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CHC named finalist for $10B UK SAR contract

The British Government has selected a consortium that includes CHC as the preferred bidder for a 25-year, search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) contract tha

By Mark Huber • Contributor

February 22, 2010

The British Government has selected a consortium that includes CHC as the preferred bidder for a 25-year, search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) contract that could be worth as much as $10 billion. CHC, based in Vancouver, B.C., is the world’s largest commercial provider of offshore helicopter services with a fleet of more than 270 aircraft operating in 30 countries.

Other members of the “Soteria Consortium” include avionics supplier Thales, helicopter maker Sikorsky and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Soteria was formed to take part in the competitive process led by the Ministry of Defence (MoD)/Department for Transport (DfT) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to create a single helicopter SAR entity in the UK. Details of the final contract remain to be negotiated, but a CHC spokesman said he expects the deal to be completed in two to three months.

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