Swift Copters

Swift Copters (Swiftcopters) is a helicopter operator established in Geneva in 1996 and based at Geneva International Airport. It is a member of the HBG Hélicoptères Group and has also taken over Eagle Valais, giving it a presence at Sion as well as Courchevel. The company holds Swiss Air Operator Certificate CH.AOC.3016, issued by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA), and describes itself as the only helicopter company based at Geneva Airport approved for IFR flight, which allows it to operate in cloud under instrument rules.

Its work is centred on VIP transfers and private helicopter flights between Geneva and more than fifty destinations across Switzerland and Europe, in particular the Alpine ski resorts (Courchevel, Verbier, Zermatt, Val d'Isère) and the Mediterranean coast (Monaco, Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez). Alongside transfers it offers panoramic flights over Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva, gastronomic flights to restaurants, introductory flights, heli skiing drops and aerial work.

Swiftcopters also runs a flight school offering private and professional helicopter licence courses, an aircraft management service covering purchase and sale advice, and its own maintenance workshop. The fleet on the FOCA register includes the Airbus H125 and the Robinson R44, types suited to Alpine transfer, sightseeing and training work.