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| Industry | Helicopter Services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Isle of Portland, United Kingdom |
Key people | Stephen Gladston (Managing Director) |
| Website | https://helioperations.co |
HeliOperations is a British helicopter company[a] based on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, at the old Naval Air Station of RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)[1] providing training and services.
History
From 2017 HeliOperations primarily operated three former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Westland Sea King helicopters.[2][3] Operations took place at the former RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey). The aircraft were owned by the Ministry of Defence, but were leased to the company to provide training services to the German Navy Marineflieger and other private customers.[4] Following the retirement of the helicopters from the Fleet Air Arm, HeliOperations is the last operator of Westland Sea King helicopters in the United Kingdom.
In May 2022, the company acquired an AgustaWestland AW139 SAR helicopter.[5]
In late 2022, two of the companies Sea King helicopters were transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force.[6][7]
Fleet
Current fleet
- 1 x AgustaWestland AW139 (Airframe number G-GSAR[8])
- 2 x Westland Sea King (Airframe number XV666 and ZA137[9][10]) - Leased from the Ministry of Defence under CFAOS.
Former fleet
- 2 x Westland Sea King (Airframe numbers ZA166 and XZ920) - Formerly leased from the Ministry of Defence under CFAOS.
Notes
- ^ HeliOperations is a trading name of Developing Assets (UK) Limited
References
- ^ "Helicopter company given the go-ahead to use former coastguard site as training facility".
- ^ "Familiar sight to return to the skies of Cornwall | Royal Navy".
- ^ navaltoday (2017-07-27). "Former Royal Navy Sea King Mk5s leased to HeliOperations UK". Naval Today. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Helitech 2017: HeliOperations provides Sea King training for German Navy - Shephard Media".
- ^ HeliOps (2022-05-26). "HeliOperations AW139 SAR | Helicopter Training of International Military". Heli Operations. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Herk, Hans van (2022-11-23). "Sea Kings for Ukraine". scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ GJM (2023-05-14). "Sea King in Ukrainian colours!". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "G-GSAR". Flickr. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "XV666". Flickr. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Westland Sea King HU.5 - Navy Wings". www.navywings.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15.