# List of helicopter airlines

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 | 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 | | Australia Offshore Onshore Scandinavian AirAmbulance |
| Blade Urban Air Mobility | New York City | United States | | | |
| Bristow Helicopters | Houston | United States | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America | | Bristow Norway |
| 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 | | Canadian Helicopters Helicopters (NZ) |
| 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 | | Central Northern Southern |

### Defunct or renamed

| Company name | Headquarters | Country | Commenced operations | Ceased operations |
| Air Alpha Greenland | Ilulissat | Denmark (Greenland) | 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 | ? |
| Caribbean Helicopters / FlyCHL | Antigua | Antigua & Barbuda | 1995 | 2019 |
| Continental Air Services, Inc | Los Angeles, California | United States | 1965 | 1965 |
| Copterline | | Estonia | 1990 | 2010 and 2016 (2x) |
| 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 |
| Jämtlands Flyg | Östersund | Sweden | 1954 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Vertical de Aviación | Bogotá | Colombia | 1982 | 2023 |
| Wiking Helikopter Service | Bremen | Germany | 1975 | 2022 |

### 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 | 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 |