Rotorcraft
PHI Celebrates Its 75th Year
Helicopter services company has grown to a fleet of more than 200
PHI booth at Heli-Expo 2024
© Mariano Rosales/AIN

PHI is celebrating its 75th year. Founded in 1949 as Petroleum Bell Helicopters with three Bell 47s and seven employees that transported seismic crews in South Louisiana, the company is now headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, and has grown to more than 200 helicopters from a variety of OEMs and 2,500 employees worldwide. Its fleet has logged more than 12 million flight hours.

The company currently has four main components: global energy services division PHI Aviation; U.S.-based air ambulance provider PHI Air Medical; logistics services division Helipass; and PHI MRO Services.