Heliportugal

What Heliportugal does

Heliportugal - Trabalhos Transporte Aéreo is a Portuguese private helicopter services company founded in 1982 and headquartered at the Cascais Aerodrome (Hangar 7, Tires) in São Domingos de Rana. It was the first private helicopter operator in Portugal and holds Air Operator Certificate No. 1. The company operates a nine-model fleet including Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2/B3, EC135, AS365 N/N1/N3, Leonardo AW139, and Kamov KA32-A11BC aircraft, configured for specialized missions including offshore-compliant twin-engine operations and heavy-lift firefighting with up to 5,000-liter Bambi Buckets. Direct shareholders control United Helicopter Services, an international business group providing a five-country operating footprint spanning Portugal, Brazil, Romania, Algeria, and Iran.

The company delivers six service lines on a B2B contract basis: offshore oil and gas transport (notably for Petrom in Romania and IOOC in Iran), forest firefighting for the Portuguese government, heli-ambulance and medical evacuation, high-voltage power line inspection (including thermographic inspection and insulator washing), executive and tourist passenger transport (130,000+ passengers transported cumulatively), and professional aerial filming using FLIR, WESCAM, TYLER MOUNT, and GYRON equipment. Heliportugal's subsidiary Helisuporte operates as an EASA Part 145 approved maintenance organization and an authorized Airbus Helicopters maintenance center from two hangars at Cascais Aerodrome, also holding ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ANAC (Brazil), CAO.IRI, and Chilean CMAE certifications.

Revenue is generated through professional services contracts with enterprise and government clients, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales into oil and gas, government emergency services, healthcare, utility, and media clients, delivered from the Portuguese base with international reach through the UHS group. Pricing models are not publicly disclosed and are tailored to client mission requirements. Operating expenses are dominated by fleet capital costs, specialized flight crew, and certified maintenance labor - typical of capital-intensive aviation services.

Name

Heliportugal

Legal name

Heliportugal - Trabalhos Transporte Aéreo

Website

https://heliportugal.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Heliportugal is a Portuguese private helicopter operator founded in 1982 that provides offshore oil and gas, firefighting, medical evacuation, high-voltage line inspection, passenger transport, and aerial filming services to enterprise and government clients across Portugal, Brazil, Romania, Algeria, and Iran via a nine-aircraft diversified fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Domingos De Rana

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Aviation Services Contracts: Contract-based helicopter services including offshore oil and gas operations, firefighting, passenger transport, medical evacuation, high-voltage line work, and aerial filming. Revenue generated through service contracts with enterprise clients in multiple countries.
2. Aircraft Maintenance (Helisuporte): EASA Part 145 approved maintenance services for Heliportugal aircraft and third-party operators. Base located at Cascais Aerodrome with two hangars, authorized Airbus Helicopters service center.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Heliportugal is a helicopter services provider operating a fleet of nine helicopter models from Airbus Helicopters (AS350 B2, AS350 B3, EC135, AS365 N, AS365 N1, AS365 N3) and Kamov (KA32-A11BC), plus the AW139 from Leonardo. The company offers six specialized aviation services: offshore petroleum operations, forest firefighting, high-voltage power line work, medical evacuation, passenger transport, and aerial filming. Supporting operations is Helisuporte, an EASA Part 145 approved maintenance subsidiary certified as an authorized Airbus Helicopters center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 130,000+ passengers transported in executive and tourist flights
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• United Helicopter ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe shareholders of Heliportugal own a group of successful companies forming an international business units group under United Helicopter Services. Together these companies constitute a strong private helicopter operator at international level with current operations in Portugal, Brazil, Romania, Algeria, and Iran.
• HelisuportecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASA Part 145 approved maintenance company responsible for maintenance of Heliportugal aircraft and other operators. Based at Cascais Aerodrome with two hangars, certified as authorized Airbus Helicopters center. Quality procedures based on 35 years of experience and safety-oriented high-quality practices.
• Petrom (Roménia)majorOthersOffshore oil and gas industry client in Romania. Heliportugal provides universal services to the petroleum industry including offshore operations.
• IOOC (Irão)majorOthersOffshore oil and gas industry client in Iran. Heliportugal provides universal services to the petroleum industry including offshore operations.
• Airbus HelicoptersmajorTechnology or IntegrationHelisuporte is recognized as an authorized Airbus Helicopters maintenance center, ensuring the highest standard of quality in maintenance services. Fleet includes multiple Airbus models: AS350 B2, AS350 B3, EC135, AS365 N, AS365 N1, AS365 N3.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Era Group: Era Group operates a diversified helicopter fleet serving offshore oil and gas, government, and air medical customers. Its multi-mission model across geographies closely mirrors Heliportugal's vertically integrated services portfolio.
• PHI Aviation: PHI Aviation specializes in helicopter services for offshore oil and gas, air medical, and technical services. Its offshore-heavy mix and fleet of medium and heavy helicopters are closely comparable to Heliportugal's AW139 and Dauphin N3 deployments.
• Bristow Group: Bristow Group is a global helicopter services provider focused on offshore oil and gas transport, search and rescue, and government services. It is the most direct public benchmark for Heliportugal's offshore and government mission mix.
• CHC Helicopter: CHC Helicopter is one of the world's largest offshore and SAR helicopter operators with global reach. It competes directly with Heliportugal in offshore crew transfer and shares a similar mission profile across multiple jurisdictions.
• NHV (Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen): NHV is a Belgian-headquartered helicopter operator specializing in offshore crew transfer to oil and gas platforms across Europe and Africa. It directly competes with Heliportugal in the European offshore segment using similar AW139-class airframes.
• Norwegian Air Ambulance: Norwegian Air Ambulance operates HEMS and SAR helicopter services across Scandinavia with a multi-base model and trained medical crews. It is comparable to Heliportugal's Heli-Ambulinca service in mission, equipment, and public-sector contracting.
• Heliconia: Heliconia is a Spanish helicopter operator providing offshore, firefighting, EMS, and aerial work services across Iberia. It is the closest Iberian comparable to Heliportugal in regulatory regime, customer mix, and service-line breadth.

Others

• Leonardo Helicopters: Leonardo Helicopters is a major helicopter manufacturer whose AW139 platform is a flagship offshore asset for Heliportugal. It is an ecosystem partner and indirect competitor via fleet choices in the offshore and SAR segments.
• Airbus Helicopters: Airbus Helicopters is the OEM whose airframes (AS350, EC135, AS365) make up the bulk of Heliportugal's fleet. Helisuporte is an authorized Airbus Helicopters maintenance center, making the OEM a key technology and ecosystem partner.

Broad incumbents

• Babcock International: Babcock International is a large multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate with significant helicopter emergency services and aerial firefighting operations across Europe and beyond. It is a much larger, broader incumbent that competes for many of the same government tenders as Heliportugal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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