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Cougar Helicopters

Cougar Helicopters
Airline
AirlineCougar Helicopters Incorporated
IATA-
ICAOCHI
CallsignCOUGAR
FoundedHalifax, Nova Scotia
Commenced operations1987
Airline hubSt. John's, Newfoundland
Halifax, Nova Scotia
DestinationsHibernia GBS
White Rose oil field
Terra Nova
Parent companyVIH Aviation Group
HeadquartersSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Key peopleKen Norie, President and CEO
Hank Williams, General Manager

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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.

Cougar Helicopters Video

Boat hoist from pilots eye view
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Helicopters and ground elements performing night maneuvers in Amazon Forest captured with night vision device. We can see a Brazilian door gunner mans an M60 7.62mm machine gun at the open door of an AS532 COUGAR. They are being used to provide direct support to commando troops into a hot landing zone. Aviação do Exército.
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A video produced by Captain Matthew Davis of Cougar Helicopters Flight 491. Matt was piloting a helicopter that crashed into the North Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland. 17 of the 18 people on board lost their lives, including Matt, March 12, 2009. This video was shot only a week before his tragic death. Matt is in red. We miss you Matt.
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Landmachtdagen 2010 Havelte. Alle helikopters fly by afscheid Chinook Apache Cougar. Ze vliegen nog 1 keer langs na de grote demo samen met de soldaten en wielvoertuigen van de Luchtmobiele brigade. Demo by Dutch special forces with assault helicopters.
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HELDAIR MARITIEM, AIRSHOW 19 SEPTEMBER 2009,DENHELDER,CHECK: www.denhelderairport.nl Maritiem Vliegkamp de Kooy/Den Helder Airport. AirForce Cougar(Homebase Gilze-Rijen) - Back from Visserijdagen Harlingen,were they gave a demo.if im correct. NAVY Lynx(Homebase de Kooy) - Back from Visserijdagen Harlingen were they gave a demo.if im correct. Offshore (CHC Den Helder) Agusta Westland 139 fullstop and take off
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Helicopter AirForcebase Gilze-Rijen,The Netherlands DHC Defence Helicopter Command. 2 Cougar and 2 Apache ah-64 helicopters.
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Boat hoist from ships eye view
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Documents available here: www.omghax.ca Cougar Helicopter Flight 491 Crash Animation TSB Canada - A09A0016. From crash report released today, Feb. 9, 2011. On 12 March 2009 a Cougar Helicopters' Sikorsky S-92A on a flight to the Hibernia oil production platform had a total loss of oil in the transmission's main gear box. The flight crew descended to 800 feet and headed towards St. John's. Approximately 35 nautical miles from St. John's, during an attempted ditching, the helicopter struck the water in a high rate of descent. One passenger survived with serious injuries and the other seventeen occupants of the helicopter died of drowning. MAIN GEARBOX MALFUNCTION / COLLISION WITH WATER COUGAR HELICOPTERS INC. SIKORSKY S-92A, C-GZCH ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, 35 NM E 12 MARCH 2009
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Boat Hoist from crew eye view
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Boat Hoist from crews eye view
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AvStop Aviation News--Among the helicopters spotlighted on Helibras' exhibit is the twin-engine EC725 -Cougar helicopter-, which is being acquired by the Brazilian Armed Forces and will be built in a new center of excellence created at its Itajubá f - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:35:45 GMT+00:00
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TheChronicleHerald.ca--He took the aircraft maintenance engineering program at the Nova Scotia Community College and got a job with -Cougar Helicopters- after graduation. "Halifax is a great city; I love it there," he said. "The - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:08:36 GMT+00:00
Dutch government agrees to massive military budget cutbacks - Monsters and Critics.com Tweet this news
Monsters and Critics.com--Other stricken items from the military budget include 19 F-16 fighter jets, 17 -Cougar helicopters-, a TD-10 transport aircraft, four minesweeping ships and one support ship, reported Defence Minister Hans Hillen. The personnel c - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:51:42 GMT+00:00
Dutch cutbacks slash air force, but second JSF gets go ahead - Australian Aviation Tweet this news
Australian Aviation--Among the cuts include plans to sell 19 Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 fighters, leaving 68 in service, and 17 AS352U2 -Cougar helicopters-, with a third DC-10 being converted to a passenger/freighter configuration also to be sold o - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:03:39 GMT+00:00
Just Over the Next Horizon - Vertical Magazine (press release) Tweet this news
Vertical Magazine (press release)--"There is no excess helicopter capacity in the Canadian offshore market," said Hank Williams, general manager of -Cougar Helicopters- of St. John's. "Any new flying that comes along will r - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:16:07 GMT+00:00
Life after radio - St. John's Telegram Tweet this news
St. John's Telegram--Stories like the Ocean Ranger tragedy and the -Cougar helicopter- crash were tough. Witnessing signing ceremonies for offshore oil deals and getting to tell stories of local heroes were exciting times. I will forever be affected - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:33:15 GMT+00:00
Elizabeth Matthews withdraws nomination to the C-NLOPB - St. John's Telegram Tweet this news
St. John's Telegram--She said the opposition has gone too far with their criticism, including linking her appointment to offshore safety and the -Cougar helicopter- tragedy of two years ago. “To imply that my potential appointment could somehow com - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:06:19 GMT+00:00
Helicopter Inquiry Seeks Feedback on TSB Report - VOCM Tweet this news
VOCM--The Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry has set another timeline. The inquiry now wants to hear from people regarding the Transportation Safety Board report into the -Cougar helicopter- crash by April 15. The TSB concluded that multiple factors led t - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:17:23 GMT+00:00
Families of NL helicopter crash victims question aircraft's certification - Montreal Gazette Tweet this news
Montreal Gazette--A Sikorsky S-92 transport helicopter owned by -Cougar Helicopters- is seen in St. John's, Newfoundland in this undated handout picture released March 12, 2009. Sixteen people were killed when a similar ... - Date : Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:36:24 GMT+00:00
Anglican leader wants NL offshore safety fixed - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca--At that time, it was less than a year after 17 people died when a -Cougar helicopter- ferrying workers offshore crashed into the ocean east of St. John's. Dinn criticized oil companies for focusing on profits over safety. "Faceless o - Date : Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:16:40 GMT+00:00

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