List of helicopter airlines
This is a list of helicopter airlines. These are airlines which provide transport for passengers or cargo, or both, with fleets that comprise a significant proportion of helicopters.
Helicopter airlines[]
In operation[]
Company name | Headquarters | Country | Other regions serviced | Subsidiaries |
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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) |
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Air Harrods | London | United Kingdom | ||
Air-Transport Europe | Poprad | Slovakia | ||
Altitude Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | ||
Atlantic Airways | Vágar | Denmark
(Faroe Islands) |
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Babcock Mission Critical Services | London | United Kingdom | Africa, Australia, North America, Scandinavia | |
BLADE | New York City | United States | ||
Bristow Helicopters | Houston | United States | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America | |
British International Helicopters | Coventry | United Kingdom | Falkland Islands | |
Caribbean Helicopters | Antigua | Antigua and Barbuda | Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
CHC Helicopter | Richmond | Canada | Africa, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom | |
Columbia Helicopters | Aurora | United States | ||
Copterline | Estonia | Finland, North Sea | In operation since bankruptcy? | |
Cougar Helicopters | St. John's | Canada | ||
DAP Helicópteros | Punta Arenas | Chile | ||
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 | |
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 | ||
Helijet | Vancouver | Canada | ||
Heliswiss | Bern | Switzerland | ||
Helitrans | Stjørdal | Norway | ||
HNZ Group | Les Cèdres | Canada | Afghanistan, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, United States | |
Kazaviaspas | Astana | Kazakhstan | ||
Jämtlands Flyg | Östersund | Sweden | ||
Lufttransport | Tromsø | Norway | Sweden | |
Monacair | Monaco | Monaco | France | |
Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen | Ostend | Belgium | ||
Pawan Hans | New Delhi | India | ||
Petroleum Air Services | Cairo | Egypt | ||
Petroleum Helicopters International | Lafayette | United States | Antarctic | |
Polar Airlines | Yakutsk | Russia | ||
Shree Airlines | Kathmandu | Nepal | ||
Silkway Helicopter Services | Baku | Azerbaijan | ||
Simrik Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | ||
Sky Service | Almaty | Kazakhstan | ||
Sky Shuttle Helicopters | Macau | China | Hong Kong | |
Summit Helicopters | Yellowknife | Canada | Indonesia, United Kingdom | |
Toho Air Service | Tokyo | Japan | ||
UTair Aviation | Khanty-Mansiysk | Russia | ||
Various others, see separate article. | Russia | |||
Vertical de Aviación | Bogotá | Colombia | ||
Vietnam Helicopter Corporation | Hanoi | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | |
Wiking Helikopter Service | Bremen | Germany | North Sea |
Defunct or renamed[]
Company name | Headquarters | Country | Commenced operations | Ceased operations |
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Air Alpha Greenland | Ilulissat | Denmark (Greenland) | 1994 | 2006 |
Air America | Washington, DC | United States | 1946 | 1976 |
Arizona Helicopters | United States | 1970s[clarification needed] | ||
Asian Airlines | Kathmandu | Nepal | 1993 | |
Australian Helicopters | Australia | |||
Bajan Helicopters | Bridgetown | Barbados | 1989 | 2009 |
Bond Air Services | Australia | |||
Bond Aviation Group | Staverton | United Kingdom | 1961 | 2016 |
Bond Offshore Helicopters | Australia | |||
Boun Oum Airways | 1964 | 1967 | ||
Braathens Helikopter | Sola | Norway | 1989 | 1993 |
British Airways Helicopters | United Kingdom | 1964 | 1986 | |
Burundaiavia | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 1946 | ? |
Continental Air Services, Inc | Los Angeles, California | United States | 1965 | 1965 |
Copterline Oy | Helsinki | Finland | 2002 | 2010 |
East Asia Airlines | ||||
East Pakistan Helicopter Service | East Pakistan | 1960s[clarification needed] | ||
Hong Kong Air International | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1971 | 1976 |
Impro Airways | Kathmandu | Nepal | 2006 | 2008 |
Karnali Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | 2001 | |
Los Angeles Airways | Los Angeles, California | United States | 1947 | 1971 |
New York Airways | New York City | United States | 1949 | 1979 |
New York Helicopter | New York City | United States | 1980 | 1988 |
Norrlandsflyg | Gothenburg | Sweden | 1961 | 2011 |
Norsk Helikopter | ||||
San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines | Oakland, California | United States | 1961 | 1985 |
Schreiner Airways | ||||
Sealand Helicopters | St. John's, Newfoundland | Canada | 1977 | 1988 |
Silver State Helicopters | Las Vegas | United States | 1999 | 2008 |
Universal Helicopters | St. John's | Canada | 1963 | 2020 |
US Helicopter | New York City | United States | 2004 | 2009 |
- OSS AIR management Pvt LTD - India ( 2006
Services offered[]
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, , 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[]
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 |
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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[]
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