Rotorcraft
THC Orders Support Growing Saudi Mobility Needs
The massive order will support Saudi Arabia's vision for the future
THC AW139
A THC Leonardo AW139 kicks up dust while landing in Saudi Arabia. The company placed an order for 20 AW139s at Heli-Expo and signed a framework agreement to buy another 130.

The Helicopter and Jet Company (THC), which is backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, is Saudi Arabia’s only commercial helicopter operator and has been expanding rapidly since it was founded in 2019. It has 47 rotorcraft in its fleet and on Tuesday at Heli-Expo signed a contract with Airbus for up to 130 helicopters and another agreement with Leonardo covering 20 AW139s and a framework agreement for another 130.

“The Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia] needs aircraft,” said THC CEO Arnaud Martinez.. The firm order will help THC meet upcoming growth and the long-term framework, if those orders are all fulfilled, will meet longer-term needs that are harder to forecast. None of these aircraft are being ordered for THC to sell to other operators, however. “They are for our market needs,” he emphasized.