Helicópteros del Sureste (English: South East Helicopters) (also called Helisureste) is a helicopter service based in Mutxamel, Alicante, Spain.
Background
editHelicópteros del Sureste is currently the primary responsibility of the "On-Shore" division of the INAERgroup.[1][2]
The company provides a variety of services:
- passenger services
- air ambulance
- civil defense support
- forest firefighting
- aerial photography
- aerial filming
Helicópteros del Sureste obtained a Declaration of Competence to provide scheduled passenger service. Since 1996, they have operated the liner Ceuta-Málaga service from the (Ceuta Heliport and Málaga Airport).
Each year they carry over 20,000 passengers in next-generation aircraft. The company was the first to offer flights from the Algeciras Heliport, providing crucial links through the Strait of Gibraltar.[3] It also runs the Malta-Gozo helilink.[4]
Destinations
editFleet
editNotable employees
editThe company employed or contracted Mykola Melnyk, a Chernobyl hero helicopter pilot from Ukraine, using his expertise in piloting the Soviet-made Kamov helicopters.[5]
Sources
edit- ^ "Grupo Inaer". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "ROTOR on line - A publication of Eurocopter - INAER". Eurocopter.com. 2006-07-24. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ "Gibraltar set to lose its air supremacy - Panorama Newspaper". Panorama.gi. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ "Malta Today". Malta Today. 2005-01-30. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ "Former Chernobyl Pilot Soars Above His Obstacles". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2013-02-16.