Aero Asset’s 2025 Half Year Heli Market Trends Single-Engine Edition has shown that global preowned single-engine helicopter retail sales fell by 19 per cent year-over-year to a four-year low, with 76 units sold in the first half of the year. Despite this drop, median transaction prices rose by 19 per cent.

Supply for sale increased by 9 per cent year-over-year, reaching 145 units valued at $361 million. The absorption rate also reached an H1 peak of 11 months, the highest level since 2021.

Aero Asset vice president of market research Valerie Pereira says: “We're seeing a combination of declining sales volume and prices soaring. Despite this market disparity, buyers continue to pursue mission-specific configurations. Notably, demand in the EMS segment grew in the first half of the year, signalling its continued resilience.”

The report highlighted that utility aircraft drove price increases, with transaction values up 31 per cent. Aircraft sold on average 13 per cent below asking price.

North America accounted for two-thirds of transactions. European volume decreased but placed second overall. Sales in Asia Pacific and Latin America declined 43 per cent and 60 per cent respectively.

Airbus AS350 and Bell 407 variants were the most liquid models, while the Leonardo A119 family saw the weakest absorption rate at 2.4 years.