Horizon Helicopters Ltd.

Horizon Helicopters Ltd. is a helicopter operator that describes itself as 100 percent locally owned and operated in Whitehorse, Yukon. Most of its pilots and engineers are Yukon residents. The company specialises in vertical reference work, environmentally sensitive work and mountain operations in the Canadian North. Its head office and a full maintenance facility are at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, with a satellite base in Dawson City and a base listed at Atlin.

Services

• Mineral exploration: drill moves, fly camp mobilisation and demobilisation, staking, pad building and seismic operations
• Search and rescue: the company says it is the preferred search and rescue provider for Parks Canada in the Yukon, uses the Boost human external cargo system and has night vision goggle capability
• Environmental monitoring and wildlife management, including animal surveys and captures
• Heli-skiing, in partnership with Yukon Heliski, with ski baskets on the Astars
• Wildfire management in Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon
• Charter, including heli-biking with an Aero Design bike rack that carries three bikes, and scenic tours

Fleet

• Airbus AS332L2 Super Puma: twin engine heavy lift, 22 passengers or 11,000 lb on the cargo hook, listed as the only machine in its weight class operating in the Yukon
• Airbus AS350B3e: five passengers, 2,800 lb external lift, fitted with a BLR fast fin system and a pilot view kit
• Airbus AS350B3, AS350SD2 and AS350SD: five passengers each
• Airbus EC120B: four passengers, used for animal surveys
• Airbus EC135P2+

Company facts

• Head office: 20 Electra Crescent, Whitehorse Airport, Yukon
• Bases: Whitehorse, Atlin and Dawson City
• Safety program works with Transport Canada Safety Management System requirements