The Elifly family business has a fleet of five Lamas, two Bell 412s, one AS350 B2, an Alouette and a Robinson R22. The Italian company says its most popular types of late are the Lama and the Alouette. “These helicopters are very popular for being historical machines,” says director Sofia Comensoli. “We recently flew for an important commission with a film production industry to shoot new movies as live action; we were a part of the aerial filming of the production in south Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.

“The most important factor in getting through the pandemic is perseverance and knowing how to offer a unique product to the operators and maintenance helicopters market. We want to firstly get out of the emergency of the pandemic, secondly be healthy and be grateful for the time we can work on our wonderful helicopters, and third stay calm and carry on with our passion as aviators.”