OREANDA-NEWS  On 08 October was announced, that HELIEXPRESS, a helicopter taxi project jointly operated by UTair Aviation, Russian Helicopter Systems, and Eurocopter Vostok, had kicked off. The project’s launch was celebrated in Moscow as part of Jet Expo in the presence of the partner companies’ executives.

UTair Aviation General Director said at the opening ceremony, “We have confidence in great prospects for helicopter service both in Moscow and Russia at large. The recognized professional skills of UTair’s specialists, Eurocopter’s superb aircraft, and Russian Helicopter Systems’ energy and ambition are all tokens of the project’s success.”

HELIEXPRESS will be based out of the Vnukovo 3 airport. A route map has been put together for flights between Moscow’s airports, as well as service from Vnukovo 3 to cities in the Central Federal District: Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Kaluga, Tver, Ivanovo, and others. Flights are carried out in accordance with requests, which have already been received.

Service will be provided onboard comfortable twin-engine five-passenger EUROCOPTER AS 355N helicopters. They travel at an average cruise speed of 250 km/h, and have a range of 700 km.