Helistar expands from 1999 startup to major private helicopter charter operator
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- Helistar began on 9 June 1999 as Aeroregional with a Bell 206 helicopter and changed its name around 2005 while adding twin‑engine helicopters to its fleet, which now includes seven types such as the Mi‑17, Bell 412, Eurocopter 145, EC145 and AW139. The company operates charter flights between Colombia and the United States and within the United States and has transported Abelardo de la Espriella during an electoral season.
- Helistar has logged almost 53,000 flight hours safely, including 7,300 offshore hours, and employs about 400 workers. The airline is led by Ricardo Trujillo, a former Air Force colonel with 28 years of service.
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