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
Defunct or renamed
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 managementFirefighting – helicopter bucket, helitackFlight trainingForestry – heli-logging, stream restorationFreight – aerial crane, airdrop; general cargo and mail delivery in remote areasIndustrial – construction, inspection and maintenance of overhead power lines, pipelines, mobile phone towers, offshore wind farms, hydropower facilities, and other infrastructureMaritime – pilot transfer and other ship-to-shore transportMedical – air ambulance, medical evacuationMilitary – aeromedical evacuation, pilot training; airlift, vertical replenishment and other logistical supportOil & gas – transporting crews to and from offshore platformsPassenger – VIP & corporate charter; scheduled flights from remote areasPhotography – aerial photography, archaeology, film production, photogrammetry, television news reportingScience – water sampling, wildlife monitoring, snow radar, support to research stations in the Arctic and AntarcticSearch & rescue – air-sea rescue, mountain rescueSurveillance – border control, coast guard, policeSurvey – aeromagnetic, mineral exploration, reflection seismologyTourism – 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 |