Heli Source Ltd.

Heli Source Ltd. is a Canadian helicopter services company headquartered at the Red Deer Regional Airport in Alberta. Founded in 2011, it says it has grown from a small charter operator into a diversified aerial service provider for oil and gas, utilities, forestry, mining and environmental management customers across Western Canada and the United States. The company has bases in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and South Dakota.

Services

• Helicopter charter and passenger transport, including crew transport to rigs and facilities
• External load and long-line work, including drilling and seismic support
• Oil and gas: pipeline inspection, right-of-way surveillance, leak detection and thermal imaging
• Powerline and lease inspections, and powerline construction and maintenance
• Aerial surveys, mapping and survey support
• Wildlife management and environmental monitoring
• Abandonment and reclamation support, vegetation management and aerial spraying
• Forestry, mineral exploration and geophysical exploration support

Fleet

Heli Source operates more than 25 helicopters, including Bell 206 JetRangers, MD500 series aircraft and Airbus AS350 B2 and B3 models. The fleet page lists the JetRanger at pilot plus four passengers and three hours of endurance, the MD500D at pilot plus four with a hook load of 900 to 1,100 lb, and the AS350 B2 at pilot plus five with a hook load of 1,600 to 1,900 lb. The company notes that load capacity, endurance and speed figures are for estimating and not guaranteed. Aircraft carry GPS navigation and flight monitoring systems.

Bases

Alberta bases are Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Whitecourt, Hinton, High Level, Fort McMurray and Peace River. British Columbia bases are Fort Nelson, Fort St. John and Chetwynd. Other bases are Regina, Saskatchewan and Rapid City, South Dakota.

Company facts

• Founded in 2011
• Head office: Red Deer Regional Airport, Alberta
• 24-hour dispatch line available
• Management background in oil and gas, aerial pipeline leak detection and helicopter fleet management