CHC announces two North Sea contract renewals

VANCOUVER, April 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CHC Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX: FLY.SV.A and FLY.MV.B; NYSE: FLI) announced today it has been awarded a three- year contract renewal, plus options, by Tullow Oil Plc., for the provision of a sole-use AW139 helicopter commencing in July, 2006, and a seven-year contract renewal, plus options, by Perenco UK Limited, also for the provision of a sole-use AW139 helicopter, commencing later this year.

Both aircraft will be based at CHC's base at North Denes, England, replacing older model aircraft. The Tullow Oil contract represents the first deployment in the North Sea of the AW139, a new medium twin-engined helicopter from Agusta S.p.A. CHC also recently began operations of the first of two AW139 aircraft from its base at Den Helder, The Netherlands.

CHC Helicopter Corporation is the world's largest provider of helicopter services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, with aircraft operating in more than 30 countries around the world.

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  Forward Looking Statements
  Statements in this press release contain projections and other forward-
  looking statements involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
  Actual terms of the contracts with Perenco UK Limited and Tullow Oil Plc.
  are subject to early termination by the customer and may vary from that
  implied. While these projections and other statements represent our best
  current judgement, they may involve additional risks and uncertainties
  including, but not limited to, factors detailed in CHC's Annual Report on
  Form 20-F and in other filings with the United States SEC and the
  Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Unless otherwise required by
  applicable securities laws, CHC disclaims any intention or obligation to
  update or revise any forward looking information, whether as a result of
  new information, future events or otherwise.
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