Helitrans is a

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and maintenance company based at

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established in 1990. The airline also has bases in Lillestrøm Kjeller Airport, Ås (kommune),

Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll Mo i Rana Airport ( no, Mo i Rana lufthavn; ) is a regional airport serving the town of Mo i Rana in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The airport is located about outside the town in the village of Røssvoll. In 2014 Mo i R ...

, Narvik, Langnes Airport, Alta Airport, Stavanger Airport,

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and

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in Norway. The airline offers services within

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, charter and sightseeing, surveillance exercises and other areas. In April 2010, Helitrans received approval to fly to

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, in the business center of London, one of Europe's most demanding airports.

History

The company started helicopter services from Trondheim Airport in 1990 providing general services, including work for mobile telephone network operators,

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operators and

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farmers. In 1997 the company started a fixed-wing division, with a Dornier Do-228. Services included charter flights from Trondheim Airport with Rosenborg BK and with Statoil to

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. The fixed-wing division was sold to Kato Airline in 1998. In 2004 Helitrans made two large purchases: the aerial photography company Fjellanger Widerøe and the domestic division of NorCopter. Later they also have bought the Swedish aircraft maintenance company Air Service Torsby based at Torsby Airport and the

Ålesund Airport, Vigra Ålesund Airport ( nn, Ålesund lufthamn, ), or alternatively Ålesund Vigra Airport, is an international airport serving the town of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vigra in Giske Municipality and f ...

based airline Classic Norway Air that operated a

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. In 2007 Helitrans purchased HelikopterDrift AS, a helicopter company based in

Kjeller Airport Kjeller Airport ( no, Kjeller flyplass; ) is a military and general aviation airport located in Kjeller in Skedsmo in Viken county, Norway. Situated in the outskirts of Lillestrøm, it is east northeast of Oslo, making it the airport located th ...

, Lillestrøm, and later merged into Helitrans AS in 2011. In December 2012 Helitrans ended the fixed wing operation and continued to only operate helicopters. In 2016 Investor Oddvar Røysi buys 13 brand new Airbus-helicopter close to 300 million NOK, which he pays cash. In march 2017 Investor Røysi Invest buys Helitrans from BOA February 27, 2018 – Kopter is proud to announce the signature of a firm contract for twelve units plus six options with Helitrans AS, one of Norway’s largest helicopter operators. May 2019 Helitrans has taken delivery of two

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helicopters with digital logcards, becoming the first H125 operator able to manage the maintenance history of its aircraft components digitally, resulting in better data quality, time savings, and simpler processes, thereby reinforcing flight safety. On 31 August 2019, an Airbus AS350 operated by a contracted Helitrans worker

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in the mountains of ,

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, during a sightseeing tour, killing all 6 occupants. June 2021 The board of Helitrans appointed Ole Christian Melhus as acting CEO.

Fleet

As of August 2021: Helicopters: * 1

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* 24 Airbus Helicopters H125

Financials

In 2014, Helitrans had an annual revenue of NOK 90 million ($10,785,160 USD), with a net profit of $409,000 USD In 2018, Helitrans had an annual revenue of NOK 248 million

References

External links

Helitrans web site
{{Airlines of Norway Airlines of Norway Airlines established in 1990 1990 establishments in Norway Transport companies of Trøndelag Helicopter airlines