Helijet

Helijet International Inc
A Sikorsky S-76 operating as a MEDEVAC aircraft for BC Ambulance
IATA ICAO Call sign
JB JBA HELIJET
Founded1986 (1986)
AOC #Canada: 4622
United States: HJ0F756F
HubsVancouver International Airport
Fleet size19
Destinations3
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia
Key people
  • Alistair Maclennan, Chairman of the Board
  • Danny Sitnam, President
Websitewww.helijet.com

Helijet International is a helicopter airline and charter service based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Its scheduled passenger helicopter airline services operates flights from heliports at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), downtown Vancouver, downtown Nanaimo and downtown Victoria. It also operates a charter division (Helijet Charters) serving the film, television, aerial tour, industrial and general helicopter and corporate jet charter markets, as well as helicopter and jet air ambulance services. Its head office and main hangar is Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Sightseeing harbour and city tours and scheduled services to Victoria and Nanaimo operate from the Vancouver Harbour Heliport located on the shores of Burrard Inlet, adjacent to Waterfront Station. The actual heliport is a floating structure located in the harbour waters. Helijet is also British Columbia's largest air medical service provider, operating rotary wing, fixed wing medevac aircraft including Learjet.