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| Founded | 17 June 1986 Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 12 [5] | ||||||
| Parent company | British European Aviation Ltd | ||||||
| Headquarters | Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England. [6] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Heli Air is a British light helicopter company and a distributor of Robinson helicopters. The company slogan is Helicopters Nationwide.
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Heli Air currently operates from 4 bases nationwide; Cumbernauld, Gloucestershire, Wycombe, and Wellesbourne.
Cumbernauld is operated by Heli Air Scotland Limited, a Scottish registered company.
In 2016 Heli Air operated 9 bases at one time. Bases now closed; Silverstone, Denham, Fairoaks, Manchester, Thruxton. [8]
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