Panalpina Reports Record Helicopter Shipments for 2011
A Boeing Vertol is loaded into an Antonov An-124 by Panalpina Heliship.
A Boeing Vertol is loaded into an Antonov An-124 by Panalpina Heliship.

It was a good year for the helicopter shipping business in 2011, according to Panalpina's Juerg Boschung, business unit manager, and head of its helicopter shipping division. The Vancouver-based company handled a record number of air charters and flight diversions related to moving helicopters via air-freight around the world.