Helicarrier Inc.

Helicarrier Inc. is a helicopter operator with its main office in Quebec City, Quebec. Co-President Frederic Carrier and business partner Richard Lafrance established the company in the spring of 2010, starting with a single Eurocopter AS350 B3. According to the site, the company has added an aircraft to its fleet each year since, and serves customers across Canada, the United States and internationally. Staff are described as bilingual.

Services

• Mining and exploration: drill support, heavy equipment transfer, personnel transport, dangerous goods and medivac, with work throughout Northern Quebec
• Aerial construction and heavy lift: HVAC placement, ski lift assembly, drill moves, concrete construction and communication tower construction, plus seismic and oil and gas support
• External load operations
• Forest fire suppression, with interchangeable buckets and an on board foam delivery system for water, gel or retardant, plus personnel transport of up to 19 in the S-61
• Aerial survey and geophysics
• Charter and passenger transportation, utility or VIP
• Heli-ski packages in Gaspesie, Quebec

Fleet

The history page gives the current fleet as four AS350 B3 helicopters, two Sikorsky S-61N helicopters and two Airbus AS332 L1 Super Pumas.

• AS350 B3: Arriel 2B1 engine, one pilot plus five or six passengers, or a 1,400 kg sling load
• Sikorsky S-61N: fitted with Carson blades, up to 10,000 lb external load, one or two pilots plus 19 passengers
• Airbus AS332 L1 Super Puma: up to 10,000 lb external load or 19 passengers

Company facts

• Established in spring 2010
• Main office: 885 Ave Royale, Quebec, QC G1E 1Z9
• Operations office: 1015 Chef Max Gros-Louis, Wendake, Quebec G0A 4V0
• US office: 4454 E. Mallory Circle, Mesa, Arizona
• Operates a Safety Management System with internal and independent audits