Heli Air has taken over the former Alan Mann Helicopters office building at Fairoaks airport, and expects to locate a JetRanger to the new base in the near future.

The company had a Robinson R66, the JetRanger and a Bell 47 on hand for a launch event in March and has already based an R44 there for training work.

Gary Savage has been appointed as base manager at Fairoaks. It is his intention in the spring to add several additional aircraft as the operation grows, particularly a float equipped machine for River Thames and London helicopter routes. Heli Air is also very keen to have the new Robinson R66 turbine helicopter based at Fairoaks.