28-Oct-20 - CHC exceeds 40,000 flight hours on its Australian AW139 Fleet. CHC was the first commercial operator of the model in the country and currently operates 10 helicopters for search and rescue (SAR) under contracts with Department of Defence, NSW Government and oil and offshore companies #AW139
19-Jun-19 - CHC renewed it’s six-year relationship with Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility in the Browse Basin, Australia providing S-92 helicopter flights from Broome #oilandgas
27-Feb-19 - The six AW139 helicopters operated by CHC under contract of the Australian DoD for rescue services for RAAF, RAN and Army are now operational #Rescue
01-Aug-17 - CHC Australia selected to receive the International Advancement Award as part of the Night Visions Awards Show held in Reno, Nevada during ALEA 2017
23-Jun-17 - CHC will provide for two years passenger transfer services to Quadrant’s oil and gas installations on the North West Shelf using two AW139s flying out of Karratha starting July 1st, 2017
19-Jan-17 - CHC’s 10th year of flying AW139s in SAR/EMS and oil and gas transfer brings a major milestone. Was first AW139 operator in Australia. CHC global fleet logged more than 125,000 flying hours
08-Dec-16 - Three new Sikorsky S-92 from CHC Australia will support Shell’s Innovative Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) Project from Broome. One S-92 already in use in place since mid-2012
17-Oct-16 - Avinco awarded contract to marketing 21 EC225LP Super Pumas previously operated by CHC. Helicopters were manufactured between 2007 and 2012, 3 are in SAR and 18 in Oil and Gas configuration
29-Jul-15 - CHC Helicopter reached 100,000 flight hours with its fleet of EC225LP/H225 helicopters last April being the current largest operator of the type with more than 40 delivered since 2007
07-Jul-14 - Shell Australia has launched a dedicated search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service with operator CHC Helicopter to support the offshore oil and gas industry in the Kimberley – the first of its kind in Australia.