Helijet International is a helicopter airline and charter service based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Its scheduled passenger helicopter airline services operates flights from heliports at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), downtown Vancouver, downtown Nanaimo and downtown Victoria. It also operates a charter division (Helijet Charters) serving the film, television, aerial tour, industrial and general charter markets, as well as helicopter and jet air ambulance services. Its head office and main hangar is Vancouver International Airport (YVR).[6]
The airline was established in 1986 as Helijet Airways[8] and started operations between Vancouver and Victoria in November 1986 with one Bell 412 helicopter and 14 staff members. It was formerly known as Helijet Airways. During the past 30 years of operation, Helijet has grown from one aircraft in scheduled service with 14 personnel carrying just 22,000 passengers into a diversified company with 15 aircraft and 150+ employees carrying over 100,000 passengers per year. The company has an excellent record of aviation safety.[citation needed] With US Helicopter now defunct in the New York City area since 2009, Helijet and BLADE Urban Air Mobility Inc.[9] are the only scheduled passenger helicopter airline service in North America.[10]
All scheduled passenger services between the company's heliports located in downtown Vancouver, B.C. and downtown Victoria, B.C. have been operated for many years with twin engine, Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) capable Sikorsky S-76 helicopters flown by two pilots. During the 2013 summer season, all scheduled service between Vancouver and Victoria was being operated with Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III turbine powered rotorcraft. However, with the advent of the 2013 fall season, Helijet was once again operating Sikorsky S-76 helicopters between Vancouver and Victoria and is currently doing so.
Helijet International operates the Vancouver and Victoria Harbour Heliports under its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Heliport Services.
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As of August 2019, Helijet operates scheduled services to the following destinations:[5]
Helijet also operates a year-round base at Sandspit Airport and provides helicopter services between Masset Airport and numerous fishing lodges in the Haida Gwaii area during the BC fishing season. The fishing lodges have an operating helipad to facilitate this service, which includes passenger and cargo transfers.
On March 11, 2015, Helijet began operating new scheduled passenger service utilizing Sikorsky S-76 helicopters with seven roundtrip flights every weekday between the company's downtown heliport located in Vancouver Harbour and the Nanaimo Harbour Heliport located at the Nanaimo Cruise Ship Welcome Centre.[12]
Fleetedit
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The Helijet fleet consists of the following aircraft types (as of October 2023):[4]
^ ab"ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. May 4, 2023. p. 4. Retrieved February 26, 2023. Helijet International: JBA, HELIJET
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Helijet news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Helijet International is a helicopter airline and charter service based in Richmond British Columbia Canada Its scheduled passenger helicopter airline services operates flights from heliports at Vancouver International Airport YVR downtown Vancouver downtown Nanaimo and downtown Victoria It also operates a charter division Helijet Charters serving the film television aerial tour industrial and general charter markets as well as helicopter and jet air ambulance services Its head office and main hangar is Vancouver International Airport YVR 6 Helijet International IncA Sikorsky S 76 operating as a MEDEVAC aircraft for BC AmbulanceIATA ICAO CallsignJB JBA 1 HELIJET 1 Founded1986 38 years ago 1986 AOC Canada 4622 2 United States HJ0F756F 3 HubsVancouver International AirportFleet size19 4 Destinations3 5 HeadquartersVancouver British ColumbiaKey peopleAlistair Maclennan Chairman of the Board Danny Sitnam PresidentWebsitewww wbr helijet wbr comA Helijet S76 comes in for a landing at Vancouver HarbourA former Helijet Bell 206L 1 LongRanger landing on the Vancouver Harbour HelipadSightseeing harbour and city tours and scheduled services to Victoria and Nanaimo operate from the Vancouver Harbour Heliport located on the shores of Burrard Inlet adjacent to Waterfront Station The actual heliport is a floating structure located in the harbour waters Helijet is also British Columbia s largest air medical service provider operating rotary wing fixed wing medevac aircraft including Learjet and Hawker 7 Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Current 3 2 Former 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe airline was established in 1986 as Helijet Airways 8 and started operations between Vancouver and Victoria in November 1986 with one Bell 412 helicopter and 14 staff members It was formerly known as Helijet Airways During the past 30 years of operation Helijet has grown from one aircraft in scheduled service with 14 personnel carrying just 22 000 passengers into a diversified company with 15 aircraft and 150 employees carrying over 100 000 passengers per year The company has an excellent record of aviation safety citation needed With US Helicopter now defunct in the New York City area since 2009 Helijet and BLADE Urban Air Mobility Inc 9 are the only scheduled passenger helicopter airline service in North America 10 In the past Helijet provided scheduled passenger services with Sikorsky S 76 helicopters or Beechcraft 1900 turboprop fixed wing aircraft to Seattle Boeing Field Abbotsford International Airport Langley Regional Airport Victoria International Airport and Campbell River Airport all of which are still destinations accessible by Helijet Charters services Helijet has operated large 19 passenger seat Sikorsky S 61 helicopters as well including in scheduled service between Vancouver and Victoria All scheduled passenger services between the company s heliports located in downtown Vancouver B C and downtown Victoria B C have been operated for many years with twin engine Instrument Flight Rules IFR capable Sikorsky S 76 helicopters flown by two pilots During the 2013 summer season all scheduled service between Vancouver and Victoria was being operated with Bell 206L 3 LongRanger III turbine powered rotorcraft However with the advent of the 2013 fall season Helijet was once again operating Sikorsky S 76 helicopters between Vancouver and Victoria and is currently doing so Helijet International operates the Vancouver and Victoria Harbour Heliports under its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Heliport Services Destinations editAs of August 2019 Helijet operates scheduled services to the following destinations 5 Nanaimo Nanaimo Harbour Heliport Vancouver Vancouver Harbour Heliport Victoria Victoria Harbour Camel Point Heliport at Ogden Point Helijet operates air ambulance at the following heliports airports in British Columbia Canada 11 Prince Rupert Seal Cove in Prince Rupert British Columbia Vancouver International Airport YVR home base and corporate headquartersHelijet also operates a year round base at Sandspit Airport and provides helicopter services between Masset Airport and numerous fishing lodges in the Haida Gwaii area during the BC fishing season The fishing lodges have an operating helipad to facilitate this service which includes passenger and cargo transfers On March 11 2015 Helijet began operating new scheduled passenger service utilizing Sikorsky S 76 helicopters with seven roundtrip flights every weekday between the company s downtown heliport located in Vancouver Harbour and the Nanaimo Harbour Heliport located at the Nanaimo Cruise Ship Welcome Centre 12 Fleet editCurrent edit The Helijet fleet consists of the following aircraft types as of October 2023 4 Helijet fleet Aircraft No of aircraft 4 Variants NotesAerospatiale AS350 3 AS350 B2 amp B3 5 passengers MEDEVAC capableLearjet 31 1 31A Fixed wingSikorsky S 76 15 S 76A S 76B S 76C 12 passengersFormer edit nbsp HeliJet s S61N C GHJU at Vancouver International AirportHeliJet has operated the following fixed wing turboprop and helicopter types 13 Aerospatiale Eurocopter AS355 AS355 F1 Beechcraft 1900 1900D Beechcraft Super King Air Sikorsky S 61 S 61N References edit a b ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies Aeronautical Authorities and Services PDF Nav Canada May 4 2023 p 4 Retrieved February 26 2023 Helijet International JBA HELIJET Transport Canada 2019 08 31 Civil Aviation Services CAS AOC wwwapps tc gc ca Federal Aviation Administration Airline Certificate Information Detail View av info faa gov Retrieved June 27 2019 a b c Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Quick Search Result for Helijet Transport Canada Retrieved October 14 2023 a b Schedule Directory World Airlines Flight International April 3 2007 p 90 Helijet BC Air Ambulance services Helijet Official site permanent dead link Helijet Airways Airline History Retrieved February 8 2020 I took a 120 Blade helicopter flight from midtown Manhattan to JFK Airport here s what it was like Business Insider Exploits of an Enduring Enterprise Helicopters Magazine Retrieved on 2014 04 12 Helijet Air Medical North America s Premiere Scheduled Helicopter Operator Begins Nanaimo Express Service March 11th Canadian Civil Aircraft Register History Search ResultExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helijet International Official websitePortals nbsp Canada nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helijet amp oldid 1181934045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
