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EMS MARKET<br />
MISSION OVERVIEW<br />
Top EMS Operators By <strong>Fleet</strong> Size<br />
NAKANIHON AIR<br />
19<br />
HIRATA ACADEMY<br />
16<br />
AERO ASAHI<br />
15<br />
BABCOCK<br />
12<br />
CENTRAL HELICOPTER SERVICE<br />
9<br />
NISHI NIPPON<br />
SHAANXI QINHAN GENERAL AVIATION<br />
LAYANG-LAYANG<br />
8<br />
8<br />
8<br />
LIFEFLIGHT AUSTRALIA<br />
6<br />
HELIKOREA<br />
KAGOSHIMA INTERNATIONAL AVIATION<br />
CHC<br />
NORTHLAND EMERGENCY SERVICES<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
The EMS market ended <strong>2023</strong> with a total of 121 aircraft in<br />
operation, an increase of three aircraft compared to the previous<br />
year. The top three operators with the largest fleet of EMS<br />
helicopters were all from Japan: Nakanihon Air (19), Hirata<br />
Academy (16) and Aero Asahi (15), which when combined with<br />
the 23 helicopters operated by other three Japanese operators<br />
accounted for 60% of the Asia-Pacific EMS market. There were also<br />
four EMS operators in Oceania, with Babcock, LifeFlight and CHC<br />
from Australia operating a total of 23 EMS helicopters, and New<br />
Zealand operator Northland Emergency Services operating five<br />
EMS helicopters.<br />
popular in the Asia-Pacific EMS market, followed by Medium<br />
Twin, which was the most popular in the Australian market. Single<br />
helicopters were used for EMS mission mostly in the China market.<br />
EMS <strong>Fleet</strong> By Size Category<br />
Single 39 (15%)<br />
Medium Twin 73 (29%)<br />
255<br />
Light Twin 143 (56%)<br />
It is interesting to note that the three countries with the largest<br />
EMS fleets in the region had different preferences for size<br />
categories and models, with operators in Japan favoring Light Twin<br />
helicopters, where all but one Bell 505 of the 93 EMS helicopters<br />
were from this category. The most popular models were the H135<br />
EMS <strong>Fleet</strong> By OEM<br />
and H145 series from Airbus, accounting for 78% of the Japanese<br />
EMS market. In Australia, 82% of the 68 EMS helicopters were<br />
MD 6 (2%)<br />
Sikorsky 2 (1%)<br />
Medium Twins, led by Leonardo’s AW139 and Bell 412. Operators<br />
from mainland China preferred Single helicopters, with the Bell 407<br />
being the most popular, whilst some operators also chose Light<br />
Twin helicopters such as the H135 and AW109.<br />
Bell 56 (22%)<br />
Leonardo 68 (27%)<br />
255<br />
Airbus 123 (48%)<br />
Overall, the Light Twin helicopters from Airbus were the most<br />
<strong>YE</strong> <strong>2023</strong> ASIA-PACIFIC CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT | 19
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