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tation in the global aviation industry underscores the selec- tive nature with which the CAACI accepts registrants to the Cayman Islands Aircraft Registry."
CHC Helicopter is the world's largest helicopter servic- es company, specializing in the transport of personnel to off- shore oil platforms.
CHC Helicopter Partners
With Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands
CHC Helicopter, the world's leading offshore heli- copter services provider, is pleased to announce a joint partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI). This new partnership will provide CHC Helicopter with the opportunity to obtain and maintain a Cayman Islands Air Operator Certificate to conduct offshore operations in several foreign jurisdictions worldwide. The Cayman Islands AOC was issued to CHC Helicopter today marking this date as a tremen- dous milestone for both parties. Two inaugural CHC AS332L2 Super Puma aircraft have now been transferred to the Cayman Islands Register. VP-CHC and VP-CHB will soon be com- mencing offshore operations in South America.
CHC's existing operating
structure, content and standards are closely aligned with the
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CAACI Air Regulations, which made for a smooth transition for CHC. In return, CAACI issued an AOC to the world's largest commercial helicopter company servicing the world's offshore oil and gas sector, allowing CAACI to diversify its base of private and corporate aircraft to accommodate the CHC Helicopter fleet. "I am proud that the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands and CHC has agreed to such a mutually bene- ficial arrangement," said William J. Amelio, President and CEO, CHC Helicopter. "We are pleased to be approved by the CAACI as they can pro- vide us with the flexibility and scope we require for our oper- ations." "We are very pleased to be associated with CHC Helicopter, a company whose embedded safety culture exem- plifies quality air transport operations that leads the avia- tion industry," said Richard Smith, Director-General of the CAACI. "Their credible repu-
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The CHC Helicopter group of companies is also a world- leader in the provision of civil- ian Search-and-Rescue opera- tions with major contracts in the UK, Ireland and Australia and a world leader in helicopter maintenance through its Delta, British Columbia-based divi- sion, Heli-One.
The Civil Aviation Authority is the statutory body responsible for aviation regulatory (techni- cal/safety and economic) over- sight throughout the Cayman Islands and for aircraft regis- tered in the Cayman Islands. ◆
gas drilling missions, and it brings the Indian operator’s fleet to a total of 35 Dauphins. The Dauphin is known by its distinctive shape, with the heli- copter’s nose recalling the form of a dolphin – the mammal after which its French name is derived. Since the 1970s, Dauphins have been in service with some 300 customers in 69 countries, accumulating a com- bined total of more than 5.1 million flight hours. These hel- icopters are used in a full range of operations on land and at sea, earning a reputation for mission capability, cost-effec- tiveness, ease of operation and flight safety. Since 1981, the Dauphin also has been available in the AS565 Panther military version.
Eurocopter delivers the mile- stone 1,000th Dauphin heli- copter
Eurocopter's 1,000th heli- copter from its Dauphin family was delivered today to India's Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited, the world's largest civilian operator of this success- ful twin-engine, medium weight rotary-wing aircraft. Pawan Hans’ milestone heli- copter is an AS365 N3 version, configured for offshore oil and
Marking the 25-year associa- tion of Eurocopter with its key Indian customer at today’s delivery were Eurocopter President & CEO Lutz Bertling; and Sanjiv Bahl the Executive director of Pawan Hans; who were joined by Joseph Saporito, Eurocopter’s Executive Vice President for Commercial Programs; and Cécile Arnaud the Sales & Marketing director of Eurocopter India Pvt Ltd. Pawan Hans is Eurocopter’s leading client in India, and it operates the country’s largest fleet of Eurocopter helicopters. These aircraft are used for the transportation of personnel to offshore platforms, in shuttle flights between drill barges, for the airlift of state officials and VIPs, along with tourism char- ter services. “The Eurocopter Dauphin is perfectly tailored to our needs, having successfully served us for 25 years,” Sanjiv Bahl said.
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