Best places in the world to run a helicopter business
 

In which country(ies) do you believe it is the most financially rewarding to run p135,p133,training and tour helicopter operations while trying to balance it with a great life quality and safety from a westernized person's perspective?
Please state your specific reasons for your choices.
Thank you.

Great life quality and safety - Australia

Financially rewarding to run a helicopter business - anywhere but Australia.

CA$A has nearly succeeded in killing GA.

What ?!
Come and try to do something with CCAA.hr ,
than you may sing another song about CASA :}

General Safety OK
Life Quality OK

EU unique
No one single helipad, properly built and registered
Out of helipad and aerodromes landing RESTRICTED

What is CCAA.hr?

Croatian CAA

How much you pay to know the best place ? :)

Any pilots working in Switzerland?How bad are the restrictions there?How about The Caribbean region?

Aruba is pretty good according to a chap I was talking with recently who spends his time poling an R44 around (and frequently, um, poling the occasional passenger as well).

Definitely a job with perks :)