OUR HISTORY
For more than 50 years, the AIR LLOYD Group has been your partner for innovative and high quality services for everything related to helicopters and airplanes. AIR LLOYD stands as a brand for shared values, a common corporate culture and a “flyer DNA” that unites companies.
1963
Founding of AIR LLOYD Deutsche Pflanzenschutz Fluggesellschaft mbH by the Gerling Group in Cologne: Training and crop protection flights in national and international territory
18.08.1988
Founding of the company HELITEC Helicopter Technik GmbH by Mr. Hans Heckmann and Mr. Michael Hoyer
1991
Opening of the Halle-Oppin branch office
1992
Opening of the Berlin-Schönhagen branch office
30.06.1997
Mr. Hans Heckmann left the company
01.07.1997
Mr. Wilbert Schmitz became shareholder and managing director in addition to Mr. Michael Hoyer
01.01.2006
Opening of the Bonn-Hangelar branch office
16.01.2006
Service Center for Robinson Helicopter Company
01.04.2010
Service Centre for AutoGyro
05.07.2012
Mr. Michael Hoyer †
27.08.2013
Signing of the resettlement contract with the airfield company Kassel-Calden
18.12.2013
Mr. Wilbert Schmitz became the sole shareholder and Managing director of HELITEC Helicopter Technik GmbH
Cooperation contract with Aviation Support GmbH
HELITEC Helicopter Technik GmbH became the sole shareholder of AIS Aviation Information & Services GmbH
01.04.2014
Cooperation agreement with the company AIR LLOYD Deutsche Helicopter Flugservice GmbH
19.10.2015
Submission of the building application for the new hangar and administration building at the new location
24.02.2016
Opening/takeover of the Ganderkesee facility by ATLAS AIR Service
License extension for fixed-wing aircraft up to 5.7 t at the Ganderkesee location
14.03.2016
Receipt of the building permit
01.11.2016
Ground-breaking ceremony new building (49. KW)
01.03.2018
Moving into the new hangars and the administrative offices
Approval of the license extension to all locations
01.10.2018
Change of name HELITEC Helicopter Technik GmbH to AIR LLOYD AEROTECHNICS GmbH
January 2019
Service Center for GARMIN devices
September 2019
Service Center for TECNAM aircraft
January 2020
Successful participation in a base maintenance tender in Hungary
October 2020
Opening of the branch office in Budapest
February 2022
Successful participation in a LM / BM tender by CAE GmbH in Bremen
November 2022
Cooperation with the company CAE GmbH in Bremen
Responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the fleet
“Investment in your future”
was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund.
We are very grateful for the support of the ERDF (“European Regional Development Fund”), which has contributed financially to the construction of the new hangars. AIR LLOYD is eagerly looking forward to improving steadily its innovations and high quality helicopter services at the new location and investing in a large number of new jobs in a future-oriented manner.
