Air Center Helicopters (ACHI)

Name: Air Center Helicopters (ACHI)
Telephone: +1 817-624-6300

Helicopter scenic tours and charters across the Dallas Fort Worth area

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About Air Center Helicopters

Air Center Helicopters is a helicopter airlift support company based at Spinks Airport in Burleson, Texas. It was established in 1986. The company supports U.S. and foreign governments, institutional clients and commercial customers.

Its team is mostly former military. Many staff have experience in expeditionary and contingency air operations in austere and hostile places. The company says its executive team and advisors include former senior U.S. special operations leaders. Its work has taken it to Africa, Afghanistan, Antarctica and other regions.

Government services include search and rescue, personnel recovery, casualty and medical evacuation, vertical replenishment and tactical training. Commercial services cover offshore, polar, research and disaster relief work. The company also offers charter flights, aerial firefighting, and ship to shore and deck landing operations. It supports high altitude training and aerial target recovery at sea. Training and maintenance services round out the offer.

The fleet includes Airbus H225LP Super Puma helicopters, Airbus AS350B3e, Bell 412EP and Bell 206 series aircraft. The H225LP has a range of 650 nautical miles and can carry up to 18 passengers. It can lift an external cargo load of up to 10,470 pounds and has an external hoist for Part 133 Class D operations.

The company is a DoD CARB approved air carrier and says it can meet or exceed 14 CFR Part 135 and DoD CARB requirements. Its FAA approvals include Part 135 operations specifications and a Part 145 maintenance repair facility. It also holds FAA Part 137 aerial firefighting approval and U.S. Navy day and night deck landing qualification training. The company is a U.S. owned small business that qualifies as a Fly America and Buy American Act firm.

Over the years the company has transported more than 93,000 passengers and more than 20,700,000 pounds of cargo. It has completed more than 18,000 ship deck landings and more than 11,100 external loads over two years. The company is ITAR and EAR compliant, and it operates Department of Interior carded aircraft and crews.