Air Taurus

What Air Taurus does

Air Taurus Limited is an Irish-domiciled aviation services company headquartered in Dublin and operating as a subsidiary of holding company Gilridge. The company provides turnkey aviation solutions to the humanitarian and peacekeeping community, combining conventional helicopter and fixed-wing ACMI charter services with new-technology cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) operations for medical, vaccine, food, and emergency relief deliveries. Its service portfolio spans helicopter charter (rotary-wing), fixed-wing ACMI contracts, BVLOS drone delivery, aerial firefighting (via EFA Ventures partnership), and comprehensive ground support including flight planning, fuel procurement, crewing, cargo preparation, warehousing, and customs clearance. Air Taurus holds the EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) and PDRA G02 BVLOS authorisation, and operates registered entities in Ireland, Ukraine, USA, Uganda, and Greece with active contracts in South Sudan, DRC, Sudan, Madagascar, Greece, and Cyprus.

The company generates revenue through ACMI charter contracts with humanitarian agencies and peacekeeping organisations, supplemented by professional services revenue from UAV delivery, firefighting partnerships, and ground support work. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: direct enterprise engagement with UN agencies (notably a 3-year contract for 2 helicopters in South Sudan), World Food Programme operations across DRC and Sudan, and emerging partnerships such as Wings for Aid in Madagascar. Distribution relies on direct contractual relationships rather than intermediaries, with multi-jurisdictional local entities enabling field execution in conflict and disaster zones. Pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed; recurring multi-year engagements are the primary revenue mechanic, with a 2024 LOI to lease five Pipistrel Nuuva V300 unmanned aircraft indicating fleet expansion.

Name

Air Taurus

Legal name

Air Taurus Limited

Website

https://airtaurus.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Air Taurus is an Irish aviation services company providing helicopter, fixed-wing, and UAV logistics for humanitarian agencies and peacekeeping forces, holding EASA LUC and PDRA G02 certifications and operating across Europe, Africa, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aviation Services

NAICS

Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation (481219), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Courier Services (4513)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Demand/Charter Helicopter Passenger Services (THABAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) (IMABAIAB), Air Medical Transport (Helicopter/Fixed-Wing) (HLAFANAD), Emergency, Evacuation & Repatriation Charter Operators (THABADAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aviation services
• Aerial logistics
• Helicopter charter
• Cargo drone delivery
• Peacekeeping air operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Helicopter Charter Services: Air Taurus LLC Ukraine operates a fleet of medium utility helicopters providing charter services to peacekeeping and humanitarian agencies. Services include ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) charter contracts covering cargo and passenger services including short, medium and long-haul operations.
2. Drone/UAV Delivery Services: New UAV technologies used in multi-functional humanitarian operations for delivery of vaccines, medical supplies, relief aid, and freight operations. Includes BVLOS operations for remote area delivery.
3. Fixed Wing Aircraft Services: ACMI charter contacts covering cargo and passenger services including general passenger transportation and executive/VIP transportation.
4. Ground Support Operations: Operating in multiple continents with extensive organisational experience in flight planning, field logistics and management, fuel procurement, aircraft crewing and training, cargo preparation, warehousing and customs clearance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Air Taurus provides turnkey aviation solutions for humanitarian and peacekeeping clients through helicopter charter services (ACMI contracts), fixed-wing aircraft operations, and cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) delivery of medical supplies, food, and emergency relief. The company also delivers ground support services including flight planning, fuel procurement, aircraft crewing, cargo preparation, warehousing, and customs clearance across multiple continents.

Product overview

Air Taurus provides turnkey aviation solutions for the humanitarian community using new-technology cargo unmanned aerial vehicles (C-UAVs). The company operates an integrated portfolio consisting of UAV Humanitarian Logistics Operations (using EASA-certified drone technology for medical supply and cargo delivery), Rotary-wing Operations (medium utility helicopter services for humanitarian agencies), Fixed Wing Operations (ACMI charter services for cargo and passengers), and Ground Support (comprehensive logistics and field operations management). Air Taurus leverages its EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) and PDRA G02 authorizations to deliver BVLOS drone operations across Europe and Africa, serving UN agencies, World Food Programme, and peacekeeping missions in challenging environments from South Sudan to Madagascar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Helicopter Charter Services (Rotary-wing Operations) Medium utility helicopter ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) charter services for peacekeeping and humanitarian agencies, covering cargo and passenger transport, MEDEVAC/CASEVAC, search and rescue, and firefighting operations in conflict zones and disaster-affected regions.
• Fixed-Wing Aircraft Services Fixed-wing aircraft ACMI charter contracts covering cargo and passenger services including short, medium, and long-haul operations, as well as general passenger and executive/VIP transportation for humanitarian and enterprise clients.
• UAV/C-UAV Humanitarian Logistics Delivery Cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) operations delivering vaccines, medical supplies, antibiotics, PPE, testing kits, food, and emergency relief supplies to remote, isolated, and conflict-affected communities, including BVLOS medical drone delivery capability.
• Ground Support Operations Comprehensive ground support including flight planning, field logistics and management, fuel procurement, aircraft crewing and training, cost-effective flight routing, payload management, cargo preparation, warehousing, and customs clearance across multiple continents.
• Aerial Firefighting Services UAV-enabled aerial firefighting operations with 24/7 monitoring capabilities, delivered in partnership with EFA Ventures across Greece and Cyprus, providing accuracy and surveillance for wildfire response.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful BVLOS Medical Drone Delivery Demonstration completed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wings for AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint effort partnership with Wings for Aid to expand operational capacity for humanitarian missions in Madagascar. This strategic collaboration focuses on expanding drone delivery capabilities for humanitarian aid in underserved regions.
• EFA VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EFA Ventures for aerial firefighting operations. Air Taurus has expanded this partnership from initial engagements in Greece to additional operations in Cyprus, providing UAV-enabled firefighting capabilities with 24/7 monitoring.
• GilridgeminorOthersGilridge is identified as the parent company of Air Taurus. Air Taurus is described as 'A Gilridge Company' on their website, indicating a corporate parent-subsidiary relationship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Wingcopter: Wingcopter builds and operates fixed-wing delivery drones for medical supply chains and humanitarian logistics in Africa and Southeast Asia — comparable as a focused BVLOS cargo drone peer intersecting with humanitarian healthcare delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Bristow Group: Bristow is a global helicopter services incumbent providing passenger transport, search and rescue, and energy/overnment charter. It overlaps with Air Taurus's rotary-wing charter and emergency response capability at significantly larger scale.
• CHC Helicopter: CHC provides helicopter services globally, including search and rescue and emergency medical transport — a broad incumbent comparable to Air Taurus's helicopter MEDEVAC/CASEVAC and rotary-wing charter offerings.
• Babcock International: Babcock delivers helicopter services including emergency response, aerial firefighting and military aviation support across Europe and Africa — overlapping with Air Taurus's firefighting partnership and aviation services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Zipline: Zipline operates BVLOS medical drone delivery networks serving hospitals and health ministries in multiple African countries — directly comparable to Air Taurus's UAV medical supply delivery and BVLOS humanitarian logistics use cases.
• Avincis: Avincis is a European helicopter emergency services operator providing aerial firefighting, EMS, and SAR across Southern Europe — directly comparable to Air Taurus's EFA Ventures partnership work in Greece and Cyprus and its MEDEVAC/SAR scope.
• Phoenix Aviation Group: Phoenix Aviation is a humanitarian-focused helicopter charter operator serving UN, NGO and peacekeeping clients — directly comparable to Air Taurus's ACMI helicopter charter contracts with the UN and WFP.
• Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF): MAF is a humanitarian aviation non-profit that operates light aircraft and increasingly drones to deliver aid, medical supplies, and personnel to remote and conflict-affected communities — a directly comparable humanitarian aviation services model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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