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'''British Airways Helicopters''' was the new brand name of BEA Helicopters given on the 31 March 1974 when the parent company [[:Category: British European Airways| BEA]] merged with [[:Category: British Overseas Airways Corporation|BOAC]]. The company continued operation of the [[:Category: Sikorsky S-61|Silorsky S-61]] in all the routes and role of the former [[:Category: British European Airways| BEA]]. In 1981 the airline bought five [[:Category:Boeing Chinook| Boeing Vertol 234]] for use on the offshore oil support flights. The company was involved in setting up the Airlink high-frequency helicopter shuttle service between Gatwick and Heathrow airports in 1978. It was responsible for engineering and maintenance of the BAA-owned helicopter and for providing the flight crew. It later passed these responsibilities to British Caledonian Helicopters. In 1986 the airline was sold by [[:Category: British Airways|British Airways]] to Robert Maxwell's Maxwell Aviation and renamed British International Helicopters.