Rotorcraft
Robinson Sees Off Year, Boosts Customer Service
While Robinson Helicopter saw its deliveries dip in 2019, the company has launched a new maintenance facility to tend to its more than 12,000 helicopters.
Robinson’s Rolls-Royce-powered R66 turbine single fleet recently surpassed one million flight hours. Close to 1,000 are in service worldwide. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
Robinson’s Rolls-Royce-powered R66 turbine single fleet recently surpassed one million flight hours. Close to 1,000 are in service worldwide. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

The past year was a slow one for Robinson Helicopter, the world’s most prolific helicopter manufacturer. While the domestic market remained fairly stable, the California-based OEM generally exports approximately 70 percent of its output, and headwinds from many directions, both financial and political, placed a damper on deliveries in 2019.


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