Hellenic Seaplanes

Hellenic Seaplanes (Greek Υδροπλάνα Ελλάδας Α.Ε.)[1] is a seaplane company in Greece with its own maintenance, training, flight operations and water aerodrome development strategy. The company's headquarters are in Kallithea, Athens, the fleet's maintenance base is at the Megara General Aviation Airport and soon will operate connecting all Greek Islands to the mainland.

The company said in 2020[2] that it aimed to fly from port to port among the islands, coastal cities of central Greece and lakes throughout the country, providing transportation and tourism services.[3]

History

Hellenic Seaplanes S.A. was established in May 2013 in Athens, by Nicolas Charalambous,[4] following the passing of bill 4146/2013[5] that set out the framework for water aerodrome and seaplane operations in Greece. The airline's logo is a stylized depiction of a seagull, a bird with a fusiform body that, like a seaplane, can float on water and fly through the air. The blue hues of the logo refer to the national colours of Greece, while Hellenic Seaplanes' tagline "Connecting Greece" reflects the company's mission to fly from port to port, connecting Greek islands and destinations with the mainland through its fleet of seaplanes.

Services

The company will generate revenues from the provision of the following products and services:[6]

• Scheduled flights
• Sightseeing flights
• Charter and private flights
• Resort transfers
• Freight and courier services
• Medical evacuation (Medevac services)

Seaplanes fleet

Hellenic Seaplane's fleet[7] consists of the following aircraft:

Seaplane operations

Starting from summer 2024, Hellenic Seaplanes will offer a variety of aerial sightseeing tours over Corfu[9] and the surrounding islands, such as Paxos, Antipaxos and the Diapontian Islands (Mathraki, Ereikoussa, Othonoi islands).

Hellenic Seaplanes will also offer scheduled flights[10] between Corfu and Paxos. The seaplane company will provide charter flights to a variety of water airports, water fields and airports in the Ionian Sea, Peloponnese and Western Greece. These flights can be customized to meet the specific needs of the customer.

Generally, Hellenic Seaplane's operations plan has been placed around ten geographic regions which are as follows:[11]

• Region 1 – Central Greece – Attica[12]
• Region 2 – Crete
• Region 3 – Thrace – North Aegean islands
• Region 4 – Macedonia
• Region 5 – Epirus[13]
• Region 6 – Dodecanese islands[14]
• Region 7 – Peloponnese
• Region 8 – Ionian Islands – Western Greece
• Region 9 – Cyclades islands
• Region 10 – Thessaly