Custom Helicopters Ltd.

Custom Helicopters Ltd. is a Canadian helicopter operator founded in 1977, with its head office in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This listing is placed in Thompson, in northern Manitoba, where the company has carried out government air charter work, but its website describes a network of operating bases across Canada rather than a single home field.

The company flies its own helicopters. Its website says the fleet has grown to more than 30 aircraft (another section says more than 35). Named types include Sikorsky S-76C+ and S-76C++ helicopters fitted with medical interiors for air ambulance work, and an AW139 at a newer base in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Most of its work is commercial and public-sector flying rather than passenger travel. The website lists air ambulance, telecommunications and power line work, mineral exploration and other utility flying, along with night vision goggle operations for search and rescue, emergency response, firefighting and surveillance. A 24-hour medevac dispatch line is published. Bases named on the site include Kelowna, Kamloops and Terrace in British Columbia, Goose Bay in Labrador and St. John's.

The website shows a Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Gold logo, a safety audit standard used mainly in the resources sector. Anyone looking for a helicopter charter in northern Manitoba or remote Canada should contact the company directly to check which aircraft and base would handle the flight.