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| Founded | 1997; joint venture 1998 | |||
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| Hubs | Macau Marine Terminal, Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, Shenzhen Baoan International Airport | |||
| Focus cities | Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | N/A | |||
| Airport lounge | N/A | |||
| Fleet size | 6 | |||
| Destinations | 3 | |||
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, People's Republic of China | |||
| Website | http://www.skyshuttlehk.com/ | |||
Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited is a helicopter service operator based in Macau. Formerly known as Helicopters Hong Kong Limited and before that as East Asia Helicopters, it operates helicopter routes between Macau, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Sky Shuttle employs over 250 people.
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East Asia Airlines Limited was established in July 1988 and Macau-Hong Kong services commenced in November 1990 by using two Bell 222 helicopters with 6 flights per day. Helicopters Hong Kong Limited (‘HeliHK’) established in 1997, formed a partnership with East Asia Airlines, to create the largest commercial helicopter operation in the Pearl River Delta region providing shuttle service between Hong Kong and Macau and introduced a fleet change from Bell 222 to Sikorsky S76C+ helicopters. Subsequently, a new company name “Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited” was launched in November 2008, as part of a new corporate branding exercise.
Sky Shuttle is the sole commercial helicopter operator between HK, Macau and Shenzhen, PRC, with Sky Shuttle operating 54 flights daily, with flight departing every 30 minutes between Macau and Hong Kong, and 10 flights a day between Macau and Shenzhen.
Sky Shuttle offers a special packages and exclusive charter services. Sky Shuttle also offers chartered sightseeing tours.
Sky Shuttle charter flight services provides aerial photography and/or filming services.
Sky Shuttle also offers private charter shuttle services as needed.
List of operational aircraft past and present:
Sky Shuttle currently operates the following aircraft:
Note: At 12:01 local time 03 Jul 2010, airframe B-MHJ (c/n 31222) was ditched into the Hong Kong harbour after technical problems. 11 passengers and 2 crew were on board, and only minor injuries reported. Passengers and crew egressed into the water while the aircraft was supported by the floats effectively. Emergency services were at the scene almost immediately and picked up all on board, and secured the aircraft, which, shortly after evacuation, rolled due to failure of the forward right floatation bag.
Also previously operators by Helicopters Hong Kong were
2 AS-315 AEROSPATIALE LAMA Helicopters for Lifting work 2 AS-350 Eurocopter Squirrels used primarily for Sightseeing flights but also for some lifting & Aerial photo. 1 B-206B Bell Jetranger used for Sightseeing and Aerial photo.
5 Sikorsky S76C+ were operated by Sky Shuttle up until 2009 when the AW139 became the primary aircraft in the fleet. 12 Passenger Seats each.
Sky Shuttle also has a RotorWay Exec 162F (with no registration numbers) delivered as a kit from the United States in 2003. This aircraft is likely for static display and not flight worthy.[2]
Sky Shuttle (Heli-Express) appears and are used in TVB's The Gem of Life.