Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopter Deliveries Dip 9.6% in 2020
Airbus Helicopters maintained a 48 percent share of the worldwide civil and parapublic market in 2020.
France-based emergency medical service provider Mont Blanc was among Airbus Helicopters' customers who took delivery of new aircraft in 2020. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
France-based emergency medical service provider Mont Blanc was among Airbus Helicopters' customers who took delivery of new aircraft in 2020. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

Airbus Helicopters reported annual 2020 results this morning, including 289 gross orders (net: 268) and 300 deliveries that amount to a 48 percent share of the world civil and parapublic market. These numbers are down from 2019, when the company posted 369 orders and 332 deliveries to achieve a 54 percent market share.

The Europe-based company primarily lost market share to Russian Helicopters and Bell, while marginally gaining share from Leonardo. Acknowledging a difficult global market spawned by the pandemic, CEO Bruno Even said, “I am proud of our teams all over the world who adapted their ways of working to be there for our customers when they needed us the most, striving to help them to maintain their essential missions across the globe by delivering helicopters and the associated support and services they required.”

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