DAP Helicópteros

DAP Helicópteros

IATA - ICAO DHE Callsign HELIDAP
Founded	1989
Hubs	Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport
Secondary hubs	Antofagasta, Copiapo, Santiago,Posesion, Antartica, Rio Gallegos
Fleet size	16
Destinations	All Chilean territory , south of Argentina , Antartica
Parent company	Aerovías DAP
Headquarters	Punta Arenas, Chile
Website	http://www.daphelicopteros.cl/

DAP Helicópteros is a Helicopter operator based in Punta Arenas, Chile. It operates scheduled and charter services in the southern Patagonia area, and also operates flights on behalf of the state-owned oil company, ENAP. Its main base is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport]], Punta Arenas. The ambulance fleet covers the mayority of the Chilean territoriy.

History

The airline is the helicopter division of Aerovías DAP which was established in 1979 and is wholly owned by the Pivcevic family^[1]. Its name DAP is the acronym of its creator, Domingo Andrés Pivcevic, a Punta Arenas businessman^[1]. DAP Helicopteros has a great clear record of 95.000 flied hours without mayor accidents having provide 8.390 conecutive days with 24 hours service in OffShore and EMS. DAP has a higest safety standard and has being audired by Aviateq and BARS standars for mining services. This was also the first rotor wing company in Chile to present SMS (safety management sistem) program to local DGAC. This company is well known for being the one with the best safety records in Chile and has being recognized as a AS355F "Reference fleet" by Eurocopter.

Fleet

DAP Helicópteros fleet comprises:

• 4 Eurocopter AS355F Twinstar for off-shore petrol ops,
• 5 MBB Bo 105CB-4 for Emergency medical services operations; three are based at Santiago-Lo Aguirre helipad while one is based at Punta Arenas and one in Antarctica.
• 4 Eurocopter BO105CBS EMS equipes and certify as air ambulance. Those where the first in Chile.
• 1 Eurocopter EC-135 (to be operated by DAP Helicópteros Argentina SA)

The recent agreement between DAP and Chile's oil Company (ENAP, Empresa Nacional del Petróleo) implied the renovation of the helicopters currently in use.

• 1 Eurocopter AS350B3 for mining services in the north of Chile

External links

• DAP Helicópteros

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 27 March 2007