Heliandes

Heliandes

Heliandes is an airline based in Medellín, Colombia. It is a passenger and freight charter airline specialising in fixed wing and helicopter operations. Its main base is Olaya Herrera Airport, Medellín.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 90 | date= 2007-04-03]

History

The airline was established in 1998 and started operations in 2004.

Incidents and accidents

On 16 December 2001 a Heliandes Let L-410 UVP-E aircraft crashed into El Silencio de El Manzanillo mountain shortly after takeoff from Medellín on a flight to Quibdó. All 14 passengers and 2 crew on board were killed. Poor weather at the time of the crash was reportedly a factor. Fact|date=June 2007

Fleet

The Heliandes fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

*1 Let L-410 UVP-E
*3 Mil Mi-17

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