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OPERATOR OVERVIEW<br />
At the end of <strong>2023</strong> the top 20 commercial helicopter operators in<br />
Asia-Pacific had a combined total of 660 helicopters, accounting<br />
for 16% of the overall fleet.<br />
TOP 20 COMMERCIAL OPERATORS BY FLEET SIZE<br />
RANK CHANGE 2022 VS <strong>2023</strong><br />
Primary Business<br />
The top five operators in our <strong>2023</strong> rankings remain unchanged<br />
from the previous year. COHC retained the first place with a<br />
total of 75 offshore helicopters. It was followed by Japanbased<br />
operators Nakanihon Air (65) and Aero Asahi (63) which<br />
increased their fleets by four and three helicopters, respectively.<br />
Pawan Hans from India maintained the same fleet number<br />
and ranking as in 2022, while Australian operator McDermott<br />
Aviation came fifth with one helicopter leaving its fleet in <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
COHC<br />
NAKANIHON AIR<br />
AERO ASAHI<br />
PAWAN HANS<br />
MCDERMOTT AVIATION<br />
STATE GRID GA<br />
CHC<br />
REIGNWOOD<br />
Offshore<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
Offshore<br />
Varied<br />
Powerline<br />
EMS/SAR/<br />
Offshore<br />
Varied<br />
39 (-1)<br />
33 (-1)<br />
32<br />
31 (+1)<br />
44<br />
65 (+4)<br />
63 (+3)<br />
75 (-1)<br />
There were seven operators from mainland China in the top 20<br />
TOHO AIR<br />
Varied<br />
27 (+1)<br />
list at the end of <strong>2023</strong>. With a combined total of 231 helicopters<br />
GLOBAL VECTRA<br />
Offshore<br />
26<br />
TOP 10 OPERATORS<br />
operating in a variety of different roles including offshore,<br />
powerline inspections and forestry, mainland China’s top 20<br />
operators accounted for 35% of the Asia-Pacific fleet. Japan<br />
ranked second among Asia-Pacific countries with four operators<br />
QINGDAO HELICOPTER<br />
VNH<br />
HELI WEST<br />
Forestry<br />
Offshore<br />
Varied<br />
25 (+2)<br />
25 (-1)<br />
24<br />
in the top 20 and a total fleet of 176 helicopters. Australia<br />
CHINA SOUTHERN GA<br />
Offshore<br />
24 (-4)<br />
followed with three operators and 95 helicopters, while Helistar<br />
and Babcock left the top 20 due to the retirement of helicopters<br />
VENJO AVIATION<br />
SUPPORT SERVICES<br />
FLYING DRAGON GAC<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
24 (+6)<br />
23 (+1)<br />
from their fleets.<br />
NISHI NIPPON<br />
Varied<br />
21 (+2)<br />
China’s Shaanxi Qinhan General Aviation was the commercial<br />
operator with the biggest increase in its fleet in <strong>2023</strong>, adding<br />
a total of seven new aircraft. The operator with the second<br />
most additions was Venjo Aviation Support Services (24)<br />
HEVILIFT<br />
SHAANXI QINHAN<br />
GENERAL AVIATION<br />
HELIKOREA<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
Varied<br />
ADVANCED FLIGHT Varied<br />
20 (+3)<br />
20 (+7)<br />
19 (+1)<br />
19 (-1)<br />
TOP 20<br />
OPERATORS =<br />
16% OF<br />
TOTAL FLEET<br />
from the Philippines, which added six MD500s to its fleet<br />
14 | <strong>YE</strong> <strong>2023</strong> ASIA-PACIFIC CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT
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