US Helicopter

US Helicopter

Infobox Airline
airline = US Helicopter


image_size = 225
IATA = UH
ICAO = USH
callsign = US HELI
founded = 2004
ceased =
hubs =
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance = Delta Air Lines [ [http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/flight_partners/us_helicopter/ US Helicopter Airport Shuttle Service] ] , Continental Airlines [ [http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/company/alliance/ushelicopter.aspx Continental Global Alliances-US Helicopter] ] ,
subsidiaries =
fleet_size = 5
destinations = 5 scheduled, many other chartered
parent =
company_slogan = "The 8 minute airport shuttle"
headquarters = New York City, New York
key_people = Jerry Murphy

* CEO & PresidentDonal McSullivan

* Senior VP & CMOGeorge J. Mehm Jr.

* Senior VP, CFO & TreasurerTerence O. Dennison

* Senior VP & COOGabriel Roberts

* VP Finance & Administration


website = [http://www.flyush.com FlyUSH.com]

US Helicopter is an independent air shuttle service that operates regularly scheduled helicopter flights from Manhattan to Newark and JFK airport. Flights leave from Downtown (near Wall Street) and Midtown (East 34th Street) Manhattan Heliports to Delta Air Lines Terminal 3 at JFK International Airport (JFK) and to the Continental Airlines Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport. There are also flights to and from Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The company offers seasonal service to East Hampton, NY and Belmar, NJ. East Hampton flights take 35 minutes and Belmar flights take 18 minutes. These flights cost $799 and $326, respectively, and operate annually from June to September. They also have an annual fare sale in the fall for $99.

Flights to the airport last eight minutes and cost $159. Flights operate on weekdays from 7:15 am to 7:45 pm, with service on the hour to JFK and Newark, then back to the Manhattan Heliports at half past the hour. The company also offers chartered service to popular locations like The Hamptons, Washington, D.C., Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods and Atlantic City. Working with the air traffic control and FAA, the helicopters operate on special dedicated flight paths between the heliports and airports. The fleet consists of 8-seat Sikorsky S-76 dual engine helicopters with first class executive leather interiors, each operated by two pilots. US Helicopter is the only scheduled helicopter airline service in the United States certified by both the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Each heliport is equipped with a VIP lounge/waiting area, as well as TSA screening capability. They also have roomy leather chairs, two 42" LCD monitors and Bloomberg Terminals. Passengers traveling via Delta Air Lines to JFK or via Continental Airlines to Newark are checked-in at either Manhattan heliport. There, they obtain boarding passes and baggage receipts to their final destination. These passengers remain in secure areas, eliminating the need to go through customary airport security again at the airport. Passengers traveling with other airlines can connect to the appropriate terminal to complete the check-in process and proceed through security to their flight gate.

The company started service in March 2006. Service to the East 34th Street Heliport was added in September 2006 and to Newark Liberty International Airport in November 2006. Flights from Newark operate from a secured area at Gate 71 in Continental Airlines' Terminal C [ [http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2006-12-10-check-in-copter_x.htm Airport Check-in: Speedy service from Newark to Manhattan coming] , "USA Today", December 10, 2006] .

Airports served

*Downtown Manhattan Heliport
*East 34th Street Heliport (Midtown Manhattan)
*John F. Kennedy International Airport, Terminal 3, Gate 11
*Newark Liberty International Airport, Terminal C, Gate 71
*Sikorsky Memorial Airport (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
*East Hampton Airport (East Hampton, New York)
*Monmouth Executive Airport (Belmar, New Jersey)

Fleet

*4 Sikorsky S-76B
*0 Sikorsky S-76C (4 on order)

ee also

*New York Airways, the first helicopter airline to serve Manhattan, now defunct.

References

*Pittman, Christopher. "US Helicopter delivers in New York City." Airways Magazine. March 2008: 21.

External links

* [http://www.flyush.com US Helicopter website]

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