Coulson Aviation
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| Founded | 1960 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | Mid 1980s | ||||||
| Parent company | Coulson Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||
| Key people | Wayne Coulson (CEO), Britton Coulson (president & COO) | ||||||
| Founder | Cliff Coulson | ||||||
| Employees | Over 650 | ||||||
| Website | https://coulsonaviation.com | ||||||
Coulson Aviation is an aviation company headquartered in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. The company's fleet specialises in air tankers used for aerial firefighting. It operates in Canada, the United States, Australia and Chile.
The company operates both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The company's operations included helicopter logging, forest fire suppression, power-line construction, airliner passenger, transport, and other industrial heavy lift operations. Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. is a subsidiary of Coulson Aircrane Ltd. Coulson Aviation contract rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to Australia and the US from Canada.