Elitellina S.r.l.

Elitellina S.r.l. is a helicopter company from the Valtellina, in the province of Sondrio, flying since 1977. It was founded to link the valley floor with the surrounding mountain areas and has since worked across Italy, much of Europe and as far as South America. In 2016 it joined the Pegasus Aero Group, and in spring 2017 it grew further by acquiring Eliwork S.r.l., another Valtellina helicopter company.

Services

• Aerial work: material transport, supplying alpine pastures, precision positioning, assembly of pylons and cable systems, cable stringing, surveys and searches, timber extraction, photo and video
• Special services: artificial avalanche release, civil protection, avalanche search, firefighting, geophysical and seismic survey
• Passenger transport: private helicopter transfers, sightseeing excursions, elifishing, heliski, elibike and parachute drops

Fleet

The fleet page shows the AS350B3 Ecureuil, with 15 helicopters, seating 5 or 6 passengers plus a pilot, endurance of 2 hours 45 minutes, a maximum speed of 287 km/h and a service ceiling of 7,010 m (23,000 ft). Several configurations are available depending on the job.

Bases

• Talamona: Via Eliporto 377, 23018 Talamona (SO), altitude 275 m, customs service on request
• Gordona: Via Trivulzia, 23020 Gordona (SO), altitude 220 m, customs service on request

Safety and certification

Elitellina operates a safety management system and is a member of the Flight Safety Foundation and the International Airborne Geophysics Safety Association. It reports external audits against the BARS, IOGP and Rio Tinto geophysical survey standards, and holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 quality and environmental certification, plus ISO 45001.