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| Founded | 1 September 1989 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 31 December 1993 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Stavanger Airport Bergen Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | Ludvig G. Braathens Rederi | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sola, Norway | ||||||
| Key people | Bjørn G. Braathen (owner) Bjarne Sortland (managing director) | ||||||
Braathens Helikopter A/S was a Norwegian helicopter airline based at Stavanger Airport and Bergen Airport. It used a fleet of seven Aérospatiale Super Pumas to serve offshore oil platforms in the North Sea. The customers were Amoco, BP, Norsk Hydro, Phillips Petroleum and Statoil, serving their oil fields Ekofisk, Oseberg, Gullfaks, Veslefrikk, Valhall, Ula and Gyda. Braathens Helikopter operated from 1989 to 1993, after which it was sold to and merged with the main competitor, Helikopter Service. Braathens Helikopter was owned by Ludvig G. Braathens Rederi and was a sister company of the airline Braathens SAFE.