Family-owned helicopter operator in BC and Alberta: utility, wildfire and charter flights
Graham Helicopters is a family-owned helicopter operator in western Canada. According to its website, the family has run the business since 1996. Its main base is in Kelowna, British Columbia, with further bases in Campbell River on Vancouver Island and in Peace River, Alberta. Peace River is its newest base.
Most of the company's work is industrial and public-sector flying. It supports the British Columbia and Alberta wildfire services with initial attack, water bucketing and aerial ignition. In Campbell River it supports logging with crew and equipment moves and longline work. It also supports local search and rescue groups and the RCMP, and it does agricultural work such as cherry drying.
For private passengers, the company offers helicopter tours around Kelowna, event flights, VIP transport, and transfers from Kelowna International Airport (CYLW) to ski lodges near Revelstoke, Nakusp and Nelson.
The website lists a fleet of four helicopters and names the Airbus AS350 B2 (ASTAR), the Bell 206L3 and the Bell 206 LongRanger. It says its pilots specialise in mountain flying, longline work and aerial ignition, and that it operates year-round. Flyers who want a private charter should ask for a quote directly, since the company's focus is utility and contract work rather than executive travel.
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