Westhelicopter

Westhelicopter was founded by two pilots and a technician from Tärnaby in 1999. In 2001 Westhelicopter was acquired by Henrik Morin. In Jul2015 Kallax Flyg purchased all the stocks in Westhelicopter. Westhelicopter’s helicopters were gradually transferred to Kallax Flyg’s fleet starting from Nov2015. One AS350B2 and three EC120s were the first ones to transition. The R44s were formally transferred in Jan2016, and Westhelicopter was subsequently retired
– [Kallax Flyg was established by the Stenvall family back in 1998. The company is a subsidiary of Stenvalls Trä AB, which is a large Swedish wood company. Kallax Flyg initiated its operations with a Cessna 421, but it soon expanded into the helicopter segment by purchasing a Schweizer 269C in 1999. Kallax Flyg purchased Kiruna Flyg in 2001, and it got its first AS350 through the acquisition. The deal also included the Kurravaara helicopter base moments north of Kiruna. In early 2004 Kallax Flyg purchased the deeply rooted company Norrlandsflyg’s utility segment in northern Sweden. Kallax Flyg purchased the Kiruna based Polarhelikopter and its two helicopters in 2005. The deal included the seasonal base in Abisko. In July 2015 Kallax Flyg purchased all the stocks in Westhelicopter. Kallax Flyg operates in Norway through its subsidiary Kallaxflyg AS, which has bases in Alta and Tana
~ Kallax Flyg is a passenger charter carrier based out of Luleå Kallax (LLA)]

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