CHC Airways

CHC Airways was a Netherlands-based aviation operator headquartered in Hoofddorp. The business originated in 1945 under the name Schreiner Airways and operated within the broader Schreiner Aviation Group. Its activities were associated with the operation of aircraft and helicopters for third-party customers rather than with a widely marketed scheduled-airline network. According to the available reference material, the company provided aviation services on behalf of leading airlines and international oil companies. The company’s identity changed after the Schreiner Aviation Group was acquired by CHC Helicopter Corporation in 2005. Following that transaction, Schreiner Airways adopted the CHC Airways name, aligning it with the CHC helicopter-services group. The rebranding marked a shift from its historical Schreiner identity to membership in an international helicopter and contract-aviation organization. CHC Airways operated from the Netherlands, with its main bases identified as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Den Helder Airport. The reference material also identifies Brussels Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport as hubs. This network of bases and hubs supported the company’s role as an operational aviation provider, including work involving aircraft and helicopters for corporate, airline, and energy-sector customers. The available fleet reference describes six aircraft and helicopters, although the cited fleet information is dated June 2018 and does not establish that the same fleet remained in service throughout the company’s existence. The company’s operations were ultimately discontinued: CHC Airways ceased flight operations in 2016. As a result, it is best understood as a defunct Dutch contract-aviation brand rather than a currently operating passenger airline. Publicly available material supplied for this entry does not identify a founder, a current or former executive roster, a standalone website, financial results, or a detailed account of its individual routes and aircraft registrations.

CHC Airways traced its origins to Schreiner Airways, an aviation company established in 1945 in the Netherlands. The business operated as part of the Schreiner Aviation Group and developed an operational role in aviation services rather than being documented primarily as a large consumer-facing scheduled airline. Its activities included the use of aircraft and helicopters for third-party customers, with the available reference specifically identifying leading airlines and international oil companies among the organizations served. A major corporate turning point came in 2005, when CHC Helicopter Corporation acquired the Schreiner Aviation Group. Schreiner Airways subsequently changed its name to CHC Airways. The new identity connected the Dutch operation to CHC’s wider helicopter-services organization and represented the integration of a long-established Dutch aviation business into the CHC group. CHC Airways was based in Hoofddorp and maintained operational facilities associated with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Den Helder Airport. Brussels Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport were also identified as hubs. These locations gave the company access to Dutch and nearby European aviation infrastructure and were consistent with its contract-operations model. The available description portrays the company as operating a fleet of aircraft and helicopters for customers, rather than publishing a conventional passenger timetable as its principal public offering. A fleet listing dated June 2018 referred to six aircraft and helicopters. Because CHC Airways is reported to have ceased flight operations in 2016, the date and status of that fleet reference are not fully reconciled by the supplied material; it should therefore be treated as a historical reference rather than evidence of an active current fleet. No reliable source in the supplied material provides a complete aircraft list, route history, financial profile, executive history, or detailed explanation of the company’s final operating structure. CHC Airways ceased flight operations in 2016. That event ended the operational life of the brand as an airline and contract-aviation operator. The company is consequently classified as defunct. Its history is chiefly significant for the continuity between Schreiner Airways and the CHC group, the company’s Dutch operating bases, and its role in providing aircraft and helicopter services to institutional and industrial customers.

• 2018

  Historical fleet reference

  [1]CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  A fleet reference dated June 2018 lists six aircraft and helicopters, although the supplied material does not reconcile this date with the reported end of flight operations in 2016.

• 2016

  Flight operations end

  [1]CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  CHC Airways ceases flight operations and becomes a defunct aviation brand.

• 2005

  Acquisition by CHC Helicopter Corporation

  [1]CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  CHC Helicopter Corporation acquires the Schreiner Aviation Group, after which Schreiner Airways adopts the CHC Airways name.

• 1945

  Schreiner Airways is established

  [1]CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  The predecessor business of CHC Airways is established in the Netherlands under the name Schreiner Airways.

A specialist contract-aviation operator serving airline and international oil-company customers, rather than a consumer-focused scheduled passenger brand.

• Aviation services

  Contract aircraft operations

  CHC Airways operated aircraft for third-party customers, including leading airlines and other institutional clients. The available material does not specify individual aircraft types, routes, contracts, or service schedules.

• Aviation services

  Helicopter operations

  The company’s activities included helicopter operations associated with the CHC group’s contract-aviation model. International oil companies are identified among the customers served, but the supplied references do not provide details of particular offshore, logistics, or emergency-service programs.

• 2016

  Cessation of flight operationsStrategy

  Background

  The company’s operational history ended when CHC Airways stopped conducting flights.

  Action taken

  CHC Airways ceased flight operations.

  Aftermath

  The brand is treated as defunct, with no current operating airline service identified in the supplied sources.

  Source

• 2005

  Integration into CHC Helicopter CorporationM&A

  Background

  The Schreiner Aviation Group was acquired by CHC Helicopter Corporation, bringing Schreiner Airways into the CHC corporate structure.

  Action taken

  Schreiner Airways was renamed CHC Airways following the acquisition.

  Aftermath

  The Dutch operator continued under the CHC Airways identity until it ceased flight operations in 2016.

  Source

• 2016

  CHC Airways ceases flight operations[1]CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  CHC Airways stopped operating flights in 2016, marking the end of the brand’s aviation operations.

• 2005

  Schreiner Airways becomes CHC Airways after group acquisition[1]CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org

  M&A · Leadership change

  After CHC Helicopter Corporation acquired the Schreiner Aviation Group, Schreiner Airways was renamed CHC Airways.

1. 1CHC Airwaysen.wikipedia.org