Tours
Telephone Number : (268) 460-5900
Address : PO Box 170, Jolly Harbour
City/Bay : Pineapple Beach
Country : Antigua and Barbuda
Website : http://www.caribbeanhelicopters.net
Caribbean Helicopters - Tours, Pineapple Beach, Antigua and Barbuda
Having family ties to the Canadian helicopter industry since the 1960's, Mike and Cindy Fleming formed Skytech Aviation Limited, a helicopter charter operation in 1988. Locating the main base of operations in Ontario, Canada, Skytech built a successful business supporting tourism, mining, hydrographic surveys and forest fire suppression. After visiting Antigua in the early 1990's, Mike noticed a potential market for helicopter tours/charters that led to the formation ofin 1995. Today,provides many services to Antigua and surrounding islands such as Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis and others, in the form of tours, aerial photography/film work, medical evacuation and search and rescue on a Day VFR basis.
Always keeping safety in mind, the company chose to operate Bell 206 series helicopters, which according to F.A.A. statistics are considered the safest single engine aircraft in the world! To support additional safety features, all company aircraft were fitted with pop-out floats that we can deploy in seconds, providing the ability to land on water in the event of an emergency. Current operations are fully insured and are regulated by the Directorate of Civil Aviation to standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O) and the Civil Aviation Authority (C.A.A.) of the United Kingdom. We are currently operating two Bell 206 JetRangers and one Bell LongRanger.
About Pineapple Beach :
Antigua is the largest of the British Leeward Islands at about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Its highest point is Boggy Peak (elevation 1,319 feet), located in the southwestern corner of the island. The current population for the nation is approximately 68,000 and its capital is St. John’s.