Heli-Lausanne SA

Heli-Lausanne SA, trading as HeliLausanne, is an air operator based at the Lausanne Blécherette regional airport in Switzerland. The company operates and rents out its own helicopters to offer pleasure flights, taxi flights and other air services on request.

Services

• Pleasure flights and introductory flights
• Gourmet and wellness escapes
• Photo and film flights
• Heliski
• Business flights, taxi flights and VIP transport
• Transport of equipment and lifting work
• Weddings, birthdays, events and gift vouchers
• Transfers to the Vuiteboeuf karting track and skydiving flights
• Fleet management and rental of helicopter seats

Fleet

• Cabri G2: school helicopter, one pilot and one passenger, cruise speed 160 km/h
• Colibri EC120: single turbine, one pilot and four passengers, cruise speed 210 km/h, suited to taxi flights
• Ecureuil AS350 B3e: one pilot and five passengers, cruise speed 230 km/h, lifting capacity about 1,000 kg
• Agusta 119 Koala: one pilot and six passengers, leather interior, cruise speed 235 km/h

Pilot school

The school offers the private pilot licence (PPL-H), commercial pilot licence (CPL-H), type rating, mountain rating (MOU) and night rating (NIT). Training follows the European JAR-FCL2 standards and the requirements of the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation, and the company is part of the Helicopter School Association.

Company facts

• Based at Lausanne Blécherette regional airport
• The Cabri G2 school helicopter has a range of 560 km, a Lycoming O-360 engine of 180 hp and a maximum take-off mass of 700 kg
• The Ecureuil AS350 B3e has a range of 600 km and an Arriel 2D engine of 847 hp
• Online shop for gift vouchers, a pilots zone and a job offers page on the website