Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Aviation, the largest commercial helicopter operator in the Middle East, reported over Dh109 million of net profit during the first half of 2014 — a 16 per cent increase over the Dh94.4 million from the same period last year.

The company also reported total revenues of Dh734.4 million — a six per cent drop from the Dh782.3 million during the first half of 2013.

The decline in revenue was related to Maximus whose main revenue-generating aircraft was down for check for most of H1 2014.