CHI Aviation has announced it has been selected to provide additional helicopter airlift support for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. This mission is to include tactical troop transport, internal and external cargo operations utilizing rotary-wing aircraft.
CHI Aviation was awarded a contract to provide two additional S-61 heavy lift helicopters to support U.S. military troop and cargo movement. CHI currently has two helicopters operating out of Kandahar and will now provide two additional heavy lift helicopters operating out of Bagram Air Base. Operations are to start by mid-June 2018.
“We are very pleased to continue to support the troops operating out of these additional bases,” said Chris Turner, president. “Their mission is important to the safety and security of the United States and we will support them through our operations to fulfill this. CHI is dedicated to maintaining our exceptional rating with the Department of Defense and our 37 accident-free years as an operator.”
“Providing the U.S. military a portion of their aerial supply chain with troop transportation and cargo movement as civilian contractors is a focal point of our business,” said Patrick Pilolla, CHI Aviation’s vice president of business development. “We continue to invest in our employees and aircraft to fulfill these needs.”
Incorporated in 1980, CHI Aviation is a leader in global helicopter operations including heavy and super heavy lift. The company is an affiliate of Heligroup Holdings Inc., which specializes in transportation of people and cargo by helicopter and fixed-wing for applications that include aerial firefighting, NVG, SAR, HVAC placement and aerial construction.
