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Coldstream Helicopters
A red Coldstream Super Puma helicopter on the ramp outside the Kelowna hangar at dawn

About Coldstream

Built like a family. Run like a flight department.

Our values

Our people make the difference

Best practices and the latest aircraft technology play their part — but it's the skills, experience, and dedication of our people to customer service that bring real value to our customers.

Management that's been in the seat

With over 75 combined years in the helicopter industry, our management team works closely with every customer to ensure service and expectations are met on time and on budget. Experienced, safety-conscious crews are our priority.

Maintenance is the foundation

Safe helicopter operations start in the hangar. Our aircraft maintenance engineers train on a regular, recurrent schedule — safety, human factors, and factory type training matched to the environments we fly.

Leadership

The executive team

Robert GallagherACP, ATP

President & CEO — Accountable Executive

Mr. Gallagher leads the Coldstream Group of Companies — Coldstream Helicopters Ltd, Coldstream Aerospace and Manufacturing, Coldstream Helicopters USA, and Coldstream Helicopters International. With over 33 years in the industry and a degree in Commercial Aviation from Okanagan University College, he is a recognized expert in helicopter operational and safety management.

Lynda FlynnCA, CPA

Executive Vice President & CFO

Before joining Coldstream, Lynda was CFO and later President of Alpine Helicopters — an operator of roughly 40 Bell helicopters — and its subsidiary Alpine Aerotech, leading a team of 200+ pilots, engineers, and staff, with executive duties at Canadian Mountain Holidays, the world's oldest and largest heli-ski operator.

Senior management

  • Mike Bridson Director of Operations
  • Rob Linde Director of Maintenance
  • Bill Linde Quality Assurance & Control
  • Mitch Stone Director of Safety, Fleet & Facilities
  • Steve Flynn Director of Special Projects & Business Development
  • Josh Pool Chief Pilot
  • Raffe Taker Standards Pilot — VFR/IFR Operations
  • Ryan McWhirter Production Manager
  • Scott Norris Production Manager
  • Lanita Platt, CPA, CGA Controller

Safety

An integrated safety management system

Coldstream Helicopters is committed to excellence in providing a healthy, safe working environment and environmentally sound practices in everything we do. Health, safety, and environmental considerations are systematically integrated into all company activities — with the goal of preventing every workplace injury, environmental incident, and property loss.

Achieving that goal is the responsibility of every member of our team, from the hangar floor to the flight deck.

Audited & recognized by

  • Transport Canada — AOC #11692, AMO #81-09
  • Flight Safety Foundation — BARS audited
  • Energy Safety Canada — COR certified
  • ISNetworld member contractor
  • HeliCat Canada
  • Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
  • Quanta Aviation Services — safety audited
Coldstream Helicopters hangar and ramp at Kelowna International Airport

Dispatch — 7 days

Fly with people who've done it before.

Reach the team directly at 778-475-6224 — or send the project through and operations will come back with a plan.