icao callsign 6m mvr founded 1995 commenced operations december 1995 hubs henderson executive airport grand canyon west airport grand canyon national park airport kahului heliport subsidiaries maverick helicopters maverick airlines mustang helicopters maui helicopter tours fleet size 47 destinations 5 headquarters las vegas nevada key people greg rochna founder website maverickaviationgroup.com maverick aviation group is a helicopter and airplane tour company that was founded in december 1995 in las vegas nevada by greg and brenda rochna . maverick aviation group is the parent company of maverick helicopters maverick airlines mustang helicopters and maverick maui helicopter tours . contents 1 history 1.1 1990s 1.2 2000s 1.3 2010s 2 fleet 3 media appearances 4 references history edit 1990s edit maverick aviation group began in 1995 commencing tours with two aircraft from henderson executive airport to the grand canyon . the helicopter tour division called maverick helicopters was one of the original companies operating helicopter arial tours of the grand canyon . 2000s edit in 2003 maverick helicopters was one of the original buyers of the eurocopter ec130 . in february 2005 maverick acquired airstar helicopter . later in october 2008 maverick established a fixed wing division operating under the name maverick airlines . maverick airlines which is based at henderson executive airport operates tours of the grand canyon utilizing beechcraft 1900 and cessna 208 caravan series aircraft . also in 2008 maverick established mustang helicopters which provides helicopter tour services from las vegas nevada to the grand canyon . on september 3 2009 maverick helicopters surpassed 100 000 flight hours utilizing ec130 helicopters . 2010s edit in february 2012 maverick helicopters became a launch customer for the ec130 t2 with the purchase of 10 ec130 t2 helicopters . maverick signed an agreement to purchase 10 ec130 t2 helicopters with the option for 40 more 50 in total . on march 3 2013 maverick logged a total of 300 000 total flying hours using ec130 series aircraft . in 2015 maverick aviation group began flying sightseeing tours in maui hawaii under the brand of maui helicopter tours . from 2011 through 2015 maverick aviation group was a recipient of the faa award of excellence diamond award for participating in the faa aviation maintenance technician awards program . maverick also earned the helicopter association international hai operator safety award . fleet edit as of march 2016 maverick aviation group operates the following aircraft maverick aviation group fleet aircraft total passengers 1 notes eurocopter ec130 44 7 maverick helicopters maui helicopter tours and mustang helicopters beechcraft 1900d 3 19 maverick airlines cessna grand caravan 3 9 maverick airlines media appearances edit appeared in the abc network reality show the bachelor . in season 13 jason mesnick took natalie from chicago on a date that included a helicopter ride on maverick helicopters . featured on good morning america on february 8 2009 . chosen by food network s giada on her weekend getaway . 2 featured on the british travel channel . 3 references edit eco star helicopters ec130 eco star . 2016 . retrieved 11 march 2016 . giada s weekend getaways a british travel show featuring maverick helicopter tours retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title maverick aviation group & oldid 715061531 categories companies based in paradise nevadacharter airlines navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 april 2016 at 13 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view