Kelowna, BC · Family-run · AOC #11692
Global heavy lift helicopter solutions
A family-run operator flying Super Pumas, Bell 212s, and Astars into fires, mountains, and remote country — on time and on budget.
- 98,736
- Hours flown
- 1,481,049
- External loads
- 789,892
- PAX movements
- AOC #11692
- AMO #81-09
- IFR · NVG · Two-pilot ops
- BARS audited
- Energy Safety Canada COR
- ISNetworld
What we fly
Seven lines of work.
One standard.
01
Wildfire & Emergency Response
Fire suppression, mountain rescue, and disaster response from bases across BC and Alberta — with the lift to mobilize anywhere in the world.
02
Aerial Construction
Precision long-line work recognized across the industry — powerline towers, ski lifts, avalanche nets, and lifts no road can reach.
03
Oil & Gas Support
OGP-compliant air services for seismic, drilling, and pipeline programs — workforce transport, heli-portable seismic, and rig support day and night.
- 04 Heli-Skiing Untracked BC powder with heliski pilots averaging 9,000 hours — flying for some of the most respected operations in the industry.
- 05 Film & TV Aerial cinematography platforms and production logistics — credits include Shanghai Noon, 7 Years in Tibet, and The Mountain Between Us.
- 06 Orchard Protection Rain and frost protection for Okanagan growers — multiple aircraft and mobile fuel stations from Lavington to Summerland, ready when the weather turns.
- 07 International Specialized flight and tactical training, security surveillance, firefighting, and humanitarian airlift — delivered wherever our partners need us.
The fleet
Eleven Super Pumas deep
Heavy, medium, and light — seventeen aircraft matched to the mission, maintained in our own AMO #81-09 facility at Kelowna International.
- Max sling
- 10,000 lbs
- Belly tank
- 4,000 L
- Crew seats
- 22
In the air · Bell 212 HP + BLR
Twin-engine muscle,
mountain-proven.
Four Bell 212 HP + BLR mediums — IFR, NVG, and night-sling capable — moving crews, camps, and loads where weather and terrain shut everyone else down.
Meet the medium fleetFamily run since day one
"We are a family run business with a great group of professionals who strive to provide an efficient and safe solution for your helicopter needs."
From a hangar at Kelowna International to bases in Manitoba and Idaho, Coldstream's management team carries over 75 combined years in the helicopter industry — working close to every customer, on time and on budget.
Our values & our people
Dispatch — 7 days
Have a project that needs lift?
Talk directly to the operations team — we scope the aircraft, the crew, and the plan around your job.
