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The French helicopter fleet totals some 1,400 units

France, with key industry players such as Airbus Helicopters and Safran Helicopter Engines, occupies a strong position on the world market. The French helicopter market remains robust, largely thanks to exports. Increased government orders are boosting the market.

Demand dynamics vary: personal use remains limited, while orders from emergency medical services and military demand are linked to national military budgets and foreign sales negotiations.

The helicopter market can be broken down into five main segments: defense, business aviation, police forces, the oil and gas industry and medical evacuation organized by SAMU.

The French military fleet comprises 555 combat helicopters.

The commercial helicopter fleet totals some 900 units.

France has the second largest helicopter fleet in Europe, behind the UK.

The market is also diversifying, with services such as "taxicopters" offered by companies like Ubercopter and BookMyHelo.

The market faces a number of obstacles, however: the limited number of heliports, noise pollution and accidents that damage the public image of helicopters, and controversy over military sales are all holding back market growth.

Helicopter industry players

Airbus Helicopters: At the top of the list is Airbus Helicopters, the world's leading manufacturer of civil helicopters. The company has the widest range of civil and military helicopters in the world.
Bell Helicopter: an American company, is another leading figure in the helicopter market, known for its innovative designs and advanced technology.
Leonardo: Italian company Leonardo is a major competitor in the helicopter market, with a market share second only to Airbus.
Safran Helicopter Engines: Leading manufacturer of helicopter engines.
Guimbal Helicopters: French SME specializing in two-seater helicopters. Guimbal has targeted the flight school market.
NHIndustries: Consortium including Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker, which manufactures the NH90 military helicopter.
Heli Union, a Sabena subsidiary specializing in helicopter rental worldwide.

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1.1 Presentation and Definition of the Market

The helicopters are propeller aircraft, used in both the civil and military aspects of aeronautics. The helicopter market can be broken down according to use: the defence , l’ business aviation s, the police forces , l’ gas industry and oil and the medical evacuation to name the most important ones.

After a difficult period between 2017 and 2019 (there was a 20% drop in deliveries of civil helicopters and a 13% drop in the overall market in 2017 and then in 2019 the market as a whole fell by 15%); the global helicopter market shows some promise. Indeed, after the beginning of 2020 marked by the highly publicized death of Kobe Bryant and the coronavirus crisis, which considerably slowed down the market, a recovery is expected in the near future, i.e. in 2021 or even 2022. The year 2020 should be a year of stability, before seeing the market take off again in the years to come. Franck Saudo, CEO of Safran Helicopter Engines, said "a scenario of gradual recovery" and thought "optimistic about the medium- and long-term outlook". [ La Tribune ]

The French company Airbus Helicopters is the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, their range of civil and military helicopters is the widest in the world and represents nearly a third of the civil and parapublic helicopters in service worldwide. The market is seeing the emergence of partnerships between companies in order to have more weight in the sector: Airbus Helicopters-Avic, Bell-Augusta, etc. [ SME Pact ]

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