Asian Sky Quarterly 2022 Q4

HELICOPTER
MARKET OVERVIEW
MENA PROFILE: HELICOPTER
Helicopter Fleet by Quarter
Heavy Medium Super Medium Light Twin Single
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804 801 801 809 802 808 808 813 817 818 831 834
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2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2021Q1 2021Q2 2021Q3 2021Q4 2022Q1 2022Q2 2022Q3 2022Q4
The MENA region's helicopter fleet stood at 834 at the end of the fourth
quarter of 2022, up 3.1% from Q4 of 2020. There were three net additions
to the fleet compared to the third quarter, as a result of five additions and
two deductions. Saudi Arabia and Morocco saw the most additions with
two more aircraft apiece. The fleet has grown at a rate of 2.1% since Q1
of 2022.
Helicopter OEMs in 2022Q4
Helicopter Size Categories in 2022Q4
Sikorsky (37, 4%)
MD (36, 4%)
Heavy (34, 4%)
Medium (363, 44%)
Airbus (202, 24%)
834
Bell (304, 37%)
Single (274, 33%)
834
Leonardo (255, 31%)
Light Twin (154, 18%)
Super Medium (9, 1%)
Bell and Leonardo were the leading OEMs in the MENA helicopter fleet
and have a combined 68% share of the regional fleet. Airbus was the
third largest OEM in the region with a 24% market share. Medium-sized
helicopters had the greatest share of the regional fleet. The Leonardo
AW139, the Bell 407 and Bell 412 series were the most popular OEM
models, each with more than 90 helicopters. All nine Super Medium
helicopters in the fleet were Leonardo AW189 units.
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