Campbell Helicopters Ltd.

Campbell Helicopters Ltd. is a helicopter charter company in Abbotsford, British Columbia. It was founded in 1984 by Bruce Campbell as Pender Helicopters Ltd. and changed its name to Campbell Helicopters Ltd. in 1987. The company says it has served the aviation industry for over three decades and is particularly known for wildfire suppression.

Services

• Wildfire services: the company cites 40 years of wildfire fighting experience, year round availability and aircraft that are all foam and powerfill capable
• Aerial construction: aircraft equipped with nets, sling gear and remote fuelling, flown by pilots experienced in precision vertical reference work
• General charter as a 703 air taxi operator
• Heli-skiing, heli-logging and mining exploration support, listed among its services

Approvals and fleet

Campbell describes itself as a Transport Canada approved 702 and 703 helicopter charter company and as a certified Aircraft Maintenance Organization. Over the years the company has operated Bell 47, 206, 205, 214 and Sikorsky S58T type variants, and it has now standardized its fleet to include only Bell 212 aircraft.

Company facts

• Founded in 1984 as Pender Helicopters Ltd.
• Renamed Campbell Helicopters Ltd. in 1987
• Laura Siemens, daughter of founder Bruce Campbell, has been with the company since 1984, has been Operations Manager since 1987 and is now the Accountable Executive
• Historic work areas include wildfire fighting, mining, heli-skiing, logging and construction