H-Series Continues to Find Buyers Around the world with 410 Orders Logged

Airbus Helicopters showed off its performance for 2023, showing a total of 410 gross orders (for new rotary-wing products throughout the year.

With a net order count of 393, Airbus Helicopters did quite nicely for itself, though in typically understated fashion it described it as a "steady market recovery with a strong performance". Total orders came from 179 customers in 47 countries. In terms of Deliveries, the Airbus arm tendered 346 helicopters, snagging itself a 54% market share in the civil and 'parapublic'niche. Their top seller? The H145 at 186 units, with the H125 trailing it at 108. The rest, like the H130, H135, H160, et al found themselves anywhere from one to four dozen sales a piece.

“Airbus Helicopters’ order intake in 2023, with an increase bordering 10 percent in units in comparison to 2022, highlights its stable growth despite the ongoing global context of inflation and geopolitical instability,” said Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters. “It’s also a testament to the versatility of our products on both the civil and military market and I’d like to thank our customers for continuing to entrust their critical missions to Airbus Helicopters,” he added.

The year's introduction of the new 'HCare' maintenance support scheme and some new Defense offerings was also noteworthy.

“Defence and security is one of Airbus Helicopters’ strategic priorities and we continue to innovate and develop to increase mission capabilities for our customers. The German armed forces signing the largest H145M contract with up to 82 light attack helicopters at the end of 2023 is testimony to that," said Even.

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