Sky Shuttle
 AW-139 of Sky Shuttle Helicopters landing at the Shun Tak Heliport | |||||||
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| Founded | 1997; joint venture 1998 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Macau Marine Terminal, Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, Shenzhen Baoan International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sheung Wan Hong Kong Island, Macau | ||||||
| Website | http://www.skyshuttlehk.com/ | ||||||
The Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited (Chinese: 空中快線直升機有限公司) is a helicopter service operator based in Macau, China. Formerly known as Helicopters Hong Kong Limited and before that as East Asia Helicopters, it operates helicopter routes between Macau, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Sky Shuttle employs over 250 people.
History
East Asia Airlines Limited was established in July 1988 and Macau-Hong Kong services commenced in November 1990 by using two Bell 222 helicopters with six flights per day. Helicopters Hong Kong Limited (‘HeliHK’) established in 1997, formed a partnership with East Asia Airlines, to create the largest commercial helicopter operation in the Pearl River Delta region providing shuttle service between Hong Kong and Macau and introduced a fleet change from Bell 222 to Sikorsky S76C+ helicopters. Subsequently, a new company name “Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited” was launched in November 2008, as part of a new corporate branding exercise. In 2009 another fleet change took place when AW139 helicopters were purchased to replace the aging S-76C+s.
Services
Shuttle service
Sky Shuttle is the sole commercial helicopter operator between HK, Macau and Shenzhen, PRC, with Sky Shuttle operating 40 flights daily between Macau and Hong Kong from 10 am to 11 pm, and 6 flights a day between Macau and Shenzhen.
- Macau and Hong Kong — The Macau and Hong Kong service conducts 40 flights daily between the Macau Maritime Terminal and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal. Each flight takes approximately 15 minutes.
- Macau and Shenzhen — The Macau and Shenzhen service provides a choice of 6 flights daily between the Macau Maritime Terminal and Shenzhen Baoan International Airport. Each flight takes 15 minutes.
Charter services
Sky Shuttle offers a special packages and exclusive charter services. Sky Shuttle also offers chartered sightseeing tours.
Sky Shuttle charter flight services provides aerial photography and/or filming services.
Sky Shuttle also offers private charter shuttle services as needed.
Heliports
- Sky Shuttle Heliport renamed from Shun Tak Heliport 2nd Helipad added 2009
- Shun Tak Heliport, at the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal, Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong - 1 pad built in 1986,
- Macau Heliport at 3/F Macau Maritime Terminal, Avenida da Amizade, Macau - 5 pads upgraded in 2001
- Shenzhen Heliport at 3/F of Shenzhen Baoan International Airport Terminal, Shenzhen, China
Fleet
Sky Shuttle currently operates AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters.[1]
Formerly operated
Also previously operated by Helicopters Hong Kong were
On television
Sky Shuttle (Heli-Express) appears and are used in TVB's The Gem of Life.
See also
References
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