The Good List

[MagSeal]

is there that many pilot openings out there where a pilot can pick and choose where he works? When the roster is full at the good companies, the only choice is to check the next one down on the list. eventually all the blacklisted companies are the only ones showing up as available. I don't know of many pilots who would gladly hang up the helmet bag and wait for one of the cream job openings to become available. You take what you can get, bills need paying.

 

[pitchlink]

Good day,

Someone was looking for a listing of helicopter operators in Canada. After a bit of research on the TC website I've compiled the list below of 197 operators with heli, rotor or crane in their name. I'm sure I missed a few but I certainly got the bulk of them.

Later,
pl

ABERDEEN HELICOPTERS LTD.
ADVANTAGE HELICOPTERS INC.
AGROTORS, INC.
AIRSPAN HELICOPTERS LTD.
ALPEN HELICOPTERS LTD.
ALPINE HELICOPTERS LTD.
ALTOFT HELICOPTER SERVICES LTD.
AND TEMSCO HELICOPTERS
ARDUINI HELICOPTERS LTD.
ARROW LAKES HELICOPTERS LTD.
Aurora Helicopters Ltd.
BAILEY HELICOPTERS LTD.
BAJO REEF HELICOPTERS LTD.
BASE HELICOPTERS LTD.
BIGHORN HELICOPTERS INC.
BISCAYNE HELICOPTERS, INC.
Black Swan Helicopters Ltd.
BLACK TUSK HELICOPTER INC.
BLACKCOMB HELICOPTERS LTD.
BLACKSTONE ROTORCRAFT, INC.
BRITISH COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS LTD.
BUSINESS HELICOPTERS
CALEDON HELICOPTERS LIMITED
CAMPBELL HELICOPTERS LTD.
CANADIAN AIR-CRANE LTD.
CANADIAN HELICOPTERS LIMITED
CAPITAL HELICOPTERS (1995) INC.
CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN HELICOPTERS LTD.
Central Helicopters Inc.
CHC HELICOPTERS INTERNATIONAL
CHC HELICOPTERS INTERNATIONAL INC.
CHINOOK HELICOPTERS (1982) LTD.
CLASSIC HELICOPTER CORPORATION
COASTAL HELICOPTERS, INC.
CONSTRUCTION HELICOPTERS, INC.
COUGAR HELICOPTERS INC.
COULSON AIRCRANE LTD.
CUSTOM HELICOPTERS LTD.
D.K. HELI-CROPPER INT'L. LTD.
DAY & JOHNSTON HELICOPTERS LTD.
DELTA HELICOPTERS LTD.
DELTA HELICOPTERS LTD.
DENENDEH HELICOPTERS LTD.
DISCOVERY HELICOPTERS LTD.
E & B HELICOPTERS LTD.
EAGLE HELICOPTERS, INC.
ECLIPSE HELICOPTERS LTD.
ERA HELICOPTERS
ERICKSON AIR-CRANE INCORPORATED
ESSOR HELICOPTERES INC.
EVERGREEN HELICOPTERS OF ALASKA, INC.
EXPEDITION HELICOPTERS INC.
FAR WEST HELICOPTERS LTD.
FIREWEED HELICOPTERS LTD.
FOREST HELICOPTERS INC.
GATEWAY HELICOPTERS LTD.
GEMINI HELICOPTERS INC.
Glacier Helicopters Ltd.
GOLDWING HELICOPTERS
Great Lakes Helicopter Corp.
GREAT SLAVE HELICOPTERS LTD.
GUARDIAN HELICOPTERS INC.
HAYES HELICOPTER SERVICES LIMITED
HELI DYNAMICS LTD.
HELI/EXPRESS INC.
HELIBEC INC.
HELICO SERVICE INC.
HELICOPTER CAPTURE SERVICES
HELICOPTER CONSULTANTS, INC.
HELICOPTER TRAINING CORPORATION
Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc.
HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
HELICOPTERES TRANSIT LTEE
HELICOPTERS BY OZ, INC.
HELICOPTERS CANADA FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOOL AND CHARTER
HELICOPTERS, INC.
HELI-EXCEL INC.
HELIFOR INDUSTRIES LIMITED
HELI-INTER INC
HELI-JET CORPORATION
HELIJET INTERNATIONAL INC.
HELI-LIFT INTERNATIONAL INC.
HELI-MAX LIMITED/HELI-MAX LIMITEE
HELIQWEST AVIATION INC.
HELIQWEST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HELI-SKILLS L.L.C.
HELI-STAR INC.
HELI-TRANSPORT INC.
HELI-UNGAVA (1997) INC
HELI-WASK
HIGH TERRAIN HELICOPTERS LTD.
HIGHLAND HELICOPTERS LTD.
HI-WOOD HELICOPTERS LTD.
HUDSON BAY HELICOPTERS LTD.
HY-RIDGE HELICOPTERS LTD.
INTERIOR HELICOPTERS LTD.
KANANASKIS MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS LTD.
KEYSTONE HELICOPTER CORPORATION
KLUANE HELICOPTERS
KOKANEE HELICOPTERS INC.
LES HELICOPTERES ABITIBI LTEE / ABITIBI HELICOPTERS LTD.
LES HELICOPTERES WHAPCHIWEM LIMITEE
MACKENZIE HELI SERVICES LTD.
MARLIN HELICOPTERS INC.
MCMAHON HELICOPTER SERVICES, INC.
MILLENNIA HELICOPTERS LTD.
MOUNTAIN VIEW HELICOPTERS
Mustang Helicopters Inc.
NATIONAL HELICOPTERS INC.
NEW HAMPSHIRE HELICOPTERS, INC.
NEWFOUNDLAND HELICOPTERS LIMITED
NIAGARA HELICOPTERS LIMITED
NORTH CENTRAL HELICOPTERS LTD.
NORTHERN AIR SUPPORT LTD.
NUNASI HELICOPTERS INC.
NUNAVIK ROTORS INC.
OCEANVIEW HELICOPTERS LTD.
OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS, INC.
OSIMAS HELICOPTERS LTD.
PACIFIC WESTERN HELICOPTERS LTD.
PANORAMA HELICOPTERS LTD.
PANTHER HELICOPTERS LTD.
PARK CITY HELICOPTERS
PATHFINDER HELICOPTERS, INC
PEMBERTON HELICOPTERS INC.
PEREGRINE HELICOPTERS
PHOENIX HELI-FLIGHT INC.
PINE TREE HELICOPTERS LTD.
PIONEER HELICOPTERS, INC.
PRAIRIE HELICOPTERS INC.
PRECISION HELICOPTERS INC.
PRISM HELICOPTERS INC.
PRISM HELICOPTERS LTD.
PROVINCIAL HELICOPTERS LTD.
PULSAR HELICOPTERS, INC.
QUANTUM HELICOPTERS LTD.
QUEBEC HELICOPTERES INC./
QUEBEC HELICOPTERS INC.
QUESTRAL HELICOPTERS LTD.
QWEST HELICOPTERS INC.
Rangeland Helicopters Inc.
REMOTE HELICOPTERS (NWT) LTD.
RESOURCE HELICOPTERS LTD.
ROTORS NUNAVIK INC.
ROTORWORKS INC.
SAHTU HELICOPTERS
SELKIRK MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS LTD.
SHARKEY'S HELICOPTERS, INC.
SILVER HELICOPTERS LTD.
SILVERLINE HELICOPTERS INC.
SKYLINE HELICOPTERS LTD.
SKYWAY HELICOPTERS INC.
SLAVE LAKE HELICOPTERS LTD.
SOUTH COAST HELICOPTERS, INC.
STANDARD AG. HELICOPTER INC.
STAR HELICOPTERS LTD.
STARS AVIATION CANADA INC.
SUNWEST HELICOPTERS LTD.
SUPERIOR HELICOPTERS CANADA INC.
SWISS HELICOPTER LTD.
TAIGA HELICOPTERS (1993) LTD.
TALON HELICOPTERS LTD.
TASMAN HELICOPTERS LTD.
TECH HELICOPTERS LTD.
TEMSCO HELICOPTERS, INC.
TERRAQUEST LTD.
THE HELICOPTER COMPANY INC.
THEBACHA HELICOPTERS LTD.
THUNDERBIRD HELILOG LTD.
TIMBERLAND HELICOPTERS INC.
TRANSWEST HELICOPTERS LTD.
TUNDRA HELICOPTERS LTD.
ULTRA HELICOPTERS LTD.
UNITED HELICOPTERS LTD.
UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS NEWFOUNDLAND LIMITED
VALHALLA HELICOPTERS INC.
VALLEY HELICOPTERS LTD.
VANCOUVER ISLAND HELICOPTERS LTD.
VELOCITY HELICOPTERS INC.
VENTURE HELICOPTERS LTD.
VERSATILE HELIC0PTERS, L.L.C.
VERSATILE HELICOPTERS LTD.
VIH LOGGING LTD.
WEST COAST HELICOPTERS MAINTENANCE AND CONTRACTING LTD.
WESTERN AERIAL APPLICATIONS LTD.
WESTERN SLOPE HELICOPTERS, INC.
WESTLAND HELICOPTERS INC.
WHAPCHIWEM HELICOPTERS LIMITED
WHITE RIVER HELICOPTERS INC.
WILD WATER HELI-FISHING LTD.
WILDCAT HELICOPTERS INC.
WILDERNESS HELICOPTERS LTD.
Wood Buffalo Helicopters
WORLDWIND HELICOPTERS, INC.
YELLOWHEAD HELICOPTERS LTD.
YUKON HELICOPTERS LTD.
ZIMMER AIR SERVICES INC.

 

[leadingedge]

Good work Pitch link!

Now we need some polling questions for each operator. Only six will be used for each so we have to arrive at a concensus as to what questions will be used.. Suggestions please up to 10 or just provide 1 or 2. When we have a good selection then we vote on which are used. As a suggestion the main topics such as maintenance, Safety, Employee employer relations should be included, what about "Pay question" "Hiring practices" " Honesty" "dispute resolution" "Time off" ..........

I have copied the list of operators- If there are any that where missed please PM or post the name.

We are gettiing there!

 

[leadingedge]

Could somebody please volunteer or make a suggestion as to if it would be required to group those AOC's under management groups? Do we look at the matter as a Micro or Macro management division?

Would it be the fairest to group in accordance with Ops managers?per AOC. (This is for sure the simplest solution.)

Example - Heli-inter, Heli Exel, Mustang, ..... ect would come under Coast to Coast?

Same for HTS they run a few companies too..

Upper management is in fact the same in some instances.

Suggestions..?, and polling questions?

 

[cap]

Deep Throat ---------welcome to the "Charter business"

 

[Deep Throat II]

Well I'll try this one again another Great small company would have to be Wildcat in Kelowna, nothing but Top Notch staff and management at this place, sorry 407 but they have the nicest 212's around.

 

[longliner]

I believe youve overlooked Helicraft from St Hubert

As far as lumping the companies together or letting them stand alone I would vote for each company to stand on it's own I've worked for several of the Companies that were under one management group and found that each company was managed seperatly when it came to dealing with the air crew... working for one company the ops mngr was a great guy but working for another the ops mngrturned out to be borderline pr..k therefor if we are commenting on air crew-management relationships I'd be talking a different line for each of the companies..

I'm sure many of us will be watching this thread closely....Thanks for taking the lead!

 

[407 Driver]

HA, in your dreams DT2, my winter ride has 3,000 hrs on it, a HP kit, and is tight as a brand new JetBox, they must have the second best one. 😀

Plus, I have a young Blonde gal helping me and a Brunette in the front seat B)

The Wild-Catters ARE top notch, I've known Mike for a very long time......

 

[leadingedge]

Longliner

I agree with you, each AOC should stand separatley, settled!

Polling questions are still required, and example could be "Maintenence Experiences",(rate from 1-10), or "Employee Employer Relations"( 1-10)

Or what have you....

Suggestions?

 

[Deep Throat II]

Nice Pic 407 was that your lunch you were unloading? I usually only pack 1 case of ritz crackers myself. I guess that's why you need the HP kit on that 212..

 

[leadingedge]

Longliner, HeliCraft has been added to the list!

Thanks!

 

[leadingedge]

The questionnaire portion could look like this for each company on the" GOOD LIST".


( OPERATOR NAME )


Choose # from 1 -5
1 being worst and 5 being the best.


a. The attitude and competence of management? ( )

b. Maintenance Vigilance? ( )

c. Pay on time? ( )

d . Corporate Culture ( )

e Re- embousement of expenses? ( )

f. Honesty ? ( )



Total Votes to date/ sum entries received = mean cumulative rating score.


Any other suggestions......?

 

[T-rex]

407,

Wow! I mean hey "slim"!

Nice pic! Nice machine! looks like alot of exercise unloading all that gear, or um lunch!

Heard from Johnny lately?

 

[Deep Throat II]

407 Just wondering what the empty weight would be on that 212?

Thanks DTII

 

[firehawk]

407, I believe I had the tightest ship this summer. 😀 Not a scratch in the cockpit or on the paint. I just hope it stays that way this winter, But we know how those skiers and their boots are. It looks like a few more gems will be pushed out the door soon.