Helicopter Transport Services

Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc., known as HTS, is a helicopter operator based in Carp, Ontario. The company states that it was founded in 1976 by pilot Luc Pilon as Nipissing Helicopters, a one helicopter enterprise in North Bay, and grew through acquisitions including Huisson Helicopters, Héli-Max in Trois-Rivières and North Central Helicopters in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. It holds Canadian Transportation Agency air licences 972045 and 977069, as listed on the agency's register of air carrier licences.

The company states that it operates more than sixty helicopters and fixed wing support aircraft across Canada and the United States, has accumulated over 500,000 flight hours, and has depot level maintenance and component overhaul facilities. Its work covers heavy exploration drill moves and transport for mining and forestry, airborne geological surveying, aerial fire suppression for agencies in the United States, Canada and Australia, including with Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane helitankers, and heavy lift construction work of up to 25,000 lbs.

The Canadian registered fleet lists seven Bell 212s, six Bell 407s, five Bell 206L LongRangers and four Hueys of the Bell 204, 205 and 210 family. The wider fleet named on its website also includes the Bell 206 JetRanger, the UH-60 Black Hawk and the Sikorsky CH-54. The company describes itself as one of North America's largest privately held helicopter operators, now led by Denis Pilon. No third party safety audit is published for the company.