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1Q 2022 Blue Book Updates
First Quarter 2022 Updates to The Official Helicopter Blue Book®
HeliValue$ Inc. has recently reviewed pricing in The Official Helicopter Blue Book® Adjustments were made for the following helicopter models:
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Airbus AS350B3 Astar Added the 5,225lb Gross Weight Increase AS350B3e Astar (H125) Added the 5,225lb Gross Weight Increasse & Cuala Hydraulics EC155B1 (H155) Increased Resale Pricing
Bell 412EP Reduced Resale Pricing & Adjusted EMS Configuration Pricing 412HP Adjusted EMS Configuration Pricing 412SP Adjusted EMS Configuration Pricing
Leonardo AW109SP Adjusted Corporate & VIP Configuration Pricing AW139 Short Nose Added the 6.4T, 6.8T, 7.0T Gross Weigth Increases & Adjusted all Configuration Pricing AW139 Long Nose Added the 6.4T, 6.8T, 7.0T Gross Weigth Increases & Adjusted all Configuration Pricing
MD 500D Increased Resale Pricing 500E Increased Resale Pricing
Sikorsky S92A Added the 27,700lb Gross Weight Increase
Resale pricing adjustments are based on actual sales transactions and current market conditions such as overall trends in asking prices, increase or decrease in supply, demand, and sales volume. We obtain sales pricing data from owners and operators, lenders and lessors, brokers and equipment manufacturers worldwide. While we do review all models each quarter, frequently traded models are updated as soon as they begin to show variation from the previously published values. Stay up to date on resale pricing changes by purchasing an annual subscription.
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2022/2023 CONFERENCES- CLICK ON UPCOMING EVENTS FOR DETAILS
ASA International Conference- September 10-12, 2022
2022 NBAA/BACE Conference- October 18-20
2023 HAI Heli-Expo - Exhibits Open March 7-9, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia- HeliValue$ will have a booth at the show. Booth number is not available at this time.
Click the upcoming events tab for more detail.
4Q 2021 Blue Book Updates
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4Q Market Overview
It appears that we are starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Supply is on a steady decline over the past quarter with much anticipation that it will continue on the same track for 2022. Overall we are starting to see a turnaround in the market that we have not seen in some years. Every manufacturer of helicopters has had inventory levels decrease, some more than others.
The average time on market for the Piston sales is currently 9 months, while the average time on the market for the Turbine sales is currently 15 months. With both markets, the average age of the aircraft transacting is between 2003 and 2005 vintages. Because of the increasing transactions taking place, the nicer aircraft are disappearing, thus driving the values up on them since there are fewer desirable aircraft to be found. We are still seeing our fair share of distressed sales, but these are mainly due to the fact that they have been on the market for years now and are not in a flyable condition.
This quarter we are raising the values on 14 models and lowering the values on 12 models, and 3 models have mixed pricing drops and increases depending on their age. All movements are due to recent trading activity. The Corporate / VIP markets seems to be the winner of the most traded aircraft this past quarter with EMS and Utility following. Offshore is still trailing behind with resales but we are starting to see an increase in new aircraft purchases taking place again.
In other news, after 64 years of producing aircraft, Enstrom Helicopters has filed for chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy and has stopped all product support after closing its doors on January 21, 2022.
We are currently still in the process of updating all 2022 configuration pricing and will have it live over the next few weeks.
If by chance you are a helicopter owner or operator and are seeing something other than what we are publishing, please give me a call at 1-847-487-8258 or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to discuss the market with you. If you have any sales you would like us to know about, I would also be happy to discuss them with you. Without your willingness to share information, we wouldn’t be here to keep the industry informed and up to date.
Subscribe NOW4th Quarter HeliValue$, Inc Pricing Meeting Update
We recently concluded the 4th quarter pricing meeting. Resale values are heading in the right direction, upward for the most part. Please click on the "Blue Book Updates" tab on the website homepage to view changes.
Congratulations!!!
HeliValue$, Inc., is proud to reveal the election of its Chairman, Sharon Desfor, to the College of Fellows of the American Society of Appraisers.
The ASA College of Fellows is comprised of Accredited Senior Appraisers who have been recognized by their peers for their contributions to ASA and the appraisal profession. These members are conferred the designation of Fellow (FASA) - the highest honor ASA bestows. ASA’s International President, David Crick, told her, “Your commitment to excellence in your practice and in every task you have undertaken on behalf of the Society has contributed to the advancement of the valuation profession in the minds of those who use, practice and regulate appraisal services.”
Sharon reacted to the honor with a (slightly immodest) amount of pride, but also quite a lot of wonder. “I’m not really sure what I did to earn such a tribute. I’ll just have to do my best to continue to deserve it.”
Sharon previously served ASA as a past president and on many committees. She also spent a decade or so on committees for the Helicopter Association International, and on the Board of the Helicopter Foundation International.
HeliValue$, Inc., is the world’s most trusted helicopter appraisal firm, and publisher of The Official Helicopter Blue Book®, the accepted standard for helicopter resale pricing information.
For further information, contact HeliValue$’ Chairman, Sharon Desfor, at [email protected].
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2Q 2021 Blue Book Updates
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1Q 2021 Blue Book Updates
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