Helicopteros Marinos

HMSA

Representative of Eurocopter

Representative of Airbus

Oil & Gas

History C/N

Helicopteros Marinos (HMSA) is main offshore operator in Argentina since 1978 serving the oil and gas community in onshore and offshore operations. It is the Eurocopter (now Airbus) Maintenance Center for Argentina and Uruguay certified for the EC145, AS365, EC130, EC120, AS350 and BK117 models and a Turbomeca (now Safran) Helicopter Engines-approved Service Center. Since 1984, Helicopteros Marinos belongs to the group Heli-Union, one of the major oil and gas operators in the world. HMSA also operates in Uruguay as HMU SA

News

Airbus Delivers First H160 in the Southern Cone to Helipatagonia

Apr 8, 2026 · Airbus highlights the first H160 in the Southern Cone at FIDAE 2026 for Argentina’s Helipatagonia, delivered through Helicópteros Marinos in October.
OMNI Completes Offshore Contract off Mar del Plata

Aug 15, 2024 · Brazilian OMNI Taxi Aéreo (OTA), in partnership with local Helicópteros Marinos, completed a 2-month offshore transportation contract for oil exploration using two Leonardo AW139 helicopters in Mar del Plata, Argentina
Airbus H145 in Tierra del Fuego

Jan 2, 2022 · Argentine operator Helicópteros Marinos received 2 new Airbus H145D3 5-bladed helicopters for offshore SAR and Oil and Gas operations in the world’s most southernmost region Tierra del Fuego
Level III Arriel Maintenance by Helicopteros Marinos

Dec 21, 2016 · Helicopteros Marinos from Argentina obtained approval from Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca) to perform level III maintenance for Arriel engine family
Two EC145 to Helicopteros Marinos for Offshore Missions

Dec 22, 2009

Units

		Abrev	Nick	From	To
Civilian
HM				1978

Locations

1978-	General E. Mosconi	SAVC
1978-	Don Torcuato	SADD
	Rio Cullen plant	ARRIC

Models

2021-	Airbus H145D3
2009-2022	Eurocopter EC145
2008-2011	Agusta AB139
2008-2024	AgustaWestland AW139
2000-	Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil
1980-1985	Sikorsky S-61 H-3
	Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin 2
	Sikorsky S-58 H-34
	Aerospatiale SA365 Dauphin 2

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