Australian Helicopter Registrations 2022
The Rotorcraft Asia-Pacific Business Association (RAPBA) has obtained CASA’s latest database current on 25 December 2022. Effectively it is the fleet size at the beginning of 2022.
Good news is Australia had 15,942 aircraft registered at the beginning of 2022. Of this number 13,469 were aeroplanes (includes 5 RPA) and 2,473 were rotorcraft with 15.5%. (Three were RPAs – a new trend?)Single engine piston rotorcraft totalled 1,505 and turbine rotorcraft almost made one thousand, with 968 registered. Of this total 651 were SE and 317 ME machines.
Multi-engined rotorcraft appeared to have now stronger growth rate with 317 of which five were RPAs. As a result, 312 were conventional helicopters.
At the heavy end of town, the number of helicopters above 5,600 kg were 96. A steady growth rate at around twice the GDP.
Once again, this raises concerns about the MCC(H) – or lack of - in Australia. This situation seems to be becoming cancerous in the long-term.
RAPBA is working on the finer detail of where the rotorcraft are registered by type and fleet differences between each state and territory. An item of interest for jobseekers?
The RAPBA has produced the Australian Helicopter School Directory which lists around 40 helicopter schools and their locations.
A complimentary copy is available – just ask. Email rotorcraftnews [at] outlook (dot) com.
Hopefully, 2022 will boost the demand for helicopters after most of Australia’s international borders are opened on 21 February 2022.
Will our Autumn bring colour back into our general aviation landscape?
Last edited by robsrich; 14th Feb 2022 at 23:00.