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HELICOPTER

HONEYWELL FORECASTS

4,100 NEW CIVIL HELICOPTER

DELIVERIES OVER 5 YEARS

n its 22nd annual “Turbine-Powered
ICivil Helicopter Purchase Outlook,” Hon-
eywell has forecast 4,100 new civilian-use
helicopters will be delivered from 2020 to

2024, marginally higher than the five-year
forecast from 2019.
While deliveries are expected to be high-
er than 2019, purchase plans are lower, but
only by less than a percentage point.
“This year, we anticipate higher deliveries

due to entry into service of new helicopter

platforms,” said Heath Patrick, president
Americas Aftermarket, Honeywell Aero-

space. “Despite the slight dip in pur-
chase plans, we see several bright spots,

including higher utilisation rates. This • Nearly half of planned North Ameri- • Purchase plans in Brazil increased to

means operators plan to use their aircraft can purchases were identified as light 26%, a jump of 21 percentage points

more frequently over the next 12 months. single-engine models, while roughly over last year’s survey results.
Honeywell is prepared for this upswing and 32% of new planned purchases were • Latin American respondents favoured

is committed to providing seamless global for intermediate and medium-twin light single-engine models, which

customer support, while also maintaining product classes. represent about 50% of their planned

our focus on bringing new, innovative prod- • About 38% of planned purchases purchases. Light twin-engine models are
ucts to the helicopter market.” will be used for emergency medical second with 28% of all planned purchas-
Key survey findings this year include: services (EMS) purposes, followed by es, an increase of 23 percentage points

• Purchase plans are significantly stronger 20% for Law Enforcement and 17% for compared with 2019 survey results.
from the corporate/VIP segment in Corporate/VIP usage. Middle East and Africa: This region has the
this year’s survey, but lower from law • Europe: Compared with 2019 results, lowest new purchase rate globally, with only
enforcement and oil and gas operators. purchase plans are higher in this year’s 5% of respondents’ fleets expected to get

• A greater proportion of planned new survey. More than 18% of respondents a new helicopter replacement or addition.
helicopter purchases are for light said they would either replace or ex- Purchase plans are 10 percentage points
twin-engine models in this year’s survey pand their fleet with a new helicopter lower compared with 2019 survey results.

compared with 2019. The proportion over the next five years. The figure was • Close to 62% of planned new helicopter

is lower for light single-engine models. 15% a year ago. purchases are for light twin-engine
Overall, 56% of planned purchases are • Intermediate and medium twin-engine models.
for twin-engine models, 8 percentage classes captured roughly 41% of total • Medium twin-engine models are the
points higher than last year. purchase plans for new helicopters. second-highest mentioned product

• When choosing their make and model Meanwhile, 37% of respondents indi- class in the survey at 23%, a decline of
for a new rotorcraft, the top three cated plans to purchase light single-en- 46 percentage points compared with

factors operators consider are brand gine helicopters, up 5 percentage 2019 survey results.

experience, aircraft performance and points from last year. Asia Pacific: Overall buying plans are down

cabin size. • About 26% of planned purchases will be 6 percentage points compared with 2019.

• In North America, average utilization used for Utility/Aerial work, followed Close to 7% of respondents said they would

was higher by about 12% in 2019 com- by 23% for Corporate/VIP and 16% for either replace or expand their fleet with a

pared with 2018. About 19% of sur- EMS/Search and Rescue (SAR) usage. new helicopter over the next five years.
vey respondents said their helicopter Latin America: Results for 2020 show signifi- • Intermediate/Medium twin-engine and

fleet utilization is expected to increase cantly higher fleet replacement and growth light single-engine helicopters were

over the next 12 months. expectations compared with 2019. Purchase the most popular classes, capturing 38

REGIONAL OVERVIEW plans are well above the global average of percent and 35 percent of all mentions
14%, and the region’s purchase plans increased

for new helicopters, respectively.
North America: Purchase plans have by 20 percentage points from last year. • Despite limited inputs, new helicopter
declined by six percentage points over a • Latin America had the highest rate of purchase plans are lower in China, show-

year ago, with 12% of respondents saying new aircraft purchase plans globally; ing that about 14% of the fleet would be

they would either replace or expand their with close to 29% of respondents replaced or expanded by a new helicop-
fleet with a new helicopter over the next saying they would either replace or ex- ter over the next five years. Purchase

five years. North America is home to more pand their fleet with a new helicopter plans are down by about 7 percentage

than 40% of the world’s helicopter fleet. over the next five years. points compared with 2019 results. Q

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