HeliComparator
Wrong assumption on who I work for so can't give you any in service reports I'm afraid. BOTH manufacturers have lots of marketing hype, they are both the same in that respect.
You are not quite accurate with your EC225 price because you haven't matched it feature for feature with the S-92.
Crashworthy Passenger Seats are standard on the S-92 but optional on the EC225 and require the military spec reinforced floor. Both are additional significant cost items.
If you want AC in your EC225 it is a $465,000 option but only $240,000 on the S-92.
All up, the EC 225 is $20m but I agree that the wealk$ has much to do with it and if the currency was the same, both aircraft would be close on purchase price. The PBH is another story though and EC's is considerably more than Sikorsky's even after factoring the Euro vs $ exchange.
EC are selling more 332L2s than they are EC225s which must show that the gains of the 225 over the 332L2 are not significant enough to justify the price difference.
Widgeon
PBH agreements vary widely in their composition. Most work in a similar way. Sikorsky call theirs a TAP which is a nose to tail and includes engines from GE (the cost of which Sikorsky add to their numbers to get the total TAP) It is around $1100.
Eurocopter have their PBH, then add Turbomeca's and then add something for the avionics which is set by the manufacturer.
rj squirrel
The only sales I know of were the CHC and Bristow ones which were generated by the trades I mentioned earlier. Each operator traded 5 332Ls for 2 EC225s almost even I understand.
HH
