Helicopter Fleet Report - YE2020
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OPERATOR OVERVIEW<br />
At the end of 2020, the top commercial helicopter operators<br />
with more than 20 turbine helicopters in the Asia-Pacific region<br />
operated a total of 740 helicopters, accounting for 17% of the<br />
total fleet.<br />
TOP COMMERCIAL OPERATORS<br />
With more than 20 turbine helicopters in Asia-Pacific<br />
Primary Business<br />
CITIC Offshore <strong>Helicopter</strong> Co (COHC) had the largest fleet,<br />
operating a total of 78 helicopters, closely followed by Aero<br />
Asahi (70), and Nakanihon Air (65). Of the top 21 operators in<br />
the region, eight were based and primarily operate in China,<br />
four in Australia and three in Japan.<br />
Nine operators saw their fleets grow in 2020, while seven<br />
operators saw their fleet contract. The fleets of five operators<br />
did not change<br />
COHC was notable among the top 20 operators, as well as<br />
among the top seven offshore operators. By adding four units<br />
to its fleet, COHC managed to remain the largest helicopter<br />
operator in Asia-Pacific.<br />
COHC<br />
AERO ASAHI<br />
NAKANIHON AIR<br />
KINGWING<br />
PAWAN HANS<br />
SHAANXI HELICOPTER<br />
MCDERMOTT AVIATION<br />
STATE GRID GA<br />
BABCOCK<br />
REIGNWOOD<br />
TOHO AIR<br />
Offshore<br />
78 (+4)<br />
Varied<br />
70 (-3)<br />
Varied<br />
65 (+1)<br />
EMS<br />
54 (-10)<br />
Offshore 41<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
Powerline<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
40 (+12)<br />
38<br />
32 (+3)<br />
30 (-2)<br />
28 (-1)<br />
TOP 10 OPERATORS<br />
28<br />
Two Japanese operators had the second and the third biggest<br />
HELI WEST<br />
Varied<br />
27<br />
fleets among the top 20 operators. Aero Asahi and Nakanihon<br />
Air both maintained their ranking with a slight change in<br />
their fleet numbers; Aero Asahi decreased by three units and<br />
Nakanihon Air increased by just one helicopter.<br />
GLOBAL VECTRA<br />
VNH<br />
HEVILIFT<br />
Offshore<br />
Offshore<br />
Varied<br />
27 (-1)<br />
27 (+2)<br />
24 (-4)<br />
Shaanxi <strong>Helicopter</strong> - Bell’s distributor in mainland China, had a<br />
fleet of 40 helicopters at the end of 2020.<br />
FLYING DRAGON GAC<br />
CHC<br />
Varied<br />
Offshore<br />
23 (+5)<br />
23 (-5)<br />
Kingwing experienced the largest contraction (10 helicopters),<br />
followed by CHC (five), and Hevilift (four).<br />
Overall, several Australian operators were scattered around<br />
the top 20 operators list. McDermott Aviation had no change<br />
CHINA SOURTHERN GA<br />
PACIFIC HELICOPTER<br />
WESTSTAR<br />
QINGDAO HELICOPTER<br />
Offshore<br />
Varied<br />
Offshore<br />
Forestry<br />
22<br />
21 (+1)<br />
21 (+1)<br />
21 (+4)<br />
TOP 21<br />
OPERATORS =<br />
17% OF<br />
TOTAL FLEET<br />
12 ASIA-PACIFIC CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2020
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