A Dutch-registered CHC Helicopter Leonardo AW139 flies over the North Sea. The operator plans to make the AW139 one of the core types in its future fleet. Simon Pryor Photo CHC Helicopter operated one of the largest fleets of civilian helicopters in the world when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 5, 2016. It has emerged, just 10 months later, a very different company. What’s changed and how will the industry react to the new-look CHC? By Oliver Johnson & Kenneth I. Swartz 56 Ver tical M aga zine