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 |
| Air Dynasty | Kathmandu | Nepal | ||
| Air Greenland | Nuussuaq | Denmark | ||
| Air Harrods | London | United Kingdom | ||
| Air-Transport Europe | Poprad | Slovakia | ||
| Altitude Air | Kathmandu | Nepal | ||
| Atlantic Airways | Vágar | Denmark | ||
| Babcock Mission Critical Services | London | United Kingdom | Africa, Australia, North America, Scandinavia |
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| 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 | ||
| Northumbria Helicopters | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Air Alpha Greenland | Ilulissat | Denmark | 1994 | 2006 |
| Air America | Washington, DC | United States | 1946 | 1976 |
| Arizona Helicopters | United States | 1970s | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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
| 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 |