Exploration drill moves, airborne surveys and crew transport for forestry and mining, in the most remote places in the country.Skycrane helitankers with 2,600-gallon tanks, plus a fleet for bucketing, ignition and fire logistics, for agencies in Canada, the US and Australia.Precision long-line lifts of up to 25,000 lb, from transmission towers on remote ridges to tight urban sites.Logistics, pipeline construction support, heavy equipment moves and crew transport for the petroleum industry, from the Canadian Arctic to the Amazon.A pioneer of ENG helicopter work in Canada, still flying news coverage for CTV over Toronto.Fully equipped twin-engine IFR air ambulances staffed by certified paramedics, on short- or long-term contracts.Single and twin-engine helicopters for executive travel, with safety and comfort first.Picture and camera helicopters for film and commercial work, with crews experienced in aerial coordination.Black Hawk, S-61N and Bell 212 helicopters equipped for search and rescue, MEDEVAC and surveillance, including night vision operations.
Helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul: We maintainour own fleet.
Depot-level maintenance bases in Canada and the United States, with our own component and engine overhaul. Fewer outside dependencies, tighter control of quality, and aircraft ready when the job starts.
We maintain, refurbish, repair and service our own components, so aircraft come back to the line on our schedule, not a supplier's.
HTS runs depot-level maintenance in La Ronge, Saskatchewan; Carp, Ontario; Trois-Rivières, Quebec; and Aurora, Oregon. Carp and Aurora add component overhaul: Carp for Bell helicopters, Aurora for the Skycrane fleet and its engines.
Our component overhaul processes are approved by Transport Canada and the FAA, and run by a dedicated overhaul team whose only job is the safe, meticulous refurbishment of components for return to service.
Transport Canada and FAA approved
The facilities
From the head office in Carp to the heavy-lift base in Oregon, each facility is set up for the aircraft it looks after and the region it serves.
Aéroport de Trois-Rivières46.35° N 72.68° W
Carp Airport, Ottawa, Ontario45.32° N 76.02° W
01Carp
02La Ronge
03Trois-Rivières
04Aurora
01Headquarters
Carp
Carp Airport, Ottawa, Ontario
40,000sq ft hangar
Our headquarters and main support centre, backing operations right across Canada with logistics and maintenance.
Hangar and offices
Parts support warehouse
Paint shop
Bell component overhaul
02Northern and Western Canada
La Ronge
La Ronge, Saskatchewan
11,000+sq ft hangar and shops
Our key support base for northern and western Canada, built for the remote, rugged work this region demands, with a staff house on site for 12 crew.
Maintenance and repair
Logistics support
Staff house for 12
Aéroport de Trois-Rivières46.35° N 72.68° W
03Quebec
Trois-Rivières
Aéroport de Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Depot-level maintenance for Héli-Transport, our Quebec operation. HTS grew here with the purchase of Héli-Max.
Depot-level maintenance
Quebec operations
04Pacific facility, heavy lift
Aurora
Aurora, Oregon, near Portland
220,000sq ft facility
Home to the heavy-lift fleet, the Skycranes and S-61s, with a separate building for the tanker trucks. Aurora is the hub for our work across the United States, South America and Australia.
Skycrane engine and component overhaul
Paint booth for a whole CH-54/S-64
Spares and engine warehouse
Overhaul, in-house
With our own overhaul shops we keep components moving through repair and back into service without waiting on third parties, and we sign off the final quality ourselves.
Carp, Ontario
Bell 206, 407 and 214ST series components
Aurora, Oregon
CH-54A, CH-54B and S-64E components and engines
The shops at Aurora
01EnginesOverhaul of the JFTD12 engine that powers the CH-54 and S-64.
02HydraulicsOverhaul and repair of servos, gear legs, pistons and other hydraulic components.
03Electrical and avionicsElectrical and cockpit systems.
04Sheet metalFabrication, airframe and structural repairs.
05PaintA booth big enough to take a whole CH-54/S-64.
06StoresA warehouse of spare components and engines to keep the fleet flying.
Carp, Ontario
On the Skycrane fleet
220,000sq ft in Aurora, Oregon (about 20,400 m²), dedicated to the support and maintenance of the heavy helicopter fleet.
Aircraft ready when the job starts.
Because we maintain our own fleet, we can commit aircraft and crews with confidence. Tell us about the job.