Helicol
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| Helicol | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA - | ICAO HEL |
Callsign HELICOL |
| Founded | 1955 | <tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>El Dorado International Airport</td></tr>|
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| Destinations | ||
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia Image:Flag of Colombia.svg | |
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| 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) <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref> :
Other aircraft (at January 2005):
- 4 Bell 212
[edit] References
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