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 In operation
Company name Headquarters Country Other regions serviced Scheduledpassengerflights? Subsidiaries Abu Dhabi AviationAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesRoyal Jet Maximus Air ADA Training Center AgustaWestland Aviation Services ADA International Real Estate ADA MillenniumAir DynastyKathmanduNepalAir GreenlandNuussuaqDenmark(Greenland)YesAir HarrodsLondonUnited Kingdom Air SenokColomboSri Lanka Air-Transport EuropePopradSlovakia Altitude AirKathmanduNepalAtlantic Airways VágarDenmark(Faroe Islands)Yes Babcock Mission Critical Services London United Kingdom Africa, Australia, North America, Scandinavia Australia Offshore Onshore Scandinavian AirAmbulanceBlade Urban Air MobilityNew York CityUnited StatesBristow HelicoptersHoustonUnited States Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America Bristow NorwayBritish International HelicoptersCoventry United Kingdom Falkland IslandsCanadian HelicoptersLes CèdresCanadaCHC HelicopterRichmond CanadaAfrica, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, United KingdomColumbia Helicopters AuroraUnited States Cougar Helicopters St. John's Canada DAP HelicópterosPunta ArenasChile YesFishtail AirKathmandu NepalGlobal Vectra HelicorpMumbai India Gulf HelicoptersDoha Qatar India, Middle East, North AfricaHeli AirWellesbourne United Kingdom Heli Air MonacoFontvieille MonacoFrance, Italy, SwitzerlandYesHeli Air ServicesSofia Bulgaria Afghanistan, AfricaHeli HollandEmmen Netherlands HeliandesMedellín Colombia HelicolBogotá Colombia Helicópteros de GuatemalaGuatemala City Guatemala Helicópteros del SuresteMutxamelSpainYesHelijetVancouver Canada YesHeliswissBern Switzerland HelitransStjørdal NorwayHélityCeuta SpainGibraltar, MoroccoKazaviaspas AstanaKazakhstan Lufttransport Tromsø Norway SwedenYesMonacairMonacoMonacoFranceYesNoordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen OstendBelgium OSS Air ManagementIndia Pawan HansNew Delhi India YesPetroleum Air ServicesCairo Egypt Petroleum Helicopters InternationalLafayetteUnited StatesAntarcticPolar Airlines Yakutsk RussiaYesShree AirlinesKathmandu Nepal Silkway Helicopter ServicesBaku Azerbaijan Simrik AirKathmanduNepalSky Service Almaty Kazakhstan Sky Shuttle Helicopters Macau MacauChina, Hong KongYesSummit HelicoptersYellowknife CanadaIndonesia, United KingdomToho Air ServiceTokyoJapanYesUTair Aviation Khanty-Mansiysk Russia YesVarious others, see separate article. Russia Yes for someVietnam Helicopter CorporationHanoiVietnamSoutheast Asia Central Northern Southern
Defunct or renamed
Company name Headquarters Country Commenced operations Ceased operationsAir Alpha GreenlandIlulissatDenmark (Greenland)19942006Air AmericaWashington, DCUnited States19461976Arizona HelicoptersUnited States1970s Asian AirlinesKathmanduNepal1993Australian HelicoptersAustraliaBajan Helicopters BridgetownBarbados19892009Bond Air Services Australia Bond Aviation GroupStavertonUnited Kingdom19612016Bond Offshore HelicoptersAustralia Boun Oum Airways19641967Braathens Helikopter SolaNorway19891993British Airways Helicopters United Kingdom19641986Burundaiavia Almaty Kazakhstan1946?Caribbean Helicopters / FlyCHLAntiguaAntigua & Barbuda19952019Continental Air Services, IncLos Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States19651965Copterline Estonia 19902010 and 2016 (2x)Copterline OyHelsinki Finland20022010East Asia Airlines East Pakistan Helicopter ServiceEast Pakistan1960sHong Kong Air InternationalHong Kong Hong Kong19711976Impro AirwaysKathmandu Nepal20062008Jämtlands FlygÖstersundSweden 19542019Karnali AirKathmandu Nepal2001Los Angeles AirwaysLos Angeles, California United States19471971New York AirwaysNew York City United States19491979New York HelicopterNew York City United States19801988NorrlandsflygGothenburg Sweden 1961 2011 Norsk Helikopter San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter AirlinesOakland, California United States19611985Schreiner AirwaysSealand HelicoptersSt. John's, Newfoundland Canada 19771988Silver State HelicoptersLas Vegas United States19992008Universal Helicopters St. John'sCanada19632020US HelicopterNew York City United States2004 2009Vertical de Aviación Bogotá Colombia19822023Wiking Helikopter Service Bremen Germany19752022
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, 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 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 StatusAir MethodsUnited StatesMedical evacuation, tourismActiveCarson HelicoptersUnited StatesAerial lift, firefightingActiveCroman CorporationUnited StatesAgriculture, forestry, industrialActiveEricksonUnited StatesAerial cranes, firefighting, forestry, industrialActiveEvergreen International AviationUnited StatesAgriculture, firefighting, forestry, industrial, militaryDefunctGlobal Traffic NetworkUnited StatesTraffic reportingActive HelogGermanyTrainingActiveRoberts AircraftUnited StatesAgriculture, mappingActiveSwanson Group AviationUnited StatesAerial cranes, firefighting, heli-logging, mappingActive
See also
List of airlines List of rotorcraft List of small airlines and helicopter airlines of Russia