Copterline

Copterline
IATA ICAO Call sign
– AAQ COPTERLINE
Founded1990
Ceased operations2010 a March 2016
HubsHernesaari Heliport
Fleet size9
Destinations2
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Copterline helicopter taking off from Helsinki-Malmi airport
Copterline's Sikorsky S-76C+ (OH-HCI) at Helsinki-Malmi

Copterline Oy was Finland's largest helicopter airline established on 15 October 1990 as Copter Action and renamed to Copterline in 2000.[1] In 2004 the company ferried over 75,000 passengers. On December 19, 2008, Copterline confirmed that it had ceased its scheduled service between Helsinki and Tallinn.[2] On 15 February 2010, Copterline filed for bankruptcy, citing inability to keep the company profitable.[3] Its head office was located on the grounds of Helsinki-Malmi Airport in Helsinki.[4] In 2011, Line Support Oy, founded by mostly the same group as Copterline Oy, announced a resumption of service from September, operated by its Estonian subsidiary Copterline OÜ. On 9 September 2011, the first commercial flights were undertaken.

  1. ^ "Copter Action". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Copterline to suspend regular flights between Helsinki and Tallinn from today". Helsingin Sanomat. 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  3. ^ "Copterline Files for Bankruptcy". Yle. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  4. ^ Home page Archived 2009-05-23 at the Wayback Machine." Copterline. Retrieved on 25 February 2010.