HeliJet

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Helijet International Inc
IATA JB	ICAO JBA	Callsign Helijet
Founded		1986
Hubs		Vancouver International Airport
Fleet size		12
Destinations		3 scheduled
Headquarters		Vancouver, British Columbia
Key people		Mr Alistair Maclennan, Chairman of the Board Mr Danny Sitnam, President
Website: http://www.helijet.com

S-76A in Helijet livery.

A HeliJet S-76 landing at HeliJet's Vancouver Harbour Helipad shortly before sundown.

A pair of Helijet's Sikorsky S76's at Vancouver Harbour.

A HeliJet S76 comes in for a landing at Vancouver Harbour.

A HeliJet Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II landing on the Vancouver Harbour Helipad.

Yet another photo of a landing HeliJet S76.

A HeliJet Sikorsky S61 taking off from Vancouver International Airport.

Based at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Helijet International is North America's largest scheduled helicopter airline offering regular scheduled service between Vancouver Harbour or Vancouver Airport and Victoria Harbour.

Its charter division, Helijet Charters, serves the film, television, aerial tour and general charter markets. Spectacular sightseeing tours are operated from the Vancouver Harbour Heliport located on the shores of Burrard Inlet, adjacent to Waterfront Station. In addition, Helijet Charters and partner Grouse Mountain operate spectacular scenic tours and packages from the helipad on the peak of the mountain.

Helijet is also British Columbia's largest air medical service provider, operating both rotary and fixed wing medevac equipment.

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Services
4 Fleet
5 External links

[edit] Code Data

IATA Code: JB
ICAO Code: JBA
Callsign: Helijet

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1986 and started operations between Vancouver and Victoria in November of that year with one aircraft and 14 staff members. During the past 20 years of operation Helijet has grown from one scheduled aircraft with 14 staff carrying just 22,000 passengers into a diversified company with 12 aircraft, 150+ employees and carrying over 100,000 passengers per year. Helijet has also provided scheduled service to Seattle-Boeing Field, Abbotsford International Airport, Langley Airport, Victoria International Airport and Campbell River Airport, all of which are still destinations accessible by Helijet Charters' services. Helijet International also operates the Vancouver and Victoria Harbour Heliports under its wholly owned subidiary, Pacific Heliport Services.