RICHMOND, BC – Richmond’s Helijet International celebrated its two millionth passenger today, a major industry milestone the scheduled helicopter carrier has achieved after 25 years in business and flying more than 22 million kilometres.

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HONOLULU – Coast Guard aircrews at Air Station Barbers Point received the second of four new multi-mission helicopters Saturday.

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RICHMOND, BC – Richmond based Helijet International has opened its Prince Rupert base located at Seal Cove and is now expanding helicopter charter and air ambulance services along British Columbia’s north coast.

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MIAMI – The Coast Guard responded to a downed helicopter about 20 miles east of Miami Sunday.
The Coast Guard received notification Sunday afternoon that a privately owned helicopter with one male passenger aboard made an emergency water landing between Miami and The Bahamas.

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19 WING COMOX – A Cormorant helicopter from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at 19 Wing Comox, was tasked late Tuesday night to evacuate an injured skier out of the back country on Whistler Mountain.

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19 WING COMOX – A Cormorant crew from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at 19 Wing Comox, evacuated a young man from the backcountry at Cypress Provincial Park last night.

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MONTREAL – CAE and CHC Helicopter, a global leader in helicopter transportation for the offshore oil and gas industry, announced today that they have signed an agreement pursuant to which CAE will acquire CHC Helicopter’s helicopter flight training operations including four full-flight simulators

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Oil & Gas UK and NATS, the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, today announced the world’s first operational use of wide area multilateration technology for tracking offshore flights.

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LOS ANGELES – The Federal Aviation Administration has revoked the air agency certificate of Phoenix Heliparts, Inc., of Mesa, Ariz., for allegedly performing improper repairs and deliberately falsifying maintenance records.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Goodrich Corporation’s rotorblade ice protection system for the AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin-engine helicopter has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency.

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