Helicopter Charter During the Winter

Helicopter Charter During the Winter Period

Aviation experts have announced that despite the credit crunch woes affecting the majority of the transport industry, helicopter charter is set to make a rapid revival, with many helicopter hire firms experiencing an increased demand especially for business & Private travel.

Mike Burns, Chief Executive and pilot at Atlas Helicopters, who have been experiencing business growth despite the economic conditions, said, “We are delighted that our helicopter charter service is going from strength to strength, but it just goes to show that there is such a demand for this type of travel, especially for businesses.” With business owners having to travel further and more often to secure that all important deal, helicopter charter and helicopter hire is becoming an essential travel option.

With congested roads, the ever-rising cost of commercial flights and unreliable rail networks, helicopter charter has not only bucked the national trend by flying through the credit crunch unscathed but it has also shown that in 2010, the business traveller is looking for something extra.

Not only does helicopter travel remove the stress of airports, traffic jams and public transport, it also diminishes the need for time away from home and the cost of overnight accommodation. Cruising at speeds of 140 mile per hour and a maximum range of 420 miles, helicopter charter can allow you to make multiple visits in one day and still have you back in time to make a dinner date that very evening.

Moving into the Winter Season when the demand for helicopter charter and helicopter hire usually lessens, Atlas Helicopters has shown significant growth within the shooting and fishing market. Financial institutions are beginning to reward their staff and also entertain clients at such venues and Atlas Helicopters has already travelled to North Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall this Winter period on such trips.

Mr Burns added, “There is often a misconception that helicopter flights are extremely expensive, but many are realising that this is not the case at all. This maybe a reason why we have experienced such a demand. By the time you have paid your fuel costs, driven to your venue of choice, started to look rather dishevelled as you arrive at your hotel or lodge, you could have arrived at your destination hours earlier in time to maximise your day and evening. Your client’s clients are all the more impressed with the fast and direct helicopter transfer.

Captain Burns added, “At Atlas, we now have a fleet of four AS355 Twin Squirrel’s and one Bell 206L LongRanger, but expanding may soon be on cards which is an exciting prospect.”
Launched in 2008, Atlas has also developed a new approach to helicopter charter and helicopter hire with a unique scheme designed to give frequent flyers guaranteed availability. The Atlas Advantage programme blocks out flying hours for card holders, giving businesses and their executives the convenience of having a helicopter on standby without the associated costs of physically owning a helicopter. The Programmes are sold in three levels dependent upon the client’s exact requirements.

Helicopter charter demand is on the increase

Helicopter Charter and Hire Demand on the Increase

Atlas Helicopters has announced that despite the credit crunch woes affecting the majority of the transport industry, helicopter charter is making a slow but steady revival, with private and business helicopter hire experiencing an increased demand.

Mike Burns, Chief Executive and pilot at Atlas Helicopters, who have been experiencing business growth despite the economic conditions, said, “We are delighted that our helicopter charter service is growing again, but it just goes to show that there is always a demand for this type of travel, especially for businesses.” With business owners having to travel further and more often to secure that all important deal, helicopter charter and helicopter hire is re-becoming that essential travel option again.

With over-congested roads, the ever-rising cost of commercial flights and unreliable rail networks, helicopter charter has always been an essential tool, however businesses have been less willing over the last 18-months or so to use this service frequently as politically it was not correct to do so.
Not only does helicopter travel remove the stress of airports, traffic jams and public transport, it also diminishes the need for time away from home and the cost of overnight accommodation. Cruising at speeds of 120 knots and a maximum range of 400 miles, helicopter charter can allow you to make multiple visits in one day and still have you back in time to make a dinner date that very evening.

Mr Burns added, “There is often a misconception that helicopter flights are extremely expensive, but many are realising that this is not the case at all. This may be a reason why we have experienced a recent increased demand. By the time you have paid your fuel costs, driven to different appointments throughout the day and started to look rather dishevelled as you arrive at your hotel, you could have seen through more appointments, spent nothing on fuel and arrived feeling cool and collected without the need for a hotel.” Maximising time in the office is also a major factor when choosing helicopter charter. When transporting three, four or five business personnel from meeting to meeting this can prove extremely cost-effective!

NEW FOR 2010: HELICOPTER SHUTTLE SERVICE TO COWES WEEK

Helicopter to Cowes Week 2010: A new & Exciting Travel option to the Isle of Wight

NEW FOR 2010: HELICOPTER SHUTTLE SERVICE TO COWES WEEK

Fed up with queues for the hovercraft or ferry?
Worried about where to leave your car?
Need to get there and back quickly and effortlessly?

Atlas Helicopters have the answer – Fly to Cowes by helicopter.

Atlas Helicopters, for the first time, will be offering a helicopter shuttle service from Lee-on-Solent Airfield, near Gosport to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Helicopter flight times are only 3-minute each way and you land just 1.5 miles from the centre of Cowes High Street.

Fly over the Solent filled with throngs of yachts and revellers and arrive in Cowes completely stress-free!! What better and quicker way to arrive?

Free on-site parking at Lee-on-Solent Airfield and a stress-free journey to Cowes. A short 3-minute taxi ride and you will be in the centre of Cowes.

This new and exciting travel alternative is sure to be very popular and Atlas Helicopters are gearing up for a busy flying period.

Prices are £95 per person for a return flight!

Atlas Helicopters can be contacted on : 0800 328 0432 for further information or visit their website at www.atlashelicopters.co.uk

Why Waste Your Day in Traffic? Travel By Helicopter Instead!

Atlas Helicopters are all set to embark upon a season of outdoor activity by providing a private helicopter charter service to some of the UK’s top sporting events.
The Grand National, Royal Ascot, British Grand Prix, The Open Golf Championship, Glorious Goodwood and the FA Cup Final are just a few of the many sporting events Atlas Helicopters will be attending during the coming season, and what better way to arrive at one of these glamorous events than in your own private helicopter?
Non sporting events such as the CLA Game Fair, V-Festival, Glastonbury Festival, The Southampton Boat Show and the Isle of Wight Festival are further events to which Atlas Helicopters will be providing helicopter charter and helicopter hire services.
Chief Executive and pilot at Atlas, Mike Burns, said, “Our helicopter charter service is renowned for offering customers with not just a unique experience but with the highest levels of customer satisfaction. Customers come to us from all walks of life; some of our customers are VIP’s and others have never been in a helicopter before and want to add that extra special touch to an unforgettable day.”
Captain Burns added, “We are expecting the Southampton Boat Show and CLA Game Fair to be two of our busiest events in 2010 as we are offering both a helicopter charter and helicopter shuttle service to and from the events. Both events historically are difficult and time-consuming to drive to and through popular demand we have instigated a helicopter shuttle transfer to both events which is already proving very popular. In addition, our interline helicopter charter service can collect the customer up from their private business jet and take them to and from the event.” Captain Burns added, “We love attending events such as these, as we get a wide variety of people requiring our services. We love flying and are keen to share the benefits and enjoyment of helicopter flight with everyone.”
If this was not enough to whet your appetite, there are plenty of other opportunities to experience the amazing thrill of helicopter hire, with a five star helicopter charter to well-known Country House Hotel Restaurants. Known as ‘Heli Dining’, Atlas whisk you and your guest(s) off to one of a multitude of popular country house hotel restaurants for lunch and return you later in the day. Go on.......Treat yourself! Telephone Free: 0800 328 0432 or e-mail: mailto:info@atlashelicopters.co.uk

Weird Helicopter Hire Requests

Helicopter Charter & Helicopter Hire...........Not just an A-B Travel Option!
Although helicopter charter and helicopter hire is widely recognised as being a fast and efficient travel alternative for the busy executive and persons wishing to maximise their day at a sporting or social event, you may be surprised at some of the more bizarre requests that sometimes pass through our helicopter charter department.

1. Raining ‘ready-made meals’???
Recently received was an enquiry to drop 1,000 ready-made meals from a helicopter over a beach on the South Coast. The particular product is a well known dried snack brand and the packages would be dropped by parachutes. The shot would then break to each of the new flavoured meals lowering gently onto waiting sunbeds.
Having trialled the said item to ascertain it could fly successfully, we proved the fact that the item would descend perfectly well by parachute, however the main problem still existed.........how do you fit 1,000 ready-made meals suspended by parachutes into a helicopter and drop them to the ground without getting tangled together?
Answers on a postcard please!!

2. Big Brother
Atlas Helicopters was approached a few years ago to fly two models over the Big Brother house, then in Bow in East London. We would then hover over the house whilst the models removed their tops to reveal their breasts to the Big Brother contestants.
The flight unfortunately did not go ahead as the lowest height we can fly over a congested is 750 feet above ground level. It was pointed out to this particular PR Firm that unless the models had enormous’ frontages’ they were not going to get the desired effect from this height........the duty pilot that day was gutted!!

3. Money from Heaven
Why would someone ask you to drop money from a helicopter over Battersea Park? We do not know, but we were asked to do just that!
The main problem was, how do you stop the money from getting re-circulated back into the engines? Add weight to the money of course! What about the hazards to the persons on the ground?
It all proved too difficult in the end for the client and the flight did not take place.

4. Mile High Club
A pornographic shoot in the rear of a helicopter? I will leave this to your imagination as to whether this flight actually took place or not!!

Some more less weird requests.......

5. Ashes to Ashes
Atlas Helicopters has been asked to scatter a deceased’s ashes.
6. Gentlemen have chartered our helicopters to ‘pop the question’.

7. A particular lady celebrated her 100th birthday by realising a life’s ambition by flying in one of our helicopter fleet.


8. School Proms are always a source of amusement to our operations team. Young Kids wishing to arrive in style at their Prom and in the same instant outdo their friends whom have probably arrived by limousine or horse-drawn carriage.

One request however did stand out from the rest........’Can you paint the helicopter pink for the night as pink is my favourite colour’?

We refused of course as I do not think any of our pilots could handle the stigma of flying a pink helicopter!!


Life is never dull in the day of a helicopter charter firm. You never know what charter request is next and this is why we love what we do!!

Wondering What Gift to Buy? A London Helicopter Tour?

Wondering what to buy??? - Book A London Helicopter Tour With Helicopterdays


With only a matter of weeks until the official start to Summer, avoid the packed high street, the avid shoppers with their laden carrier bags and those awful queues that so many of us try to avoid and book something with pizzazz, originality and flair this Summer period with one of our helicopter tours over London from Helicopterdays.

Leagues cheaper than many of the London helicopter flights available online, Helicopterdays are able to offer this unique experience at an astonishing £125 per person or a discounted £115 per person for block bookings of four or more.
Chief Executive and pilot at Helicopterdays, Mike Burns, said, “The views over London are breathtaking, and we pride ourselves on offering our customers an unforgettable experience. Whenever I take someone up they are literally in awe and you can see for miles. We get people who have been up in a helicopter before purchasing our flights, as well as those who have never been up before and have always had it on their wish-list.”
Departing sites close to Epsom and the Dartford Bridge, the London helicopter flights take in the spectacular historic sites of Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral, The houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace to panoramic views of Canary Wharf and the Millennium Dome (O2 Arena). Flights operate 12-months a year. So, no matter when the special occasion, Helicopterdays will be operating continually throughout the year!!

The London helicopter flights and are hugely popular and it isn’t hard to see why. When you take to the skies with the experts at Helicopterdays, life-long ambitions are realised and smiles are sure to be brought to the faces of your nearest and dearest. Whether you are booking a flight as part of a romantic weekend away or a surprise treat for the helicopter enthusiast - the full commentary given by the captain at 1000 feet will only work to enhance your experience after taking to the skies.

The Bell LongRanger helicopter used for the tours offers exceptional visibility and by allowing passengers to be seated on both sides of the helicopter, means that they can enjoy the same urban spectacle while taking aerial shots of famous sites.
What’s more, vouchers purchased will now last for an extended period of nine months as opposed to their usual six month validation period making it even easier to give your loved ones a gift that will fit around their busy schedules.
Following the natural route of the Thames, this unique London Helicopter Tour experience lasts around 30 minutes. Helicopterdays operate the London Helicopter Tour on selected weekends throughout the year so passengers are asked to pre-book the time and date of their flight to avoid disappointment.
For more information on purchasing helicopter vouchers on any of Helicopterdays London Helicopter Flights please visit their website at http://www.helicopterdays.com You can also telephone, free of charge on:- 0800 328 0432.