About Us
British International was formed in 2000 following a Management Buy In of the non-oil related operations of Scotia Helicopters and Canadian Helicopter Corporation (CHC). British International was established to operate a mixed fleet of helicopters to serve both civilian and military markets in the UK and overseas. It has since undergone a secondary management buy out with Tony Jones and Peter Sorby leading the Company with new investment from Matrix Private Equity Partners, Chrysalis Venture Capital Trust and Finance Cornwall.
British International is one of the UK's leading suppliers of helicopter services and has a number of important public service contracts. It operates the UK's only scheduled service by helicopter, with flights between Penzance, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service carries 130,000 passengers a year with up to 40 flights a day during peak season. British International has long-standing relationships with the Ministry of Defence; providing helicopter support to the Falkland Island Garrison and Flag Officer Sea Training and Joint Maritime Courses in Plymouth and off the west coast of Scotland. Other important services include the provision of an Air Support Unit to the joint police forces of South Wales and Gwent, and to QinetiQ for the retrieval of targets used in training RAF pilots off the coast of West Wales, and supporting Shell off the Donegal coast.
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