Air Harrods
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Air Harrods Limited is the aircraft charter arm of the Mohamed Al Fayed owned Harrods
company. Based at London Stansted Airport
, Air Harrods operates a fleet of helicopter
s liveried in green and gold; colours commonly associated with the Harrods name. The helicopters are flown using the Air Operators Certificate of Oxford Air Services Limited.
Customers vary immensely; news footage has shown Tony Blair
traveling to the G8 summit on board an Air Harrods helicopter which was commissioned by MI5 to offset security concerns. The use of one Air Harrods helicopter was donated for a special of Challenge Anneka
in 2007. The helicopter was used to transport some ill children to a choir performance.
On 7th May 2010, Air Harrods, as part of its parent group was sold to a Qatar soveirgn Investment group in a combined deal worth £1.5bn
Harrods
Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...
company. Based at London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
-Cargo:-Statistics:-Infrastructure:-Terminal and satellite buildings:Stansted is the newest passenger airport of all the main London airports. The terminal is an oblong glass building, and is separated in to three areas: Check-in concourse, arrivals and departures...
, Air Harrods operates a fleet of helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s liveried in green and gold; colours commonly associated with the Harrods name. The helicopters are flown using the Air Operators Certificate of Oxford Air Services Limited.
Customers vary immensely; news footage has shown Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
traveling to the G8 summit on board an Air Harrods helicopter which was commissioned by MI5 to offset security concerns. The use of one Air Harrods helicopter was donated for a special of Challenge Anneka
Challenge Anneka
Challenge Anneka is a British television programme, produced by the independent production company Mentorn for the BBC, which aired on Friday, later Saturday evenings on BBC One between 8 September 1989 and 15 October 1995. It was announced in 2006 that the series is returning, but this time on...
in 2007. The helicopter was used to transport some ill children to a choir performance.
On 7th May 2010, Air Harrods, as part of its parent group was sold to a Qatar soveirgn Investment group in a combined deal worth £1.5bn
Fleet
The Air Harrods helicopter fleet consists of one each of the following aircraft:- Agusta A109Agusta A109The AgustaWestland AW109 is a light-weight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland...
S Grand - Agusta A109E Power 'Elite'
- Sikorsky S-76Sikorsky S-76The Sikorsky S-76 is an American medium-size commercial utility helicopter. The S-76 is powered by two turboshaft engines, which drive both the main and tail rotors, each with four blades...
C+ - Sikorsky S-76C++
- Sikorsky S-92Sikorsky S-92The Sikorsky S-92 is a four-bladed twin-engine medium-lift helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the civil and military helicopter market. The S-92 was developed from the Sikorsky S-70 helicopter and has similar parts such as flight control and rotor systems.The H-92 Superhawk is a military...