Rotorcraft
Aero Asset Sees Strong Single-engine Helicopter Pricing
Prices remained steady while sales numbers dropped significantly
Airbus AStar helicopter
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Preowned single-engine helicopter prices have held strong despite retail sales dropping to the lowest level in three years, according to Toronto-based Aero Asset's Heli Market Trends 2023 Single-engine Report.

Compared to 2022, retail sales volume was 50 percent lower than 2023, the report notes, and the supply of single-engine helicopters for sale was 30 percent higher. However, average asking price grew by 4 percent and transaction price climbed 13 percent year-over-year (YOY), the helicopter broker and market intelligence company Aero Asset said. "Absorption rate deteriorated through 2023 but ended the year at a reasonable one year of supply at current trade levels.” 

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