Aero Asset has released its Heli Market Trends 2024 Annual Report: Single-Engine edition, outlining data in the preowned single-engine helicopter market by using its proprietary market intelligence.
The data shows that retail sales were stable in 2024, with the supply of single-engine helicopters for sales ending 30% higher year over year compared to 2023, with a four-year peak in Q4 2024.
Looking at market performance, North America and Asia-Pacific entered a bull market (a period when major stock market indexes rise), with North America representing the most active worldwide buyers at two-thirds of all transactions for the year, whereas European sales lost momentum, ranking fourth. APAC buyers were the second most active.
However, Europe saw a 26% increase in single-engine helicopter supply for sale, culminating in Q4 2024 to 35% of the global stock. APAC supply increased by 90%, ending with 25%; North America also saw growth of 36%, with 23% of the global stock, whereas Latin America decreased by 25% year on year, holding 10% of the supply.
In regard to pricing and liquidity, the average transaction price increased by 4% and average days on the market grew 2% year on year. The most liquid preowned market was Airbus AS350 B3/B3e/H125, with Bell 407/GX/P/I coming in second. In contrast, the least liquid preowned market in 2024 was Airbus EC130B4/H130T2, with an absorption rate of 1.5 years.
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