Hellenic Seaplanes

Hellenic Seaplanes (Greek Υδροπλάνα Ελλάδας ΑΕ) is a seaplane company in Greece with its own maintenance, training, flight operations and water aerodrome development strategy. The main base is in Athens and soon will operate connecting all Greek Islands to the mainland. The company slogan is Connecting Greece.

Hellenic Seaplanes
Founded2013
Focus citiesCentral Greece - Attica, Crete, Thrace - North Aegean islands, Macedonia, Epirus, Dodecanese islands, Peloponnese, Ionian islands - Western Greece, Cyclades islands, Thessaly
Destinations10
HeadquartersAthens, Attica, Greece
Key peopleNicolas Charalambous
President & C.E.O.
Websitewww.hellenic-seaplanes.com

Hellenic Seaplanes operates in accordance with the accepted and applicable standards of the International Aviation Industry and associated regulations for the gradual development of the seaplanes in the country.

According to Hellenic Seaplane's statement,[1] the company aims to fly from port to port among the islands, coastal cities of central Greece and lakes throughout the country, in order to cover the deficiencies of the current transportation system with new alternative mode of transport that will give a solution to the lengthy and difficult transportation that currently exists, while giving a new boost for tourism activities.[2]

History

Hellenic Seaplanes S.A. was established in May 2013 in Athens, by mister Nicolas Charalambous,[3] following the passing of bill 4146/2013[4] that set out the framework for water aerodrome and seaplane operations in Greece.

Awards

Hellenic Seaplanes has won the following awards:

European Business Awards[5]  2014-2015

Award: National Champion among companies from Greece

  • STEVIE AWARDS 2015[6]

Award: Business of the Year in the field of Transportation

Award: Start-up of the Year in the field of services provision

Certifications
  • bsi ISO 9001:2015

ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized Quality Management System (QMS) standard that can benefit any size organization.

ISO 14001 improves environmental performance, delivering more than regulatory compliance and the ability to meet supplier requirements.

An effective occupational health and safety management system protects and enhances the important assets, your people, to drive business excellence.

Services

The company will generate revenues from the provision of the following products and services:[8]

  • Scheduled Flights
  • Sightseeing /Cruise Ships
  • Charter and For Hire Flights
  • Resort Transfers
  • Freight and Courier Services
  • Medevac Services

Seaplane Operations

The Seaplane operations have been strategically placed around ten (10) geographic regions which are as follows:[9]

References
  1. "Company". Hellenic Seaplanes.
  2. "Hellenic Seaplanes: Countdown to the first seaplanes". Portnet.gr. 15 November 2019.
  3. "SBC TV- Interview with mr Charalambous, CEO & President of Hellenic Seaplanes S.A." SBC TV / Official Youtube channel. 20 April 2015.
  4. "Investment law 4146/2013". Ependyseis.gr. 2013.
  5. "What makes the European Business Awards different". Business Awards Europe.
  6. "Hellenic Seaplanes National Champion At European Business Awards". Greek Travel Pages. 4 November 2014.
  7. "H Hellenic Seaplanes διακρίθηκε με 2 τίτλους στα Ιnternational Business Awards (in Greek)". Zougla.gr. 17 August 2015.
  8. "Services". Hellenic Seaplanes.
  9. "Hellenic Seaplanes Εφικτό να έχουμε το καλοκαίρι 10-12 υδατοδρόμια (in Greek)". Mono News. 2 February 2020.
  10. "Elefsina Examined as Metropolitan Waterway Hub". Greek Travel Pages. 3 July 2018.
  11. "Τα υδροπλάνα θα επιστρέψουν ξανά στα νερά της Παμβώτιδας! (in Greek)". Proinos Logos. 7 November 2019.
  12. "Συμφωνία για 20 υδατοδρόμια σε νησιά του Ν. Αιγαίου, 3 September 2019". In.gr. 3 September 2019.
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