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Starspeed

Helicopter management, charter and training company based at Fairoaks Airport, registered in 1978 and part of the Luxaviation Group since 2017. It runs a training centre at Kemble and partners with HeliFlite for Sikorsky S-76C++ charter in the UK.

Unclaimed profile · Claim itCAA Air Operator Certificate GB 1003 · ListedCleared for Europe★ ARGUS Gold
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Registered fleet
19 aircraft
Aircraft
Helicopters
Seats
6
Base
Woking
Founded
1978
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Fleet

The Starspeed fleet

19 aircraft listed on its UK CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 1003, on the CAA AOC holders list of 2 November 2026. 2 aircraft types, grouped by size.

Aircraft types

2 aircraft types

Representative photo of the Airbus H145HelicoptersModel photo1 aircraft

Airbus H145

Airbus Helicopters
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Safety and licences

Licence and safety checks

Listed
GB 1003

UK CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 1003, on the CAA AOC holders list of 2 November 2026.

Legal name: Starspeed Limited

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    Licence
    CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 1003 · Listed
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    Flies abroad under
    Cleared for Europe
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    Safety audits
    ARGUS Gold (Independent safety audit of charter operators)

  • A UK Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority, held with an Operating Licence, is the approval a company needs to sell flights on its aircraft in the UK. The CAA approves the company's management, pilots, training, maintenance and aircraft, and keeps auditing it. Flights sold on aircraft outside an AOC, sometimes called grey charter, are illegal. Altivo Jets books flights only with licensed operators and names the operator on every quote. How we check operators.

Company

About Starspeed

Starspeed is a helicopter management, charter and training company registered in 1978 and now part of the Luxaviation Group, with offices in Surrey, at Fairoaks Airport, and in Gloucestershire. Over nearly five decades it has flown in more than 65 countries and managed more than 22 helicopter types from five manufacturers on five national registers.

Its crews have flown in the Alps, from superyachts, in the Greek islands and the Caribbean, and its clients have included heads of state, royalty, film studios and musicians. Starspeed manages helicopters for private and corporate owners, supplies pilots, flies charters, including Sikorsky S-76C++ charters in the UK through a partnership with HeliFlite, and trains pilots on an Airbus H145 simulator at Kemble.

For London area clients, Fairoaks is a short drive from the city and a convenient base for helicopter trips to race meetings, estates and the Continent.

Services

  • ✓Helicopter management
  • ✓Helicopter charter
  • ✓Pilot services
  • ✓Pilot training
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How many aircraft does Starspeed have?+

19: 1 Airbus H145 and 1 Sikorsky S-76.

Is Starspeed licensed to fly charter?+

Yes. Starspeed holds an UK CAA Air Operator Certificate GB 1003, on the CAA AOC holders list of 2 November 2026.

Can Starspeed fly to Europe?+

Yes. Starspeed holds an EASA third country operator authorisation (GBR-0039). EU and EEA states require it before an operator from outside Europe flies commercial flights there. Starspeed was on the EASA list dated 12 November 2026.

Does Starspeed hold safety ratings?+

ARGUS Gold.

Where is Starspeed based?+

Woking.

How many passengers can Starspeed fly?+

Up to 10 on its Airbus H145. Across the fleet, cabins seat 6 passengers.

Is Altivo Jets part of Starspeed?+

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

Does Altivo Jets work with Starspeed?+

No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Starspeed, and Starspeed 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.

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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.

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