The State of the Industry
Today we have a serious glut of excess inventory on the market. Roughly 10 to 11 for sale, whereas in a “normal” market (if there is such a thing) we’d more likely see 6 to 9 percent available. The size of the available inventory is not shrinking at all.
Light single-turbine helicopters market. There are over 700 light singles on the market. series machines, and a third are Airbus AS350B/H125 series. That shouldn’t come as a surprise as that’s probably the approximate allocation of those models in service as well.
We’ve also seen some slight growth in the used light twin inventory. There are 250 light twins on the market. Two- thirds of those are corporate/ are 10 years or older. The Agusta 109 series makes up very nearly half of all light twin listings. There isn’t a strong secondary market for these machines, with the exception of the BK117, which has found some new life in the utility, oil and gas, and mineral exploration markets.
There is softening in the medium and heavy markets due to replacement of older models like the S76A/B/C and AS332L/L1/L2. Older Super Pumas are being traded in on newer models, and nearly unlikely to be rebuilt and will instead be scrapped.
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Photo: Lyn Burks
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