Overflights Folder

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LINK to Las Vegas Review Journal Article about Papillon (a business that flies over the Grand Canyon, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and the Colorado River]

• 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

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