Model 234 Chinook helicopters operators #firefightingUCSD WIFIRE Monitoring on Coulson Firewatch S-76
23-Jul-19 - The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) deployed the University of California San Diego (UCSD) WIFIRE Lab monitoring system with the S-76 Coulson Firewatch helicopter #WIFIRECoulson and Unical in Firefighting Joint Venture
04-Mar-19 - Coulson and Unical Air in joint venture partnership to offer CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk services for aerial firefighting and other markets worldwide #firefightingNight Firebombing for the First Time in Australia
08-Jan-19 - Night firebombing deployed for the first time in Australia when Coulson’ helicopters based at Ballarat and Mangalore were sent to the Rosedale fire in Gippsland and operated overnight within an area of 500 hectares #firefightingFAA Certifies Universal Filter Module for S-61
02-Mar-16 - Donaldson Universal Filter Module (UFM) has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for installation and use on Sikorsky S-61 and H-3 helicopters Model Types |
Model | Del'd | From | To |
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Sikorsky S-61 H-3 | |||