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CHC Helicopter
CHC Helicopter is a global commercial helicopter operator providing crew transport to offshore oil-and-gas platforms and offshore wind farms, search-and-rescue (SAR), and emergency medical services, plus maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) through its Heli-One division.
📍 Irving, Texas, United StatesEst. 1987✓ 100% first-party verified
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Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm crew transport
In progressHelicopter crew-transport operator (one Airbus H175)
Awarded by Ørsted; 21-month contract; operations began 1 March 2026 from CHC's Humberside base.
Equinor Mariner & Rosebank fields crew transport
In progressHelicopter crew-transport operator (Sikorsky S-92 for Rosebank, Airbus H175 for Mariner)
Announced 17 July 2025; three-year contract; sole-use S-92 support for Rosebank with a second S-92 joining in 2026.
Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) crew change transport
In progressHelicopter crew-transport operator (Airbus H175)
Announced 16 March 2026; 12-month agreement; CHC's first contract supporting the UK carbon capture and storage industry (East Coast Cluster).
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CHC Helicopter was established in 1987 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador by Craig Dobbin, formed through the merger of Dobbin's Sealand Helicopters with Okanagan, Viking and Toronto Helicopters; the company remains incorporated in Newfoundland and Labrador.
SOURCE ▸CHC emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 1 March 2017, with key creditors assuming majority ownership; it is now a privately held company headquartered in Irving, Texas.
SOURCE ▸Tom Burke was appointed CEO of CHC Helicopter effective 1 February 2024, succeeding Jørn Madsen.
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