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
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| 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, Morocco | ||
| 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 | Yes | |
| 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
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Services offered
editSome 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
editThese 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
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