Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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CHC Helicopter is boosting support for its offshore energy sector flights with the opening this week of a hangar at Farol de São Tomé Heliport near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In partnership with Infra Operações Aeroportuárias, the aircraft operator inaugurated the facility during an event yesterday.
The hangar provides an additional base at the heliport for the CHC rotorcraft fleet, including a pair of Sikorsky S-92As. Infra Operações Aeroportuárias has managed the heliport since 2021.
According to CHC, access to the new hangar has boosted its flight capacity in Brazil by 27%. The company now operates from four bases across Brazil, carrying approximately 6,000 passengers each month to offshore energy installations in the Atlantic Ocean.
“With the start of operations with our second aircraft in Farol, we now have 15 active contracts and another four are set to begin by the end of the year,” said Gilson Caputo, CHC’s executive director in Brazil. “The inauguration of this hangar marks the opening of our fourth base in Brazil, in an expansion supported by Infra and the entire Farol de São Tomé team. We are proud to contribute to job creation and investment in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro while maintaining our commitment to high operational availability and safety as an absolute priority.”

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