New York Helicopter was an American helicopter transportation company, formed in July 1980 and fully owned and operated as a subsidiary of Island Helicopter Corporation. It provided scheduled service from Manhattan's East 34th Street Heliport on the East River and the three major metro New York airports: Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark. The company also provided sightseeing and private charter operations.Flight International, February 7, 1981, page 332.
An unrelated sightseeing company named New York Helicopter (also known as New York Helicopter Tours and New York Helicopter Charter) began in the 1990s and was still operating in 2025. In 1984, Island Helicopters, parent company of New York Helicopter, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Fleet The original 1980–1988 company operated: two Sikorsky S-58s two Aérospatiale AS 350s seven Aérospatiale SA 360s
See also List of defunct airlines of the United States
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