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Helikopter became the first European operator of the
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1028:Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly
260:The company's first and main base is
209:and has additional operations out of
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400:"Norwegian helicopter turns British"
1307:Petroleum Helicopters International
469:Olsen-Hagen, Bernt Charles (2014).
440:"Dette vet vi om helikopterulykken"
314:for all-weather search and rescue.
152:Tomas Kolstad (maintenance manager)
149:Thomas Kaarud (technical director)
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1148:British International Helicopters
1119:Babcock Mission Critical Services
408:. 28 October 2008. Archived from
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1467:East Pakistan Helicopter Service
1374:Southern Service Flight Company
1369:Northern Service Flight Company
1282:Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen
255:Aerospatiale AS332L Super Pumas
1364:Vietnam Helicopter Corporation
119:Holding company#Parent company
1:
1635:1993 establishments in Norway
1452:Continental Air Services, Inc
16:Norwegian helicopter operator
1640:Airlines established in 1993
993:Vestlandske Luftfartsselskap
270:Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy
1487:Hong Kong Air International
1442:British Airways Helicopters
883:Norsk Forurensningskontroll
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923:Norwegian Overseas Airways
758:Det Norske Luftfartsrederi
753:Det Norske Luftfartselskap
272:in 2002. A base opened at
264:. The airline expanded to
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1381:Wiking Helikopter Service
1240:Helicópteros de Guatemala
1124:Scandinavian AirAmbulance
1013:Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS
205:. It has headquarters in
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1185:Falcon Aviation Services
793:Fred. Olsen Airtransport
266:Bergen Airport, Flesland
96:Bergen Airport, Flesland
1292:Northumbria Helicopters
1287:Norsk Helikopterservice
620:Norsk Helikopterservice
347:On 28 February 2024, a
342:Accidents and incidents
262:Stavanger Airport, Sola
84:Stavanger Airport, Sola
1417:Australian Helicopters
1302:Petroleum Air Services
1195:Global Vectra Helicorp
1018:Widerøe & Bjørneby
828:Lotsberg & Skappel
658:Air Europe Scandinavia
605:CHC Helikopter Service
558:Norse Atlantic Airways
268:, in 1999 and then to
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1153:Caribbean Helicopters
563:Norwegian Air Shuttle
537:Scandinavian Airlines
323:Babcock International
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1522:Offshore Helicopters
1437:Braathens Helikopter
1359:Vertical de Aviación
1265:Canadian Helicopters
1170:Columbia Helicopters
1099:Air-Transport Europe
1008:West Norway Airlines
928:Offshore Helicopters
913:Norwegian Air Norway
728:Busy Bee Air Service
713:Braathens Helikopter
688:Bergen Air Transport
663:Air Executive Norway
588:Primarily helicopter
321:(since purchased by
242:Braathens Helikopter
1650:Helicopter airlines
1527:Sealand Helicopters
1507:New York Helicopter
1492:Los Angeles Airways
1427:Bond Aviation Group
1407:Arizona Helicopters
1397:Air Alpha Greenland
1136:Bristow Helicopters
1070:Helicopter airlines
973:Telemark Flyselskap
918:Norwegian Long Haul
908:Norwegian Air Lines
803:Helikopter Services
625:Norsk Luftambulanse
530:Primarily scheduled
473:. Aviation Forlag.
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1645:Airlines of Norway
1568:List of rotorcraft
1462:East Asia Airlines
1342:Summit Helicopters
1175:Cougar Helicopters
958:Scancopter-Service
733:Classic Norway Air
718:Braathens S.A.F.E.
446:. 29 February 2024
274:Hammerfest Airport
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998:Viking Air Norway
893:Nortrans Agderfly
878:Norsk Flytjeneste
738:Coast Aero Center
572:Primarily charter
480:978-82-999547-0-9
199:oil installations
187:Bristow Norway AS
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1432:Boun Oum Airways
1270:Helicopters (NZ)
1200:Gulf Helicopters
1180:DAP Helicópteros
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1109:Altitude Air
1077:In operation
948:SAS Commuter
863:Nordlandsfly
818:Kato Airline
783:FlyTaxi Nord
698:Bergens Aero
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463:Bibliography
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