Founded in 1972 at Foz do Iguaçu as part of Varig Group mainly for sightseeing flights over Iguazu Falls. Privatized in 1979, nowadays provides helicopter services from Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu, Florianópolis, Joinville, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Jacarepaguá and Marabá
Helisul is factory approved maintenance service center for Airbus and Bell helicopters, as well as to Safran helicopter engines. The company has IAGSA, BARS and ISO-14001 certifications and as 2020 has a workforce of over 500 people in Brazil
As of 2023, Helisul is one of the largest helicopter operator in Latin America with over 50 aircraft
News
Helisul to Purchase 50 Moya eVTOL Cargo Drones, 30-Apr-23 : #drones Brazilian companies Helisul Aviation and Moya Aero signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to purchase 50 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) cargo drones
Firefighter Sling Dragon Aerial Dispenser in Brazil, 06-Sep-22 : #firefighting Bazilian government agency for environment and renewable natural resources (IBAMA) introduced in South America the SEI Industries Sling Dragon device during their annual firefighting training