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List of helicopter airlines
This is a list of helicopter airlines. These are notable airlines which provide transport for passengers or cargo, or both, with fleets that comprise a significant proportion of helicopters.
Helicopter airlines edit
In operation edit
| Company name | Headquarters | Country | Other regions serviced | Scheduled passenger flights? | Subsidiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Aviation | Abu Dhabi | UAE | Royal Jet, Maximus Air, ADA Training Center, AgustaWestland Aviation Services, ADA International Real Estate and ADA Millennium. | ||
| Air Dynasty | Kathmandu | Nepal | |||
| Air Greenland | Nuussuaq | Denmark (Greenland) | Yes | ||
| Air Harrods | London | United Kingdom | |||
| Air-Transport Europe | Poprad | Slovakia | |||
| Altitude Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | |||
| Atlantic Airways | Vágar | Denmark (Faroe Islands) | Yes | ||
| Babcock Mission Critical Services | London | United Kingdom | Africa, Australia, North America, Scandinavia | ||
| Blade Urban Air Mobility | New York City | United States | |||
| Bristow Helicopters | Houston | United States | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America | ||
| British International Helicopters | Coventry | United Kingdom | Falkland Islands | ||
| CHC Helicopter | Richmond | Canada | Africa, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom | ||
| Columbia Helicopters | Aurora | United States | |||
| Cougar Helicopters | St. John's | Canada | |||
| DAP Helicópteros | Punta Arenas | Chile | Yes | ||
| Fishtail Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | |||
| Global Vectra Helicorp | Mumbai | India | |||
| Gulf Helicopters | Doha | Qatar | India, Middle East, North Africa | ||
| Heli Air | Wellesbourne | United Kingdom | |||
| Heli Air Monaco | Fontvieille | Monaco | France, Italy, Switzerland | Yes | |
| Heli Air Services | Sofia | Bulgaria | Afghanistan, Africa | ||
| Heli Holland | Emmen | Netherlands | |||
| Heliandes | Medellin | Colombia | |||
| Helicol | Bogotá | Colombia | |||
| Helicópteros de Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala | |||
| Helicópteros del Sureste | Mutxamel | Spain | Yes | ||
| Helijet | Vancouver | Canada | Yes | ||
| Heliswiss | Bern | Switzerland | |||
| Helitrans | Stjørdal | Norway | |||
| Hélity | Ceuta | Spain | Gibraltar, Morrocco | ||
| HNZ Group | Les Cèdres | Canada | Afghanistan, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, United States | ||
| Kazaviaspas | Astana | Kazakhstan | |||
| Lufttransport | Tromsø | Norway | Sweden | Yes | |
| Monacair | Monaco | Monaco | France | Yes | |
| Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen | Ostend | Belgium | |||
| OSS Air Management | India | ||||
| Pawan Hans | New Delhi | India | Yes | ||
| Petroleum Air Services | Cairo | Egypt | |||
| Petroleum Helicopters International | Lafayette | United States | Antarctic | ||
| Polar Airlines | Yakutsk | Russia | Yes | ||
| Shree Airlines | Kathmandu | Nepal | |||
| Silkway Helicopter Services | Baku | Azerbaijan | |||
| Simrik Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | |||
| Sky Service | Almaty | Kazakhstan | |||
| Sky Shuttle Helicopters | Macau | Macau | China, Hong Kong | ||
| Summit Helicopters | Yellowknife | Canada | Indonesia, United Kingdom | ||
| Toho Air Service | Tokyo | Japan | Yes | ||
| UTair Aviation | Khanty-Mansiysk | Russia | Yes | ||
| Various others, see separate article. | Russia | Yes for some | |||
| Vietnam Helicopter Corporation | Hanoi | Vietnam | Southeast Asia |
Defunct or renamed edit
Services offered edit
Some companies focus solely on winning ongoing contracts in a single industry sector, such as oil & gas. Other companies cater to a wider range of clients by offering one-off charter flights on an ad hoc basis. Services can include:
- Aid – disaster relief, humanitarian aid
- Agriculture – crop dusting, game monitoring, hydroseeding, livestock mustering, pest control, wildlife management
- Firefighting – helicopter bucket, helitack
- Flight training
- Forestry – heli-logging, stream restoration
- Freight – aerial crane, airdrop; general cargo and mail delivery in remote areas
- Industrial – construction, inspection and maintenance of overhead power lines, pipelines, mobile phone towers, offshore wind farms, hydropower facilities, and other infrastructure
- Maritime – pilot transfer and other ship-to-shore transport
- Medical – air ambulance, medical evacuation
- Military – aeromedical evacuation, pilot training; airlift, vertical replenishment and other logistical support
- Oil & gas – transporting crews to and from offshore platforms
- Passenger – VIP & corporate charter; scheduled flights from remote areas
- Photography – aerial photography, archaeology, film production, photogrammetry, television news reporting
- Science – water sampling, wildlife monitoring, snow radar, support to research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic
- Search & rescue – air-sea rescue, mountain rescue
- Surveillance – border control, coast guard, police
- Survey – aeromagnetic, mineral exploration, reflection seismology
- Tourism – sightseeing tours, heliskiing
Other helicopter companies edit
These are companies which do not qualify as airlines, strictly speaking, because they specialise in services other than the transport of passengers and cargo.
| Company name | Headquarter country | Principal services | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Methods | United States | Medical evacuation, tourism | Active |
| Carson Helicopters | United States | Aerial lift, firefighting | Active |
| Croman Corporation | United States | Agriculture, forestry, industrial | Active |
| Erickson | United States | Aerial cranes, firefighting, forestry, industrial | Active |
| Evergreen International Aviation | United States | Agriculture, firefighting, forestry, industrial, military | Defunct |
| Global Traffic Network | United States | Traffic reporting | Active |
| Helog | Germany | Training | Active |
| Roberts Aircraft | United States | Agriculture, mapping | Active |
| Swanson Group Aviation | United States | Aerial cranes, firefighting, heli-logging, mapping | Active |
See also edit
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