Summit Helicopters is a Canadian aviation company that provides charter services throughout remote areas of western and northern Canada as well as the United Kingdom and Indonesia.[3] Summit Helicopters is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and is a sister company to Summit Air.[4]
Summit Helicopters operates 6 different types of helicopters, all equipped with "onboard satellite phone, portable phone, next generation satellite tracking, and Transport Canada approved medevac kit."[5] Depending on the service, required optional equipment includes "wildlife antennae, camera mounts, utility baskets, and emergency and fixed floats".[5]
History
The Det'on Cho Corporation and three Yellowknife residents, Rob Carroll, Kevin Lang and Geoff Furniss, founded Trinity Helicopters in 2009.[6] They quickly grew to a fleet of 17 helicopters operating in all three northern Canadian territories.
In January 2013, Ledcor Air Limited, a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies, purchased Trinity Helicopters and subsequently renamed the company Summit Helicopters.[7]
Summit acquired CC Helicopters of Kamloops in 2014. CC Helicopters had over 30 years of experience in the British Columbia Interior and operated a fleet of light, intermediate, and medium helicopters with instrument flight rules (IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR) crews based at Kamloops Airport and Lillooet Airport. CC Helicopters also specialized in BC Air Ambulance medevac, oil and gas exploration and support, forestry survey and protection, environmental and wildlife survey, and power line support.
In addition to its headquarters in Yellowknife, Summit Helicopters now operates out of five bases: Kamloops, Terrace, Fort McMurray, Lillooet, and Norman Wells (Norman Wells Airport).
Fleet
As of March 2016, Summit Helicopters has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada (TC).[2]
Summit Air
| Aircraft |
No. of Aircraft |
Variants |
Notes
|
| Bell 206 |
1 |
206B, 206LR, Bell 206L-4 |
The 206B seats 4 plus pilot, has a cruise speed of 110 mph (180 km/h; 96 kn) and can carry 990 lb (450 kg) internally and 1,000 lb (450 kg) externally. Both types of LongRangers can seat 6 plus pilot, have a cruise speed of 125 mph (201 km/h; 109 kn). The 206LR can carry 1,300 lb (590 kg) internally and 1,200 lb (540 kg) externally while the 206L-4 can carry 15,500 lb (7,000 kg) internally and 1,525 lb (692 kg) externally.[8][9][10]
|
| Bell 407 |
4 |
|
Seats 6 plus pilot, has a cruise speed of 150 mph (240 km/h; 130 kn) and can carry 1,900 lb (860 kg) internally and 2,550 lb (1,160 kg) externally.[11]
|
| Bell 412 |
2 |
Bell 412SP |
Seats 14 plus pilot, has a cruise speed of 150 mph (240 km/h; 130 kn) and can carry 4,200 lb (1,900 kg) internally and 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) externally.[12]
|
| Sikorsky S-76 |
4 |
S-76A++ |
Listed by TC as 76A. Seats 13 plus pilot, has a cruise speed of 178 mph (286 km/h; 155 kn) and can carry 3,900 lb (1,800 kg) internally and 10,800 lb (4,900 kg) externally.[13]
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