CHI COUGAR Parent company VIH Aviation Group Parent organization Cougar Aviation Limited | Commenced operations 1987 Hub St. John's | |
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Destinations Hibernia GBSWhite Rose oil fieldTerra Nova Key people Ken Norie, President and CEOHank Williams, General Manager Founded 1984, Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada | ||
Cougar Helicopters (a VIH Aviation Group Company) is a St. John's based commercial helicopter company servicing offshore oil and gas fields off the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Cougar has permanent facilities in St. John's and Halifax. The company is affiliated with Bristow Helicopters which has a financial stake in Cougar.
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Services
Cougar Helicopters currently services platforms and ships located off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in the:
Fleet
Cougar Helicopters operates a fleet of heavy helicopters:
Incidents and accidents
On 12 March 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Cougar Sikorsky S-92A helicopter carrying 18 passengers and crew en route to an oil platform off the coast of Newfoundland, ditched and sank in 178 metres of water. 17 of the 18 people on board died in the crash.