Helicopter Services for Every Project
From rooftop HVAC units to towers, transmission, and outsize loads, find the service that fits your project.
Heavy Lift Helicopters
If it can be lifted, we can make it happen with experienced crews and the right helicopters for each project. Transport equipment, materials, and specialized loads safely and efficiently.
HVAC Helicopter Lifts
Minimize business downtime with our expert precision rooftop placement for commercial heating and cooling units, completed seamlessly in hours, not days.
Tower Construction
Swiftly deploy tower sections, antennas, and communication equipment on challenging remote or elevated sites, eliminating the need for cranes and crew downtime.
Other Helicopter Services
Trusted by clients across North America and worldwide:
Most Contractors Default to a Ground Crane. It Isn't Always the Right Call.
Choosing how to lift something looks simple: crane or helicopter, take the lower quote. But the real cost lives in things that never reach the quote, like days of crew standing by, lane closures, and site access.
On a recent Cincinnati job, the crane and the helicopter quoted the same price, but the crane needed five days on site against twenty minutes of flight time. The right call depends on the whole picture, and that's the conversation we have with you before the numbers are locked.
Call 1-800-318-8940 anytime. Free, no-obligation quotes, often same-day.
Our Projects: From Rooftop Units to a Live Manta Ray
From rooftop HVAC swaps in restricted airspace to highway infrastructure and one-of-a-kind cargo, these are real jobs with the planning that made each one work.
RTU swap inside restricted airspace — Arlington, VA
Moore's Electric needed to replace a 2,500-pound rooftop HVAC unit at the Fashion Centre, a mall that sits inside the Flight Restricted Zone beside Reagan National Airport. We planned two precise aerial picks through some of the most controlled airspace in the country and completed the swap without disrupting the property below.
Aerial roofing delivery over NRG Stadium — Houston, TX
Partnering with Birdair, we hoisted 3,000-pound fabric roofing units into place on NRG Stadium with a Sikorsky S-58, reaching spans across the stadium's structure that a ground crane simply couldn't.
52 highway light poles, set in an afternoon — I-64, WV
Pritchard Signal & Light was facing a roughly seven-and-a-half-week ground crane plan to install 52 high-mast light poles at 6,000 pounds each. We set all 52 with a Kaman K-MAX in about four hours, turning weeks of lane closures into a single rolling roadblock.
A historic electric aircraft airlift for DHL
DHL selected Fair Lifts to move Beta Technologies' ALIA CX300 electric aircraft to the Port of Wilmington on its way to the Paris Air Show. A first-of-its-kind cargo lift, handled with the precision a one-of-a-kind aircraft demands.
Rooftop HVAC replacement at an operating casino
Four Winds Casino needed its rooftop HVAC units replaced without closing its doors. We lifted the old units out and set the new ones in by helicopter, completing the work quickly and well clear of the guests and traffic below.
Airlifting a live manta ray — The Bahamas
Not every lift is a rooftop unit. Fair Lifts supported a renowned Atlantis Paradise Island and Mote Marine Laboratory research program, airlifting a live manta ray as part of an effort to track the animals' migratory patterns.
158 Units. One Warehouse Roof. One Day.
Fair Lifts Case Study: Warehouse Helicopter HVAC Lift
Client Review: HVAC Case Study
"We recently partnered with Fair Lifts to help us execute the placement of 158 HVAC units on the roof of a 1.2 million sq. ft. warehouse in Plainfield CT and the overall experience was exceptional. Jenessa truly became a partner throughout the entire pre-planning and execution of the project.
The Fair Lifts approach to servicing the customer and ensuring a successful lift was very impressive and we would absolutely look to Fair Lifts for our next helicopter lift project. Jenessa and the flight team were a pleasure to work with."
Sean Bowes
- Harry Grodsky & Co., Inc. - CT
A Lift Planned Around Your Project
Every lift starts with your project, not a single machine. Fair Lifts plans the job, matches the right aircraft, and manages it from first call to final set, with the reach to do things a small, single, or limited-aircraft operation can't.
The right aircraft, every time, not just the one on hand.
A company that flies its own aircraft can only offer what it owns. When that machine is wrong for the job, too large, too small, or not equipped for the conditions, you're the one who pays for the mismatch. Because we draw from a wide range of aircraft, the machine is matched to your weights, your site, and your conditions, so you get the right tool for the lift instead of the only one available.
"Working with Fair Lifts truly exceeded our expectations... their helicopter services actually ended up saving us money and a serious amount of time over the other alternatives we were looking into.”
Todd Gibson - Building Better Systems - NV
Lower cost through bundling.
Because we plan lifts across the country, we can often place your job on a trip an aircraft is already making nearby. Instead of carrying the full mobilization yourself, you share it, which is frequently the single biggest swing in what a lift costs. It's a saving a small operator working from one location can rarely offer.
If something goes wrong, your project keeps moving.
A single grounded aircraft or a bad weather window can stall an entire project when everything depends on one machine.
Because we have access to a wide range of aircraft, we can turn to another option and keep your project moving, rather than leaving you waiting for one aircraft to come back into service.
A dedicated specialist who knows your projects.
You work with one senior project manager across every lift, someone who learns your sites, your equipment, and how you operate, so you're never re-explaining your project to a new contact.
One point of contact, one person accountable, and the support of a large team, at no extra cost.
The half of the lift you never see.
Part 133 certification, congested-area and flight-restricted-zone plans, FAA filings, road and building closures, rigging, and contingency planning. None of it is optional, all of it has lead time, and we manage every piece, so you're not chasing approvals while the rest of your project waits.
"All site logistics and safety concerns were considered and agreed upon. Fair Lifts also provided the proper documentation and communications to all AHJ's (FAA, local fire/EMS, and local police). The execution of the actual work went seamlessly.”
David Hodge - eTEC Mechanical Corp. - VA
Call 1-800-318-8940 anytime. Free, no-obligation quotes, often same-day
A Clear Path From First Call to Final Lift
You don't need every detail figured out to start. Tell us what you're lifting, and we'll handle the path from there.
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Start the Conversation
A rough idea is enough to begin. Tell us what you're lifting, roughly how much it weighs, how many, and where it's going. There's no cost and no obligation to get a quote.
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Get a custom lift plan
We map the options, match the right aircraft, and bring you a clear recommendation and price built around your timing, your site, and the total cost of the lift, not just the hourly rate.
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Let our team execute
Your dedicated senior project manager runs the operation: the pilots, rigging, closures, FAA filings, and order of operations for lifting days, with the planning done so the lift itself is the easy part.
Call 1-800-318-8940 anytime. Free, no-obligation quotes, often same-day
When The Lift Is Critical, The Plan Matters
A complex lift leaves little room for the wrong aircraft, a missed approval, or a day lost to weather. The right lift strategy can be the difference between winning a bid and overpaying on one you've already won.
The earlier we're involved, the more we can do to protect your schedule and your budget. Reach out while the options are still open, and we'll help you plan the lift, and the bid, around the cost that actually matters.
