Copterline
IATA '	ICAO 'AAQ	Callsign Copterline
Founded		2002
Hubs		Helsinki Hernesaari Heliport
Fleet size		9
Destinations		2
Headquarters		Helsinki, Finland
Key people
Website: http://www.copterline.com/

Copterline Helicopter rising from Helsinki-Malmi airport

Copterline is Finland's largest helicopter airline. In 2004 the company ferried over 75,000 passengers. Image File history File links Copterline_logo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x865, 41 KB) Copterline corporations Sikorsky S-76 -helicopter taking off from Malmin airport. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x865, 41 KB) Copterline corporations Sikorsky S-76 -helicopter taking off from Malmin airport. ... Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each having two or more rotor blades. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

In spring 2004, the company had been restricted from commercial flights in bad weather conditions, due to concerns about pilot qualifications, but the restriction have since been lifted.

Services

Copterline maintains hourly passenger flights across the Gulf of Finland between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia between 7-20, or 9-17 on weekends. The trip takes 18 minutes for a 12-seat helicopter. Since 22 June 2006 the service has been suspended. The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Finland is an arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland (to the north) and Estonia (to the south) all the way to the city of Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Incidents and accidents

Main article: 10 August 2005 helicopter crash near Tallinn A Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopter of Copterline enroute to Helsinki, Finland crashed into the sea near Tallinn, Estonia on August 10, 2005, three to four minutes after taking off. ...

On August 10, 2005, a Sikorsky S-76 of Copterline crashed into the sea near Tallinn, Estonia, three to four minutes after taking off. The craft was carrying 14 people, all of whom were killed: six Finnish, four Estonian and two American passengers, and two Finnish crewmembers. The disaster was caused by the failure of the power steering system of the American-built helicopter. According to Estonian authorities, no distress signals of any kind were received. However, after examining the helicopter's black box it has been reported that the pilots had attempted sending one, but for unknown reasons it was never received. The black box also revealed that the pilots had remained calm and attempted a safe landing in a "by the book" fashion. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sikorsky S-76 was designed, from the wheels up as a commercial helicopter. ... A distress signal is an internationally recognized means of obtaining help by using a radio, displaying a visual object or making noise from a distance. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Fleet

The Copterline fleet consists of nine helicopters and several rescue craft. The helicopters used on the Helsinki-Tallinn route are Sikorsky S-76Cs. The Sikorsky S-76 was designed, from the wheels up as a commercial helicopter. ...

External links

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Airlines of Finland

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Coordinates: 59°32′33″N, 24°43′53″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...