Cougar Helicopters (a VIH Aviation Group Company) is a St. John's based commercial helicopter company servicing offshore oil and gas fields off the coast of Newfoundland. Cougar has permanent facilities in St. John's and Halifax. The company is affiliated with Bristow Helicopters which has a financial stake in Cougar.[5][6]
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 Sikorsky S-92 landing at Ilulissat Airport, Greenland | |||||||
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| Founded | Halifax, Nova Scotia | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1984 | ||||||
| AOC # | 4791[2] | ||||||
| Hubs | St. John's, Newfoundland | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9[3] | ||||||
| Destinations | Hibernia GBS White Rose oil field Terra Nova oil field | ||||||
| Parent company | VIH Aviation Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | ||||||
| Key people | Ken Norie, President and CEO Hank Williams, General Manager[4] | ||||||
| Website | www.cougar.ca/ | ||||||
Services
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Cougar Helicopters currently services platforms and ships located off Newfoundland in the:
Fleet
editAs of May 2024, Cougar Helicopters operates a fleet of eight Sikorsky S-92A and one Bell 412EP.[3]
Incidents and accidents
editOn 12 March 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Cougar Sikorsky S-92A helicopter carrying 18 passengers and crew en route to an oil platform off the coast of Newfoundland, ditched and sank in 178 metres of water. 17 of the 18 people on board died in the crash.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 2023-05-04. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
Cougar Helicopters: CHI, COUGAR
- ^ Transport Canada (2019-09-08), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Cougar Helicopters". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Oil industry helicopter carrying 18 crashes into Atlantic Ocean". CBC News. 12 March 2009.
- ^ Bristow
- ^ 9/4/2012 press release: Bristow to acquire assets and minority equity interest in Cougar Helicopters
- ^ No sign of 16 missing after Canadian chopper crash (update 5). Reuters, 12 March 2009
- ^ "CADORS report for Cougar Helicopters (CHI91)". Transport Canada.
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