Rotorcraft Industry Steady Through Downturn

Tony Osborne December 13, 2021
Kamov Ka-62 rotorcraft
Virtually the only new market entrant during 2021 was the Kamov Ka-62 twin-engine medium, the design bureau’s first non-coaxial commercial rotorcraft.
Credit: Russian Helicopters
In the ongoing downturn that has afflicted the commercial rotorcraft industry for more than five years, 2021 was just another year. A steady stream of new orders is sustaining manufacturers, but there is no sign yet of a long-awaited uptick driven by the need to replace aging helicopters. Even the...
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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