Airventure

Airventure Ltd is a family run aviation business registered in Scotland. It supplies aircraft and aviation services to film and TV productions. It also flies, maintains and operates classic, vintage and warbird aircraft. The company works worldwide.

For film and TV, Airventure uses a network of partners to provide aircraft and aerial services. It has sourced vintage classics, World War 2 aircraft, executive helicopters and jets, military helicopters and military cargo aircraft. Its services include aerial coordination, flying and static aircraft, camera aircraft, aviation stunts, pilot and crew advisors, script and location consultancy, aviation permits and clearances, aircraft mock-ups and props, and aviation fire cover. It can also supply temporary aircraft paint and road transport for aircraft.

Film projects include three Mi-8 helicopters for a Marvel film, which were moved by road from Europe to the UK. The company also supplied and rebuilt a B-25 bomber for use as a studio aircraft on a TV mini series. For a car launch advert it sourced an An-12 four engine cargo aircraft and coordinated its flying.

On the flying and maintenance side, Airventure serves owners, operators and collectors. It does flying, maintenance, restoration, repairs, routine inspections and aircraft management. It has worked on more than 30 individual Douglas DC-3s. It rescued one from the Sonoran Desert, ferried it to the UK, then maintained and operated it for fifteen years. It also flew and maintained a Consolidated PBY Catalina around Africa for a French documentary. It returned a Hawker Sea Fury racer to the air after two years on the ground.

Its type experience includes the DC-3 and C-47, Junkers Ju-52, Beechcraft Model 18, B-25, B-17, B-24, DC-4, Spitfire, Hurricane, P-51, F4U Corsair, F8F Bearcat and Grumman TBM Avenger. It also covers de Havilland Tiger Moth, Dove and Dragon Rapide aircraft, the Hawker Hunter, Jet Provost, Boeing 707, 737 and 747, Bell UH-1 and a range of light aircraft.

Airventure also gives project management and consultancy to people with aviation ventures. This covers technical information, aircraft sales and pre-purchase inspections. It helps with the import and export of aircraft, special flight permits, aircraft spares and ferry flying.

Services

• Aircraft for film and TV
• Aerial coordination
• Flying and maintenance of vintage aircraft
• Aircraft restoration
• Aircraft sales
• Import and export of aircraft
• Pre-purchase inspections
• Aircraft ferry flying
• Aircraft spares
• Aviation consultancy