Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters' Orders Surge, Deliveries Fall
Orders are up, but deliveries are down for Airbus Helicopters in 2018.

Airbus Helicopters posted an 18 percent year-over-year gross order increase in 2018, but rotorcraft deliveries fell by 53 units over the same span, to 356. For the year, the company logged gross orders for 413 helicopters (net 381), up from 350 gross orders in 2017. Bookings included orders for 148 H135/H145 twins and 15 more orders for new H160s, boosting the company’s overall backlog to 717 helicopters.