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Helicol Helicópteros Nacionales de Colombia
IATA '	ICAO 'HEL	Callsign HELICOL
Founded		1955
Hubs		El Dorado Int'l Airport
Frequent flyer program		AviancaPlus
Member lounge		Avianca VIP lounges
Fleet size		See Avianca
Destinations		See Avianca
Parent company		Avianca
Headquarters		Bogotá, Colombia
Key people
Website: www.helicol.com.co

Helicol (Spanish acronym: Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia) is a helicopter operator based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. It is a subsidiary airline of Avianca.

History

The company was established and started operations in 1955. It originally started as a joint venture of U.S. and Colombian capitals. It was later acquired by Avianca, which was owned by the Grupo Bavaria. In 2003 the company was separated from Avianca. Today is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valores Bavaria. In 2006, the company was acquired by Efromovich's Avianca.

Destinations

Fleet

Main article: Avianca - Fleet - Current

External links

• (Spanish) Helicol official website

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Published in July 2009.

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