Maverick Tours offers numerous "flightseeing" tours daily, with two options at time of writing: a 25-minute and a 45-minute tour. Flights depart from a small airport in Tusayan, near the South Rim, and there's no minimum age to take a ride. Maverick also runs Grand Canyon helicopter tours that depart from Las Vegas, and has plans for a tour that includes a landing on the Canyon floor. (Check for updates.)
One point to note about helicopter rides: all seats are not equal. Generally seating is in two rows; back seats are fine if you're by the window, but passengers sitting in the middle back seat(s) will not have the same great views as their fellow fliers.
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