Heliservicios Internacionales

Heliservicios Internacionales, S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican helicopter services and leasing company founded in 1993 in San Luis Potosí. It was created to support mining, heavy construction, power transmission line construction and the oil sector in geophysical studies, all of which needed machinery and equipment moved to remote places that cannot be reached by land. The company says it operates throughout Mexico, including difficult terrain.

Services

• External load transport for construction and heavy equipment, with loads from 1 tonne up to 11.33 tonnes according to the site
• Forest fire fighting, with capacities from 1,000 litres
• Aerial spraying from high to ultra low volume
• Power line work, including cleaning and lifting for line construction
• Medical transfers
• Geophysics, including aeromagnetic surveys and airborne spectrometry
• Filming

Fleet

The fleet listed on the site is the Bell 206 L4, Bell 206 B3 (shown as Bell 206 III on the fleet page), Airbus AS350 B3 and Bell 212.

History and operations

The company later added a training department to specialise its pilots in different flight disciplines, and an aerial spraying division for crops in Mexico, Central America and South America. It has supported mining work in Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango with Bell 206 helicopters, moving personnel, camps, food, water and fuel, and carrying drilling rigs, generators and tools on the cargo hook.

Company facts

• Founded 1993 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
• Departments: flight training and aerial spraying
• Sectors served: mining, heavy construction, power transmission, oil and gas, agriculture