Civil Helicopter OEMs Are In Holding Pattern Until Market Recovers

pie charts of civil rotorcraft market share, 2020-24
All numbers and percentages rounded.
Credit: Aviation Week Military Fleet & MRO Forecast 2020
With a commercial helicopter market that remains stubbornly stagnant, it is perhaps no wonder the big helicopter OEMs are reluctant to make major investments in new conventional rotorcraft. Instead, the focus appears to be on delivering long-running programs and making incremental improvements...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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