Rotex Helicopter AG

Rotex Helicopter AG is a helicopter company that describes itself as an external load specialist in Europe. Its head office is in Balzers, Liechtenstein. It also lists sites in Kägiswil and Evionnaz in Switzerland. The website is available in English, German, French and Italian.

The company says it offers complete services from consulting to the end of the job. Its main work areas are forestry, construction and mounting, transportation, and fire and rescue. The site also has a section on safety and quality.

Forestry is a large part of the business. Rotex says its helicopters have met the tough needs of forestry for over 22 years. It does not see helicopters as competition for normal timber extraction. It sees them as a valuable addition. The company says it can move up to 600 tonnes of wood a day to three different sites. It also says its crew members are trained in forestry and keep training to improve their working methods.

Rotex offers specialist logging, which removes standing trees. A long line of up to 140 metres can be used. The team includes pilots, climbers and flight assistants. The company reports several thousand rotations harvesting whole trees. This work can be useful where trees in exposed places are hard to reach. Road and rail closures, or breaks in power lines, often last only minutes instead of hours.

Rotex also offers logging, which removes trees that are already lying on the ground. No cable corridors or skidding lanes are needed. The company says this protects forest stands and soil and avoids dangerous cuts on very steep ground. It says the downwash is small because of the angle of the rotors. A grapple service and Helitrac support are also listed.

The fleet page lists the K-Max K-1200 helicopter, a Helitrac JCB machine, fuel trucks and material vehicles. The company says it uses a helicopter built only for transport. It quotes a noise level of 72 decibels and calls this the quietest transport helicopter. This helps keep disturbance low for nearby residents.

The company says it wants to be straightforward, reliable and solution oriented. It also has a page on CO2 compensation and a job offers section.

Services

• Specialist logging
• Logging
• Grapple work
• Helitrac support
• Assembly and construction work
• External load transport
• Firefighting and rescue
• Humanitarian aid