Himalayan Heli Services Pvt. Ltd.

Himalayan Heli Services is an Indian helicopter operator with its registered office in New Delhi. The company says it has operated since 1998, when it was set up to meet demand for pilgrimage shuttle services, and that its roots go back to heli-skiing operations started in Himachal Pradesh in 1990 using wet-leased SA 315B Lama helicopters. Its directors are Wangchuk Shamshu and Harsh Vardhan Sharma.

Services

• Shuttle services to the Mata Vaishno Devi, Amarnath, Kedarnath, Machail Mata and Manimahesh pilgrimages.
• Helicopter tours, including Chardham, Do Dham, Ek Dham, Hemkund Sahib, Valley of Flowers and custom itineraries.
• Private and pilgrimage charters.
• Aerial work: geophysical and LiDAR surveys, external load operations, aerial filming, powerline stringing and search and rescue.
• Heli-skiing in Himachal and Kashmir, offered for over 15 years according to the site.
• Aviation consulting, including AOP and logistical support for foreign companies entering India.

Fleet and maintenance

The fleet page states that the company operates AS 350 B3 helicopters, now known as the Airbus H125. The home page speaks of six aircraft and 14 pilots, while the fleet page mentions seven AS 350 B3 helicopters. The company is a DGCA CAR-145 approved maintenance organisation with five maintenance bases: Katra and Sharifabad in Jammu and Kashmir, Shahpura in Rajasthan, Sersi in Uttarakhand and Barbil in Odisha. It maintains its own fleet and supports other helicopter operators.

Company facts

• Surveys for AMD and NGRI began in 2009, with more than 350,000 line kilometres flown according to the About page.
• In 2013 the company reports India's first heliborne powerline stringing project, for Sterlite Power.
• In 2016 and 2017 it helped import and operate an S-64E Skycrane in India.
• Winner of Best Non-Scheduled Operator of the year 2021 at Wings India 2022.