Model photo: Airbus H130, not Cutting Edge Helicopters' own aircraft

Charter operator · United Kingdom

Cutting Edge Helicopters

Cutting Edge Helicopters was founded in 2008 at City of Derry Airport as a training school and now runs charter, sightseeing tours, training and aerial work across Northern Ireland and Ireland. It says it holds the only helicopter AOC in Northern Ireland.

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Registered fleet: 8 aircraft
Aircraft: Helicopters
Seats: 3
Base: Londonderry (Eglinton)
Founded: 2012

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Fleet

The Cutting Edge Helicopters fleet

8 aircraft listed on its UK CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 2401, on the CAA AOC holders list of 2 November 2026. Open any registration for its details and specifications.

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Airbus H130, Robinson R44, Airbus H125

Cabins for 3 passengers · Airbus Helicopters, Robinson

PassengersModel

Airbus H130 × 2 · Helicopters

Airbus H130 specifications →

Range 327 nm · Cruise speed 128 kts

Airbus H130

Robinson R44 × 2 · Helicopters

Robinson R44 specifications →

Range 350 nm · Cruise speed 109 kts

Robinson R44

Passengers: 3

Robinson R44

Passengers: 3

Airbus H125 × 1 · Helicopters

Airbus H125 specifications →

Range 340 nm · Cruise speed 136 kts

Airbus H125

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Aircraft types

3 aircraft types

HelicoptersModel photo2 aircraft

Airbus H130

Airbus Helicopters

Seats: up to 7
Range: 327 nm
Cruise speed: 128 kts

HelicoptersModel photo2 aircraft

Robinson R44

Robinson

Seats: 3
Range: 350 nm
Cruise speed: 109 kts

HelicoptersModel photo1 aircraft

Airbus H125

Airbus Helicopters

Seats: up to 6
Range: 340 nm
Cruise speed: 136 kts

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Safety and licences

Licence and safety checks

Listed

GB 2401

UK CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 2401, on the CAA AOC holders list of 2 November 2026.

Legal name: Cutting Edge Helicopters Limited

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Company

About Cutting Edge Helicopters

Cutting Edge Helicopters was founded in 2008 at City of Derry Airport as a training school and now flies charter, sightseeing tours, training and aerial work across Northern Ireland and Ireland. It says it holds the only helicopter air operator certificate in Northern Ireland, which makes it the only company there able to fly helicopter charters and tours for paying passengers.

Its bases are at City of Derry Airport in Eglinton and Enniskillen Airport at St Angelo in County Fermanagh. Sightseeing flights run seven days a week along the North Coast and the Causeway Coast, over Lough Erne and along the Foyle, and it flies charters for weddings, birthdays and business trips, specialist aerial work and filming for clients such as the BBC and UTV, and pilot training with trial lessons.

For visitors to the Causeway Coast and the Fermanagh lakes, it is the local way to see the landscape from the air.

Services

✓Helicopter sightseeing tours
✓Helicopter charter
✓Aerial filming and specialist work
✓Pilot training

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How many aircraft does Cutting Edge Helicopters have?+

8: 2 Airbus H130, 2 Robinson R44 and 1 Airbus H125.

Is Cutting Edge Helicopters licensed to fly charter?+

Yes. Cutting Edge Helicopters holds an UK CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 2401, on the CAA AOC holders list of 2 November 2026.

Can Cutting Edge Helicopters fly to Europe?+

Yes. Cutting Edge Helicopters holds an EASA third country operator authorisation (GBR-0052). EU and EEA states require it before an operator from outside Europe flies commercial flights there. Cutting Edge Helicopters was on the EASA list dated 12 November 2026.

Where is Cutting Edge Helicopters based?+

Londonderry (Eglinton).

How many passengers can Cutting Edge Helicopters fly?+

Up to 7 on its Airbus H130. Across the fleet, cabins seat 3 passengers.

Is Altivo Jets part of Cutting Edge Helicopters?+

No. Altivo Jets is an independent charter broker with no ownership or commercial link to Cutting Edge Helicopters. Cutting Edge Helicopters operates its own flights and keeps operational control of its aircraft.

Does Altivo Jets work with Cutting Edge Helicopters?+

No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Cutting Edge Helicopters, and Cutting Edge Helicopters has not reviewed this page. It is built from public records. Tell us your route and dates and we ask licensed operators that can fly the trip for availability and price. The operator is named on your quote before you confirm.

Sources

Where this comes from

Licence and registrations from the Civil Aviation Authority register. Aircraft details from public aircraft listings. Aircraft photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo; other photos show the model. Safety audits from public industry directories. How we check operators.

Company sources

CAA Air Operator Certificate holders list (5 Oct 2026) caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/aircraft/air-operator-certificates
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