CHC Airways

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CHC Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
AWSCHSCHREINER
Founded1945 (as Schreiner Airways)
Hubs Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Den Helder Airport
Fleet size6
Parent company CHC Helicopter Corporation
Headquarters Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Website http://www.chc.ca/

CHC Airways is an airline based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It operates a fleet of six aircraft and helicopters on behalf of leading airlines and international oil companies. Its main bases are Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Den Helder Airport, with hubs at Brussels Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport. [1]

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History

The airline was established in 1945 as Schreiner Airways. It was part of the Schreiner Aviation Group which was purchased by the CHC Helicopter Corporation in 2005 and Schreiner Airways became CHC Airways.

In 2016, CHC ceased flight operations. [2]

Fleet

The CHC Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at June 2018):

CHC Airways fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 1
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 5
Total6

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References

  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 64.
  2. "CHC Airways on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-06-06.