Helicol

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Helicol
IATA
-
ICAO
HEL
Callsign
HELICOL
Founded 1955
Hubs El Dorado International Airport
Fleet size
Destinations
Parent company Avianca
Headquarters Bogotá, Colombia Flag of Colombia
Key people
Website:

Helicol (Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia) is a Helicopter Operator (Equivalent to FAR 135 operator) based in Bogotá, Colombia. It services mainly the oil and gas industry in Colombia. Helicol's phone number is +571 4142086

[edit] History

The company was established and started operations in 1955. It originally started as a joint venture of U.S. and Colombian capitals. It was later acquired by Avianca, which was owned by the Grupo Bavaria. In 2003 the company was separated from Avianca. Today is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valores Bavaria. In 2006, the company was acquired by Efromovich's Avianca.

[edit] Fleet

The Helicol fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :


Other aircraft (at January 2005):

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006