Heliportugal is expanding its helicopter and fixed wing activities. Pedro Silveira, president, says the company has launched a new business marketing Hawker Beechcraft aircraft. "We provide whole and fractional aircraft sales, management and maintenance. Heliportugal has sold its first two Hawkers and will be receiving another, along with a King Air 350C, later this year."

In addition Heliportugal is adding an AW139 to its fleet along with three AS365N3 Dauphins, the latest of which arrives early in 2009. Silveira says: "We plan to build a greater market share of the offshore oil market."

Heliportugal also operates an EC120 Colibri, six AS350B2s, three AS350B3s, two EC135P2i, six AS365N Dauphins, three AS365N1 Dauphins, two AW139s and a Kamov 32A11BC.

Based in Cascais, Tires, Heliportugal's operations have extended out from Portugal to embrace Spain, Morocco, Greece, Tunisia, Nigeria and Romania.