Central Helicopter Service Japan

Central Helicopter Service is a Japanese helicopter operator based at Aichi Prefectural Nagoya Airport in the Chubu region. It runs doctor helicopter flights, which carry an emergency doctor and nurse to a patient, and it also flies medical transport and disaster prevention missions. It owns and operates its own aircraft.

Services

The company's site groups its work into three areas: flight operations, maintenance, and education and training. Its flight work includes Doctor Heli service for prefectural governments. Other flights are disaster prevention contracts and medical transport.

The company puts its focus on the BK117 helicopter. It describes itself as the only BK117 special designated maintenance center in Japan for Kawasaki Heavy Industries. That means the helicopters that fly the medical missions are also maintained in house.

Doctor Heli news

The news section of the site mentions a 15th anniversary of the Doctor Heli service for Shimane Prefecture. The site also has a case study on safe operation since the early days of the Doctor Heli programme in Japan.

Who it is for

Doctor Heli flights are arranged by local governments and hospitals in Japan. They serve patients at accident scenes and in areas where road travel to a hospital takes too long. The service is not a private booking service for travellers.

Facts

• Type: helicopter operator that flies doctor helicopter missions for prefectures
• Base: Aichi Prefectural Nagoya Airport, Toyoyama, Aichi
• Main aircraft type named on the site: Kawasaki BK117
• Licences listed on the site: non-scheduled air transport and aircraft use business, rotorcraft repair business, BK117 maintenance workshop certification
• Site language: Japanese