Toho Air Service Co., Ltd.

Toho Air Service Co., Ltd. (東邦航空株式会社) is a Japanese helicopter company with its head office inside Tokyo Heliport in Shinkiba, Koto-ku. According to its company overview it was founded on 7 July 1960 and has capital of 180 million yen. Its stated principle is to contribute to society through sound business built on safety, security and trust.

Services

The website lists ten services:

• Helicommuter: the Tokyo Island Shuttle linking six Tokyo Izu Islands, described as the only one in Japan
• News coverage
• Cargo and construction material transport
• Doctor helicopter, carrying doctors and nurses to emergency scenes
• Survey and geophysical exploration flights
• Passenger transport and sightseeing flights
• Aerial filming, including 4K cameras
• Maintenance contracting, including heavy maintenance and broadcast equipment installation
• Operations contracting
• Pilot training contracting

Fleet types

The company lists these helicopter types: Airbus Helicopters AS350 series, AS365N2, AS355 series, EC135T2 and EC155B; Leonardo AW139 and AW189; Sikorsky S-76 series; Kawasaki BK117 series; and Bell 412EP. It does not state the number of aircraft.

Offices

Besides the Tokyo head office, the company lists nine offices at Chofu, Tohoku (Iwanuma), Hachijojima, Hanamaki, Tochigi, Matsumoto, Shizuoka, Toyama and Yao.