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April 18, 2013 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Heli-One, the world’s largest independent provider of helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul services has issued a new catalogue describing its helicopter modification and upgrade capabilities.

“When customers partner with Heli-One, they have access to our unrivaled range of modification and upgrade services,” said Larry Alexandre, president of Heli-One.  “We help our customers go further and do more, improving the safety of their operations while increasing capability and decreasing their maintenance costs.

“Our new catalogue captures our depth of knowledge and experience in one place.”

Customers partner with Heli-One’s design team, which tailors modifications and upgrades to specific requirements.

Mr. Alexandre said that hundreds of helicopters are flying with Heli-One modifications, including operators who provide offshore, search-and-rescue, emergency medical services, and military and law-enforcement protection.

“Many of the modifications we offer are exclusive to Heli-One, and our capabilities continue to expand,” said Mr. Alexandre.

Heli-One’s international design team includes an EASA Part 21J Design Organization Approval (DOA) in Stavanger, Norway, and a Transport Canada CAR 521-approved Design Approval Organization group (DAO) in Delta, British Columbia.  Heli-One designs and certifies a wide array of helicopter modifications and repairs for airworthiness jurisdictions around the world.

Customers can browse Heli-One’s modifications catalogue for services offered on AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, Bell and Sikorsky aircraft. Mixed-fleet operators can also find mission-specific modifications by sector.  The catalogue currently features 90 of the most in-demand modifications.

The catalogue is accessible at www.heli-one.ca/mods

Heli-One is based in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, and has MRO operations in Delta; Stavanger, Norway; Fort Collins, Colorado; and Rzeszow, Poland.  Heli-One is part of CHC Helicopter, the world’s largest helicopter services company, which, in addition to MRO services, provides transportation to offshore oil and gas platforms and ships and search-and-rescue agencies.  CHC is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and operates more than 240 aircraft in about 30 countries around the world.

For more information contact:

Liam Fitzgerald
+1 (604) 232-8273
liam.fitzgerald@chc.ca