3ASIA-PACIFIC CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2021
MEDIASIANSKY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AS OF THE END OF 2021, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 4,458 CIVIL TURBINE HELICOPTERS IN
OPERATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. THE HELICOPTER FLEET GREW BY 63 UNITS IN 2021
AND ACHIEVED Y-O-Y GROWTH OF 1.4% FROM THE 4,395 UNITS AT THE END OF 2020. THE REGION
HAS SEEN COMPOUND Y-O-Y GROWTH OF AROUND 3.3% SINCE 2014 WITH THE ADDITION OF 902
AIRCRAFT. THE DEMAND FOR HELICOPTERS, WHICH REACHED ITS PEAK IN 2018 CONTINUED TO
SLOW IN 2021. THIS WAS DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE GLOBAL ECONOMY,
AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRY, ARE STILL NAVIGATING PANDEMIC-RELATED SETBACKS, INCLUDING
SUPPLY CHAIN AND WORKFORCE ISSUES, INCLUDING A DECLINE IN STUDENT PILOT NUMBERS.
Overall, there were 393 changes to Asia-Pacific’s helicopter
fleet in 2021, an increase from the 308 in 2020. This was
composed of 91 new deliveries, 137 pre-owned additions, and
165 deductions.
The configuration of more than half (57%) of Asia-Pacific’s
turbine helicopter fleet was utility, which were used for
multi-mission operations in 2021 - a rise of about 2.5% since
2020. The remaining fleet was configured as VIP (16%), Law
Enforcement (7%), Offshore (7%), SAR (6%), EMS (6%), and
Training (2%). Utility, VIP and Training configured helicopters
saw net additions, while Law Enforcement stayed the same
as in 2020. With the exception of the above, every other
category saw a net deduction in 2021. The EMS configured
fleet experienced the largest reduction, by 29 units. This was
followed by helicopters with SAR and Offshore configurations
– by four and two units, respectively.
In terms of fleet value
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, utility configured helicopters accounted
for nearly 45% of the total value of US$32.2 billion. Notably,
although offshore and SAR configured helicopters accounted
for less than 10% of the total fleet, they were 16% and 10% of
the total fleet value, respectively.
Airbus Helicopters (1,860 units), Bell (1,233 units), and Leonardo
(468 units) remained the top three OEMs in the Asia-Pacific
region with 42%, 28%, and 10% market share, respectively. Bell
and Airbus were the best performers in terms of net additions,
by adding 39 units and 21 units since 2020, while Leonardo and
Sikorsky Helicopters saw net deductions of 15 units and four
units over the same period.
As was the case in 2020, single-engine helicopters were the
most popular size category in 2021, with more than half of the
fleet (53%) belonging to this category. Medium size helicopters
came second, but only had a market share of 23%, followed by
light twin helicopters with 18% market share.
2014 20162015 2017 2018 2020 20212019
HELICOPTER FLEET GROWTH
Note: Historical eet data is based on Asian Sky Media’s
adjusted and updated numbers.
3,556
3,731
3,887
4,039
4,458
4,395
4,313
4,235
4.9%
4.2%
3.9%
1.4%
1.8%
4.9%
1.9%
COMPOUNDED
GROWTH FROM
2014 TO 2021
3.3%
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Fleet value is calculated by aircraft’s “replacement cost”. The actual eet value might be lower than what stated here.
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