Heliservices

Heliservices (HK) Ltd is a Hong Kong-based helicopter operator operating local and cross-border passenger charters and sightseeing services, including services from the rooftop helipad of the Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon, and from the Business Aviation Centre at Hong Kong International Airport. It also provides lifting and construction works services, aerial power line insulator washing for Hong Kong's power supply companies, and filming and photography services. The company has an operations and maintenance base near Shek Kong in the New Territories.[1][2][3]

Heliservices (HK) Ltd.
IATA ICAO Callsign
-- HSV VERTIFLIGHT
Founded1978 (1978)
Operating basesShek Kong
Fleet size3
HeadquartersHong Kong
An Aérospatiale SA315B Lama helicopter formerly operated by Heliservices.

Heliservices is part of the Kadoorie group of companies, which also includes the Peninsula Hotels chain, and has significant holdings in CLP Holdings, one of Hong Kong's power supply companies. The Kadoorie group is owned by the Kadoorie family, and Sir Michael Kadoorie is chairman of Heliservices.[3][4]

Heliservices was established in 1978, following the purchase of Hong Kong's first private helicopter by Michael Kadoorie.[5]

Fleet

Heliservices operates:[3]

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References
  1. Lanyon, Charley (10 October 2014). "How helicopter pilots helped build Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Hong Kong - The Facts - Civil Aviation" (PDF). Hong Kong Government. May 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. "About Us". Heliservices (HK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. "Michael Kadoorie". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. "About Metrojet". Metrojet Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.


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