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Cougar Helicopters

Founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1987 as a subsidiary of VIH Aviation Group, Cougar Helicopters is now a St. Johns based commercial helicopter company servicing offshore oil and gas fields off the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

Cougar has permanent facilities in St. Johns and Halifax. As of 2011 they use an all Sikorsky fleet of S-61N, S-76, and S-92 helicopters.


  News about Cougar Helicopters


Omni Guyana SAR Transitions from AW139 to S-92

Omni Guyana SAR Transitions from AW139 to S-92

29-Jul-23 - Omni Helicopters Guyana Inc, in collaboration with VIH and HeliOperations, completed transition of the AW139 helicopter with Sikorsky S-92 for its search and rescue (SAR) program Guyana
Omni SAR S-92 is World’s Most Connected Helicopter

Omni SAR S-92 is World’s Most Connected Helicopter

06-Mar-23 - SkyTrac, Omni Helicopters International (OHI) and VIH Aviation partners for satellite communications (satcom) for the Sikorsky S-92 offshore search and rescue (SAR) helicopter in Guyana #satcom
Cougar is First to Upgrade to S-92A+

Cougar is First to Upgrade to S-92A+

27-Apr-20 - Cougar Helicopters from St John’s, NFL, Canada is the first operator to upgrade their S-92A to the S-92A+ standard with the new Phase IV main gear box. Four kits were ordered for these offshore transport/medevac helicopters #S92A+
RMS Wins Canadian CH-124 Sea King Bidding

RMS Wins Canadian CH-124 Sea King Bidding

14-Aug-19 - Rotor Maxx Support Limited (RMS), a well known Sikorsky S-61/H-3 support centre part of VIH Group, acquired 15 of the recently retired Canadian Armed Forces’ CH-124 Sea King helicopters. VIH currently operates 8 civilian S-61 in its fleet #SeaKing
Cougar Helicopters S-92 in Science Channel

Cougar Helicopters S-92 in Science Channel

02-Jan-18 - Cougar Helicopters’s S-92 featured in the debut of the new Science Channel series "Mega Machines"
VIH Offering its Full Suite of S-92 STC Products

VIH Offering its Full Suite of S-92 STC Products

07-Mar-17 - VIH Aerospace (VIHA), a MRO services provider, has begun offering sales of its full complement of Sikorsky S-92 STC products worldwide
VIH Aerospace Delivering S-92 Helicopters

VIH Aerospace Delivering S-92 Helicopters

18-Jul-16 - VIH Group MRO provider, VIHA, in the process to deliver two Sikorsky S-92 offshore helicopters to undisclosed operator in response to the grounding of the Airbus H225
VIH Aerospace Auxiliary Fuel Tanks for Bristow S-92

VIH Aerospace Auxiliary Fuel Tanks for Bristow S-92

29-Feb-16 - Canadian VIH Aerospace (VIHA) has reached a delivery milestone of 22 auxiliary fuel tank systems to Bristow Group Sikorsky S-92 helicopters
VIH Aerospace S-92 Bubble Window for Silk Way

VIH Aerospace S-92 Bubble Window for Silk Way

15-Sep-15 - VIH Aerospace has developed a number of systems for the S-92 helicopter, specifically for those in search-and-rescue (SAR) and offshore oil operations. Now added Azerbaijan s Silkway as new client.
Bristow Celebrating 60 years

Bristow Celebrating 60 years

19-Jun-15 - Bristow is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a look back on the historic events that helped create one of the world’s largest civilian helicopter companies.

Cougar Helicopters NVG qualified

30-May-13 - Bedford, Texas - Night Flight Concepts, the leading provider of night vision solutions, is pleased to announce it completed the Initial Pilot Qualification and NVG Instructor Pilot training for Cougar Helicopters.

VIH Aviation Group sign for 4 S-92 to be used by Cougar

24-Feb-08 - HOUSTON, Texas - In a ceremony today at Heli-Expo, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and VIH Aviation Group Ltd. celebrated the recent signing of contracts to provide four additional S-92® helicopters to support offshore oil operations. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), of Hartford, Conn., USA.

First S-92 Enters into Offshore Oil Service in Canada

24-May-05 - Hartford, Connecticut - Cougar Helicopters Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the VIH Aviation Group, took delivery of their first Sikorsky S-92 helicopter this month in support of their contract to provide offshore helicopter services to PetroCanada. The new S-92 will be used to transport workers and freight to the Terra Nova oil production field offshore St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.





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