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Encyclopedia > British International Helicopters

British International Helicopters is an airline based at Penzance heliport, in Cornwall, England. It operates seasonal and year round domestic scheduled services to the Isles of Scilly. Its main base is Penzance Heliport (EGHK/PZE), with services to St Marys Airport (EGHE/ISC), and Tresco Heliport (EGHT), Isles of Scilly. It utilises two Sikorsky S-61 helicopters from a pool of 6 of the type that it owns. The remaining 4 spend most of their time on oil work in Scotland. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Tresco, the second largest Island of Scillonia The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) form an archipelago of islands off the Cornish coast. ... Tresco, the second largest Island of Scillonia The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) form an archipelago of islands off the Cornish coast. ... For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ...

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Code Data

  • IATA Code: BS
  • ICAO Code: BIH
  • Callsign: Brintel

IATA logo The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

The company was formed in 2000 by the management of Brintel Helicopters and Bond Helicopters who merged the two companies.


Fleet

The British International Helicopters fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006):


6 x Sikorsky S-61 For the original Viking use of the name, see Sea-King. ...


External links

  • British International Helicopters Booking Information
  • [http://www.brit-int.co.uk Main Company Information
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