ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL Year End 2015

Australia is the single largest market in the Asia Pacific region with almost 2,100 helicopters representing a 3rd of the total Asia Pacific fleet. Having received its first helicopter in 1948, it is a mature market and has had recently more than two decades of steady growth. Australia’s civil helicopter fleet grew however at just a 3% in 2015. This slowdown was the result of a number of factors including the government’s financial problems, the collapse of the Australian dollar, the end of the mineral export boom, lower oil prices, and general global financial difficulties. No improvement is expected in 2016 with growth to remain flat.

Australia has the largest fleet in the Asia Pacific region of Robinsons (1,061), Bell Helicopter (447) and a significant fleet of Airbus Helicopters (298). Australia’s fleet of Robinsons is the 2nd largest in the world and the aircraft is used for a diverse range of multi-mission applications including flight training, herd mustering, traffic reporting, police work, emergency response and evacuations, operations, fire ignition and suppression, underslung loads and aerial mapping, aerial spraying, powerline and pipeline survey, filming and photography, charter, and tourism.

Given the predominance of Robinsons, pistons and single-engine helicopters represent 86% of the total Australian market and 83% of the helicopter are used in either multi-mission, corporate, or private roles. The most popular turbine models are the , 412 and Airbus Helicopters AS350.

The country has a staggering 1,017 operators which are characterized by either the largest in Australia – North Australia Helicopters – who’s fleet consist of 43 helicopters, of which 37 are Robinsons or, at the other end of the market size- wise, characterized by Lloyd Helicopters or Bristol Helicopters, which have mostly medium and heavy size helicopters such as the AW139s, EC225s, S-76s, and 92s.

Examining the net fleet additions in 2015, as one would expect in a mature market, additions were split almost 50/50 between new aircraft and pre-owned aircraft where the majority of new deliveries were either AW139 (Air Ambulance / EMS version) or Robinson R22s/44s. The majority of pre-owned deliveries were either Bell 205/206s or again the Robinson R22s/44s.

2,094 in Total

ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 105 AUSTRALIA Net Fleet Growth by OEM 2014 (2,028) 2015 (2,094) 1,023 1,061

438447 299298 85 90 53 56 40 48 18 18 4 4 7 7 24 27 35 35 2 3

0+54+0 0+2727+0 0+98+0 0+4140+0 0+2 2+0 0+1 1+0 0+1 1+0MD 0+3 3+0 0+96 93+0 0+65+0 0+44+0 0+32+0 Others Sikorsky Enstrom Guimbal Robinson Schweizer Hiller AircraftHiller Bell Helicopter Bell AgustaWestland Airbus Helicopters Airbus Amateur-Built Aircraft Amateur-Built Net Fleet Growth by Size Category

2014 (2,028) (2,094) 1,2381,281 2015

507 525

177 188 97+00+100 0+5250+061 56 6+00+5 17+00+1845 44 0+44+0 Heavy Single Piston Medium Light Twin

106 ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 AUSTRALIA Breakdown by Size Category Breakdown by Mission 2,094 in Total 2,094 in Total

EMS 50 (2%) SAR 36 (2%)

Offshore Charter 28 (1%) Operations 81 (4%) Law Enforcement 9 (1%) Heavy 44 (2%) Flight Light Twin 56 (3%) Training 154 (7%)

Medium 188 (9%)

Turbine Multi-Mission 39% 39%

Multi-Mission 810 (39%)

Private 483 (23%) Single 525 (25%) Piston 1,281 (61%) 39+Corporate23+21+7+4+2+1+1+G 443 (21%)

Breakdown by OEM Fleet Size Replacement Cost (USD)

AgustaWestland 48 (2%) Sikorsky 35 (2%) AgustaWestland (9%) Robinson (8%)

Schweizer 56 (3%) Others 32 (2%) Sikorsky (12%) MD (1%) MD 27 (1%) Amateur-Built Aircraft 90 (4%) Others (1%) Airbus Helicopters 298 (14%)

2,094 45$3,923M+24+12981+G

Robinson Bell Helicopter 51+447 (21%) 1,061 (51%)21+14+4+3+2+1+G Airbus Helicopters (45%) Bell Helicopter (24%)

Note: The market share of Amateur-Built Aircraft and Schweizer’s replacement cost are both less than 1%.

ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 107 AUSTRALIA Breakdown by Helicopter Model – Turbine Only 813 in Total

Aérospatiale 1 Gazelle 1 HT MK 2 1 24+18+5+1 AgustaWestland AW139 24 48 (6%) AW109 18 AW119 5

AW169 50+31+26+22+20+15+13+11+8+7+6+3+1 1 Airbus Helicopters AS350 135 298 (37%) EC120 31 BK117 26 EC130 22 EC225 20 AS355 15 BO105 13 AS365 11 AS332L1 8 EC135 7 AS332L 6 EC145 3

EC155 5+4+2 1 Amateur-Built Helicycle 5 Aircraft 11 (1%) Hummingbird 4

Rotorway Jetexec 65+36+23+13+10+9+8+4+3+2+1+1+1 2 Bell Helicopter Bell 206 255 366 (45%) 36 Bell 205 23 Bell 212 13 Bell 214 10 Bell 407 9 Bell 222 8 Bell 204 4 Bell 429 3 Bell AH-1 2 Bell 430 1 Bell 427 1

Bell 230 3 1 Enstrom 3

EN480 19+4+2+1+1 3 MD 27 (3%) MD 500 19 MD 520 4 MD 600 2 MD 530 1

MD 900 24 10+6+4+4+4+4+2+1 1 Robinson 24 (3%) R66 24 Sikorsky 35 (5%) S-92 10 S-76C 6 S-76A++ 4 S-76A+ 4 S-76A 4 S-76C++ 4 S-76B 2 S-58 1

108 ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 AUSTRALIA Breakdown by Operator Top 60 – Out of 1,017 Operators (6 or more helicopters) 1 43+33+32+32+27+25+22+20+19+18+18+17+16+15+15+14+14+13+12+12+12+12+12+11+11+10+10+10+9+8+8+8 +8+8+8+8 North Australian Helicopters 43 24+18+5+1 Lloyd Helicopters 33 Cloncurry Mustering 32 McDermott Aviation 32 50+31+26+22+20+15+13+11+8+7+6+3+1 Australia 27 Australian Helicopters 25 Rotorwest 22 Professional Helicopter Services 20 Heliflite 19 Heli-Muster (NT) 18 Helidoc 18 Jayrow Helicopters 17 7+7+7+7+7+7+7+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6 Choppair Helicopters 16 Air Precision 7

5+4+2 Bankstown Helicopters 15 Bond Helicopters Australia 7 Becker Helicopters 15 Heli-Serv 7

65+36+23+13+10+9+8+4+3+2+1+1+1 Helicopter Film Services 14 Rotor Force Australia 7 Microflite 14 Skyplan Australia 7 CareFlight Group 13 Sydney Helicopters 7 Aeropower 12 The Helicopter Group 7 Barkly Helicopters 12 Arafura Helicopters 6 Helicopter Resources 12 Commercial Helicopters (Aust) 6 Kestrel Aviation College 12 Esso Australia Resources 6 Whitsunday Air Services 12 Fisher-Private 6 Aviation Utilities 11 Glenample Air 6 Nautilus Aviation Heli 11 Gold Coast Helitours 6 CHC Helicopters (Australia) 10 Heli Central 6 3 GBR Helicopters Helifarm 19+4+2+1+1 10 6 Nautilus Aviation 10 Helistar Aviation 6 Top End Mustering 9 Heysen Gums 6 Great Barrier Reef Helicopters 8 Jetpoint 6

24 10+6+4+4+4+4+2+1 Heliservices Queensland 8 North Star Pastoral 6 Outback Helicopter Rental NT 8 Northshore Holdings (NT) 6 Pearl Coast Helicopters 8 State of New South Wales 6 Tasmanian Helicopters 8 Stirling Helicopter Services 6 Webb Helicopters 8 Stock-Air Heliworks 6 Williambury Helicopters 8 Whitsunday Helicopter Group 6

ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 109 AUSTRALIA Top Operators Fleet by Model

43 33 32 32 27 25 22 20 19 18 18

43+33+32+32+27+25+22+20+19+18+18 Heliflite Helidoc Aviation Australia Cloncurry Australian Rotorwest Mustering Helicopters Helicopters Professional McDermoott Heli-Muster (NT) Heli-Muster North Australian Lloyd Helicopters Lloyd Bristow Helicopters Bristow Helicopter ServicesHelicopter Total AgustaWestland AW139 6 5 5 16 AS350 4 4 2 10 EC225 5 9 14 EC135 1 1 AS332L 2 3 5 AS332L1 2 1 3 Airbus AS355 4 1 5 Helicopters AS365 1 4 5 BK117 1 2 1 4 BO105 7 7 EC130 1 1 EC145 2 2 Bell 204 1 1 Bell 205 4 4 Bell Bell 206 5 3 1 8 5 1 23 Helicopter Bell 214 10 10 Bell 412 7 10 17 Bell 47 1 6 7 MD MD 500 2 2 R22 23 28 1 4 10 13 16 95 Robinson R44 14 4 1 4 7 5 2 37 R66 1 1 Schweizer S-300 4 4 S-76A+ 4 4 S-76A++ 1 1 Sikorsky S-76C++ 4 4 S-92 2 4 6 Total 43 33 32 32 27 25 22 20 19 18 18 289

110 ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 AUSTRALIA Fleet Breakdown by Mission & OEM

810

483 443

154 81 50 36 28 9

Law SAR 81+48+44+15+8+5+4+3+1EMS Private Charter Offshore Corporate Operations Enforcement Flight Traning Multi-Mission

Total AgustaWestland 5 12 11 13 2 5 48 Airbus Helicopters 168 7 36 5 40 12 15 8 7 298 Amateur-Built Aircraft 1 78 11 90 Bell Helicopter 271 44 52 29 4 23 11 11 2 447 Enstrom 1 13 4 18 Guimbal 1 1 2 4 Hiller Aircraft 3 1 1 2 7 MD 16 8 1 2 27 Robinson 335 308 313 102 1 2 1,061 Schweizer 7 31 3 15 56 Sikorsky 1 1 26 7 35 Others 1 1 1 3 Total 810 483 443 154 81 50 36 28 9 2,094

Total Fleet Age Distribution 2,094 in Total

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0 1974 1971 1976 1977 1970 1972 1973 1975 1978 1979 1997 2010 2014 1957 2007 2011 1991 1987 1961 1981 2015 2013 2001 2012 1994 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1980 1982 1983 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1995 1996 1998 1999 1964 1984 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009

ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 111 AUSTRALIA New Deliveries

Airbus Helicopters 4 (8%) Bell Helicopter 1 (2%)

Amateur-Built Aircraft 5 (11%)

+48 AgustaWestland 10 (21%) 58+21+11+8+2+G Robinson 28 (58%) Pre-owned Additions

Enstrom 1 (2%) Aéropastiale 1 (2%) Sikorsky 1 (2%) Amateur-Built Aircraft 1 (2%)

MD 3 (7%) Robinson 17 (38%) +45 Schweizer 3 (7%)

Airbus Helicopters 8 (18%) Bell Helicopter 10 (22%)

Deductions

Bell Helicopter 2 (7%) Enstrom 1 (4%) AgustaWestland 2 (7%) 38+22+18+7+2+2+G Sikorsky 1 (4%) 48+26+7+4+4+G Amateur-Built Aircraft 1 (4%) Robinson 7 (26%) -27

Airbus Helicopters 13 (48%)

112 ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 AUSTRALIA Additions & Deductions Per Model 66 in total +1 Gazelle Gazelle HT MK2 1 Aérospatiale Aérospatiale

AW139 9 AW169 1 +8 AW109 -2 AgustaWestlnd

EC130 2 2 EC225 1 AS350 -3 2 2 BK117 1 EC120 -1 1

-1 AS355 -1 Airbus Airbus

Helicopters BO105 -2 1 EC155 -1 EC135 -1 EC145 -2 AS332L -2

MHP Y4P 2 Helicycle 1

+5 Mosquito XET 1 Deductions (-27) Aircraft Rotorway Exec 162 1

Amateur-Built Amateur-Built New Deliveries (+48) CH-7 -1 1 Pre-owned (+45)

Bell 206 7 Bell 205 2 Bell 412 1 +9 Bell Bell 429 1 Helicopter Bell 407 -1 Bell 212 -1

EN480 1 EN280 -1 Enstrom

MD600 2 MD +3 MD500 1

R22 11 12 R44 -7 16 5 Robinson R66 1

S-300 3 +3 +38 Schweier

S-76A -1 1 Sikorsky

ASIA PACIFIC REGION CIVIL HELICOPTER FLEET REPORT – YEAR END 2015 113 The information contained in this report is provided free of charge for reference only. While such information was compiled using the best available data as of December 2015, ASG makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of such information. ASG is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims any and all liability for damages of any kind, either direct or indirect, arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within this report.

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