Helijet Airways
| Headquarters | 5911 Airport Road South Richmond R2 1MG |
| IATA code | JB |
| ICAO code | JBA |
| Call sign | HELIJET |
| Hubs | Seal Cove Heliport, Prince Rupert Vancouver Harbour Heliport, Vancouver |
| Services | Scheduled domestic, continental, air taxi, charter |
Helijet Airways is a commercial airline in British Columbia offering scheduled domestic and continental services as well as air taxi and charter flights, primarily using helicopters.
Helijet Airways serves twelve destinations (eleven domestic, one continental) in two countries.
History[edit]
Helijet Airways was established in 1986, beginning operations in November of that year between Vancouver and Victoria with a single Yarrows Yoho helicopter. It has since expanded to a fleet of fifteen aircraft serving twelve destinations.
Fleet[edit]
Current[edit]
- Sikorsky S-76 - 12 (1992 to date), delivered new. 12 passengers.
- Yarrows Yarksis 2 - 3 (1989 to date), acquired second-hand from the Royal BC Air Force; upgraded to Yarksis 2A standard in 2003. 28 passengers.
Historic[edit]
- Yarrows Yoho - 1 (1986–1999)
Routes[edit]
Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia.
| Airport | Service area | Destination | Aircraft | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitkatla (XKK) | Domestic | Prince Rupert–Seal Cove (XHR) | S-76 | |
| Langley (XLN) | Domestic | Victoria Inner Harbour (XWH) | S-76 | |
| Continental | Seattle–Boeing Field (BFI) | Yarksis | ||
| Masset (XMT) | Domestic | Prince Rupert–Seal Cove (XHR) | S-76 | |
| Nanaimo Harbour Heliport (XHN) | Domestic | Vancouver Harbour Heliport (XHV) | S-76 | |
| Prince Rupert–Seal Cove (XHR) | Domestic | Kitkatla (XKK) | S-76 | |
| Masset (XMT) | S-76 | |||
| Queen Charlotte City (XQC) | S-76 | |||
| Sandspit (XZP) | S-76 | |||
| Queen Charlotte City (XQC) | Domestic | Prince Rupert–Seal Cove (XHR) | S-76 | |
| Sandspit (XZP) | Domestic | Prince Rupert–Seal Cove (XHR) | S-76 | |
| Seattle (Boeing Field), Washington, USA (BFI) | Continental | Langley (XLN) | Yarksis | |
| Vancouver (XVR) | Domestic | Victoria Inner Harbour (XWH) | Yarksis | |
| Vancouver Harbour Heliport (XHV) | Domestic | Nanaimo Harbour Heliport (XHN) | S-76 | |
| Victoria Inner Harbour (XWH) | S-76 | |||
| Whistler (XWM) | S-76 | |||
| Victoria Inner Harbour (XWH) | Domestic | Langley (XLN) | S-76 | |
| Vancouver (XVR) | Yarksis | |||
| Vancouver Harbour Heliport (XHV) | S-76 | |||
| Whistler (XWM) | Domestic | Vancouver Harbour Heliport (XHV) | S-76 |