Bailey Helicopters Ltd.

Bailey Helicopters Ltd. is a rotary wing operator in northern British Columbia and Alberta. The company was established in March 1989 with a single Bell 47 to serve a contract in the Helmut oilfields of northern British Columbia. Two years later it bought its first JetRanger, and in 1995 it purchased a 15,000 square foot hangar in Fort St. John, which remains its head office.

Services

• Forestry support and fire suppression
• Aerial filming and photography
• Oil and gas and pipeline support
• Infrared scanning and mapping
• Helicopter logging and timber cruising
• Powerline and utilities support
• Wildlife surveys and telemetry

The company also publishes a domestic tariff and a helicopter equipment page, and offers a request for quote form. Its site states that it is available 24 hours a day.

Fleet

• Bell 212 HP with the BLR Fast Fin and Strake modification: two in the fleet, a twin-engine medium helicopter with 15 person seating capacity including the pilot, used for heavy lifting, large groups, firefighting, heli-logging and utility work
• Airbus AS350 B3
• Airbus AS350 B2
• Airbus EC135 P2+
• Bell 206B

Bases

Bailey provides services from operations centres in Fort St. John, Fort Nelson and Prince George in British Columbia and in Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta. The Fort St. John base has a 15,000 square foot hangar with administrative offices, Fort Nelson has a 10,000 square foot hangar, and the Calgary location is the corporate office.

Company facts

• Established in 1989
• Head office in Fort St. John, British Columbia
• Safety pages cover its SMS program, SMS training and passenger safety briefings
• Community and Indigenous engagement pages are published on its site