Helitrans Pyrinees

Helitrans Pyrinees S.L. is a Spanish helicopter operator founded in 2006 by pilot Haritz Galarraga Gortázar. It is headquartered at La Seu d'Urgell in the Lleida Pyrenees, and says it is one of the most experienced and specialized companies in Europe for external load operations in high mountains.

Services

• External load: building materials, construction work, and supply of mountain refuges in the Pyrenees and the Picos de Europa
• Power line inspection with LIDAR, infrared and RGB imaging
• Controlled avalanche release, using the Daisybell system or explosives
• Filming and photography, including television coverage of cycling, regattas and motorcycle racing
• Forest firefighting in Spain and Chile, using a 100 foot sling, and search and rescue
• Maintenance and engineering
• Flight school

Fleet

• AS350 B3 / H125: pilot plus five, external load up to 1,400 kg, service ceiling 23,000 ft
• AS355 N: twin-engine, pilot plus five
• EC135: twin-engine, pilot plus six

Ground support includes fuel tanks of 18,000 litres, a 12,000 litre tanker truck and a crane truck.

Bases and approvals

Bases are at La Seu d'Urgell, Sabadell airport and Panticosa in Huesca. The company holds Part 145 maintenance approval ES.145.199, a CAMO Plus approval ES.MG.H026, and an approved training organisation, E-ATO271, offering PPL(H), night rating and type rating courses.