Rotorcraft Market Surges, But Flagship Innovations Face Holdups

Airbus H145

The H145 has become one of Airbus’ top sellers thanks to its popularity with military customers as a utility and light attack platform.

Credit: Cara Irina Wagner/Foto Hirsch
With orders flowing in and deliveries going out the door, the rotorcraft industry appears to be in a steady state of growth. After the doldrums of the pandemic, helicopter manufacturers’ backlogs are swelling, buoyed by military spending on new fleets, increased demand from offshore oil and gas...
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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