For a tour with a longer flight duration, Papillon Helicopters offers a 70-minute cruise over not just the Grand Canyon's West Rim but also Hoover Dam and the Mojave Desert, starting at $379 per ...

Lionel Douglass has flown in Papillon Airways helicopters to the Grand Canyon more than 100 times. He said this time, he thought he was going to die.

As reported by the Associated Press, the family of 31-year-old Jonathan Udall will see $24.6 million from Papillon Airways Inc., the helicopter operator, and $75.4 million from Airbus Helicopters ...

Papillon Helicopters was named the best helicopter tour in Nevada and the second-best helicopter tour in the nation by USA Today. Maverick Helicopters, which has a Las Vegas location, also made ...

The helicopters in Papillon’s fleet weren’t required to have them, but the company has since retrofitted the aircraft with fuel tanks that expand and seal upon impact instead of rupturing.

The lawsuit, filed by attorney Gary Robb, alleged that the helicopter operator company, Papillon Airways Inc. in Boulder City, neglected to outfit its copters with crash-resistant fuel systems.

Papillon Helicopters spokesman Matt Barkett said in an email to AP on Tuesday that safety is the company’s top priority. He noted the NTSB concluded there were no mechanical problems "and our ...

The helicopters in Papillon’s fleet weren’t required to have them, but the company has since retrofitted the aircraft with fuel tanks that expand and seal upon impact instead of rupturing.

A Nevada judge has approved a $100 million cash settlement to the parents of a 31-year-old British tourist who died in a helicopter crash at the Grand Canyon.