Maintenance Incident at Boundary Bay Airport
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 4, 2011) - An aircraft operated by CHC Helicopter was involved in a maintenance incident at Boundary Bay airport this afternoon at about 4 pm. The aircraft was not airborne and no passengers were on board at the time of the event. No one was injured and the incident is currently under investigation.
The aircraft is a Super Puma helicopter (registration C-GGKX) with seating capacity for 18 passengers and two pilots.
Safety is the number one priority of CHC Helicopter and we will co-operate fully with authorities to ensure the cause of this incident is understood. CHC Helicopter will provide an update as soon as more information is available.