Helibravo

Helibravo Aviação is a helicopter company based at the Cascais Municipal Aerodrome in Tires, Portugal. It was founded in 1992 by the Bravo family and is part of the Sodarca Group. The group's roots go back to 1834, when the family owned seven ships.

The company started with the Robinson R44 helicopter. It is the exclusive representative for Robinson Helicopter Company in Portugal. Its head office is at the Cascais municipal aerodrome. The company operates a fleet of 14 helicopters and one business jet, made up of Robinson and Airbus Helicopters models including the R22, R44 and AS350 B, B2 and B3.

Helibravo Aviação has more than thirty years of experience in civil aviation and pilot training. The company says it tops the Portuguese ranking of yearly flying hours in its sector. It puts passenger safety and service quality first. Its staff are highly qualified and deeply committed professionals.

Its flight school has run since 2006. It has granted wings to more than 100 pilots who took the CPH and IRH courses, and to more than 20 helicopter pilots. Other pilots have also completed type qualifying courses on piston and turbine aircraft.

Across its courses, the school has given over 16,500 flying hours of training on Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters. In 2017 it took its courses abroad and trained 10 Cameroon Air Force officials from the start, with over 1,600 flying hours on Robinson R44 helicopters.

Helibravo's services include executive transport, including flights over Lisbon and its surroundings. Scenic tourist flights cover the river and the mountains. Aerial image capture and TV production are also offered, and the company says it can film any type of production.

The company also offers firefighting support for wildfires, sling load operations, and power cable installation. It works with the National Republican Guard on surveillance and monitoring with imaging, and it runs incentive events for companies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and management.

Services

• Pilot training
• Executive transport
• Scenic tourist flights
• Aerial image capture
• TV production
• Firefighting support
• Sling load operations
• Power cable installation
• Surveillance and monitoring
• Aircraft maintenance and management