- Heliandes
Heliandes is an
airline based inMedellín ,Colombia . It is a passenger and freight charter airline specialising in fixed wing and helicopter operations. Its main base isOlaya Herrera Airport , Medellín.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 90 | date= 2007-04-03]History
The airline was established in
1998 and started operations in2004 .Incidents and accidents
On
16 December 2001 a Heliandes Let L-410 UVP-E aircraft crashed into El Silencio de El Manzanillo mountain shortly after takeoff from Medellín on a flight toQuibdó . All 14 passengers and 2 crew on board were killed. Poor weather at the time of the crash was reportedly a factor. Fact|date=June 2007Fleet
The Heliandes fleet includes the following aircraft (at March
2007 ) :*1 Let L-410 UVP-E
*3 Mil Mi-17References
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