Valair AG

Valair AG is a helicopter services company founded in 1992 and based at the Balzers heliport in Liechtenstein. It is the general agent of Robinson Helicopter (USA) for Switzerland and Liechtenstein and focuses on niche areas at home and abroad. Its employees are also shareholders. Flights depart from Balzers and from Zurich.

Services

• Sightseeing flights, including premium and deluxe tours and adventures
• Alpine flight with a glacier landing at about 3,000 metres above sea level in the Glarus Alps
• Taxi flights on individual routes
• Aerial photography with a Cineflex V14 HD and ULTRA 6K camera system
• Power line inspection
• LIDAR surveys
• Flight school and the Robinson Center

Flight school

The Valair flight school trains private pilots (PPL) and commercial pilots (CPL), and offers mountain training (MOU), type ratings and night rating extensions. Valair points to its own maintenance organisation (CAMO+) and its role as official Robinson representative as advantages for training at every level.

Heliport Balzers

The Balzers heliport opened in 1979 as the first aviation facility in Liechtenstein and was expanded in several stages. Valair moved there in 2017. It lies directly on the Rhine at 482 metres above sea level and, according to the company, has short transit times to work areas and few foggy days.

Company facts

• Founded in 1992
• Helicopters flown only by experienced professional pilots
• Locations named on the site: Balzers, eastern Switzerland and Zurich
• Offices for bookings also reached on a Swiss number, +41 71 422 20 20