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*'''Papillon is now Boulder City’s biggest employer with 650 workers, including 200 pilots''' | *'''Papillon is now Boulder City’s biggest employer with 650 workers, including 200 pilots''' | ||
*Papillon competes against about five other helicopter touring companies | *Papillon competes against about five other helicopter touring companies | ||
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Revision as of 14:56, 17 April 2015
---Work in Progress--
- the helicopter touring operation, which attracts 600,000 passengers a year, lost money its first four years...
- The business began operating out of Boulder City Airport in 2004 and opened a 45,000-square-foot base there in 2009.
- It’s only a half-hour helicopter ride from Boulder City to the Grand Canyon.
- Passengers are usually experiencing the Grand Canyon for the first time
- When Papillon started in 1965, the company ferried 1,000 annual tour passengers, who paid $39 each. These days, 600,000 passengers a year each pay $199
- Papillon is now Boulder City’s biggest employer with 650 workers, including 200 pilots
- Papillon competes against about five other helicopter touring companies
- Papillon: STATS Document
