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 (planes and helicopters).
Helisul Aviação facilities includes 26 hangars distributed throughout Brazil, 6 FBO bases, 15 fixed bases, 7 panoramic helipads, in addition to the administrative headquarters in Curitiba.
In 2024 merged with Chilean group Ecocopter and rebranded Ecocopter+Helisul.
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 (planes and helicopters).
Helisul Aviação facilities includes 26 hangars distributed throughout Brazil, 6 FBO bases, 15 fixed bases, 7 panoramic helipads, in addition to the administrative headquarters in Curitiba.
In 2024 merged with Chilean group Ecocopter and rebranded Ecocopter+Helisul.
News about Helisul Taxi Aereo |
Helisul Helicopter for the Gramado Film Festival
10-Aug-24 - Helicopter operator Helisul is providing aircraft transportation for the Gramado Film Festival, the most important and prestigious award ceremony in the Brazilian audiovisual sector, held in Rio Grande do Sul from August 9 to 17 #GramadoFestival
Brazilian Helisul Acquires Chilean Ecocopter
08-May-24 - Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul Aviação has acquired 100% of the shares of the Chilean group Ecocopter, which includes Ecocopter Ecuador, thereby becoming the largest air services operator in Latin America #Chile
Helisul to Purchase 50 Moya eVTOL Cargo Drones
30-Apr-23 - 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 #drones
More R66 Police Helicopters On Patrol
03-Mar-23 - Torrance, CA - Robinson delivers three R66 Turbine Police helicopters with two more orders confirmed. #R66
Firefighter Sling Dragon Aerial Dispenser in Brazil
06-Sep-22 - 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 #firefighting
Brazilian STC for HUMS Foresight MX on AS350B3
11-Aug-22 - Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for GPMS Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) Foresight MX on the Airbus AS350B3 helicopter #HealthMonitoring
Eve Prepares Urban Air Mobility in Brazil
10-Jun-21 - Eve and Helisul partners to develop Urban Air Mobility (UAM) products and services in Brazil with an initial order of up to 50 Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft from 2026 #UrbanAirMobility
Helisul Orders Four Bell 505 for Panoramic Flights
27-Feb-18 - Brazil’ Helisul Táxi Aéreo will received 4 Bell 505 this year to be used to conduct panoramic flights of Rio de Janeiro and Foz do Iguaçu
Brazil Helisul Táxi Aéreo Sign LoI for Ten SKYe SH09
01-Mar-16 - Helisul Táxi Aéreo from Brazil and signs a letter of intent (LoI) for ten units of the Swiss made single-engine SKYe SH09 helicopter
Vector Aerospace and Helisul Signs M250 MRO Contract
04-Mar-15 - Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services North America (HS-NA) has signed an accordance to provide Rolls-Royce M250 engine overhaul support to Helisul Taxi Aereo Ltda from Brazil.
Helisul orders 1 Bell 429 and 3 Bell 505
14-Mar-14 - Fort Worth, TX – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced Helisul Air Taxi ordered a new Bell 429 and also signed purchase agreements for three new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X aircraft at Heli-Expo 2014, further adding to the company’s growing fleet.
Turbomeca celebrates long term cooperation with Helisul
25-Feb-14 - Heli-Expo, Anaheim - Turbomeca celebrates 25-years partnership with the Brazilian air taxi company Helisul, a reference in the Brazilian aviation market.
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Model Types| Model | Del'd | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSH SKYe SH09 | 2020 | ||
| Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | 2018 | ||
| EC AS350 Ecureuil | 1992 | ||
| Bell 206 | |||
| SNIA AS350 Ecureuil |
