Rotorcraft
CHC sells training ops to CAE
Offshore oil and gas helicopter company CHC is selling its training operations to Montreal-based CAE for an undisclosed price.

Offshore oil and gas helicopter company CHC is selling its training operations to Montreal-based CAE for an undisclosed price. The deal includes the transfer of 32 employees, four simulators and two training facilities to CAE as well as the ongoing training of 1,000 CHC pilots and another 1,000 maintenance personnel. The acquired training facilities–in Aberdeen, Scotland and Stavanger, Norway–will also be used to train non-CHC customers. In addition, Vancouver-based CHC will gain access to training at other CAE facilities.

CHC CEO William Amelio said the deal would help the company “focus on our core business” while providing the ability to scale training to demand. He called the move “the way of the future for the helicopter industry.”