Helicopters AR

Helicopters AR S.A. is a helicopter operator in Rivadavia, Mendoza, Argentina, specialising in flying at high altitude in the Andes. The website gives the foundation date as 2003 on its home page and 2004 in its company timeline. It operates its own helicopters and says it has worked in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Spain.

Services

• High mountain operations: flights above 5,000 metres, expedition logistics, transport of people and equipment, and emergency assistance, including work in Aconcagua Provincial Park
• Search and rescue in mountains and remote areas, with teams trained for extreme conditions
• Heli-ski transport to untouched mountain areas
• Geophysics: aerial support for geophysical studies, topographic surveys and mapping

History and fleet

The company was started by Carlos Lopez Van der Valk, Steve Jensen, Carlos Fagalde and Diego Gongora Sierra. Its pilots were trained in Switzerland in long-line rescue techniques, and it has flown forest fire campaigns in Spain. It opened its own hangar and offices at Mario Cardama Aerodrome in the 2016 to 2021 period. In 2024 it added an Airbus H125 (registration LV-KLS), which the site says doubled its operating capacity, driven by demand from the mining sector.

Company facts

• Certificates listed: CESA (air service operator, granted by ANAC), CETA (aerial work operator), TAR (aeronautical repair workshop) and a Safety Management System
• Operating base and hangar in Rivadavia, Mendoza
• Countries of operation: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Spain
• Clients shown on the site include mining, exploration and geophysical companies and the Aconcagua park