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PHOTOGRAPHY BY TYLER KASCHKE Known for its breath- taking 20-minute lakefront tours, Chicago Helicopter Experience has grown like gangbusters since moving into its five-acre Bridgeport heliport in the middle of last year. Now, the company is focused on taking luxury commuters for a ride with its new charter brand CHE Premier. Designed to ease transportation for its high-end clientele— whether that's in and out of a regional airport or j ust on a jaunt to a golf course or lake TIME TO FLY CHICAGO HELICOPTER EXPERIENCE BOLSTERS ITS TOUR BUSINESS WITH THE ULTIMATE IN COMMUTING LUXURY: CHE PREMIER. house—the program's centerpiece is the EC135, a sleek twin- engine executive-style aircraft whose ameni- ties feature Bose noise-canceling headsets and a climate- controlled interior decked out in all-new leather. Says Chicago Helicopter Experience COO Tom Carto, "Chicago traffic isn't getting any better, so we've added another [way for executives] to get in and out of the city that has never existed before." $750 per 15-minute increment. 2420 S. Halsted St., 312-967- 8687; chetours.com . 64 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM SCENE SPOTLIGHT