Airbus Helicopters hopes that the Fleet of Civil Helicopters of India will double in the next five years, driven by the expansion of use cases such as Helia ambulance services, disaster relief, application of law and tourism.
The growth in the use of helicopter scenarios in India, such as Heli ambulances, disaster relief and police, will lead to the duplication of the country’s civil helicopter fleet in the next five years, predicts Airbus helicopters.
At present, India has a fleet or around 250 civil helicopters.
Talking with Business lineSunny Guglani, Chief of Airbus helicopters for India and Asia del Sur, said: “This (Chopper civil fleet) is approximately 1 percent of the world fleet of the world fleet for the world fleet for civil helicopters, civil helicopters and for public.”
“Then, if we look at the size of our country, if we look at the geography of our country, we have so many states of hills; unfortunately, we also have disasters (natural). These are geographies, and these are missions and these are all missions and all these are all geographies, and all these geographies, and the toys together, will see it, which is a large market for helicopters in the country.”
According to Guglani, the new cases for the use of helicopters in the country, such as Heli ambulances and disaster management, as well as the application of the law, together with traditional segments such as commercial air transport, tourism and others, will lead the size of the size.
“Heli-Ambulance is a new segment in India. A pilot project is being carried out in Aiims Rishikesh with an H125 helicopter. We are listening to that the service has saved many lives. That is a sector in which we are focusing,” he said.
“Growth will come from specific segments of the mission, such as flood relief, disaster management, fire fighting and all this type of missions … Once we begin to use them (helicopters) for these missions, the numbers will begin to grow. We are already at most growth.” “
Guglani said that the aerospace specialty is currently working “very closely with all relevant interested parties” to mark the growth of these new segments.
Besighes, the initiatives of the accredited to push the helicopter segment in the country, such as the “UDAN modified) scheme, the creation of a new direction of helicopters within the DGCA and the Sanjeevani project.
In recent times, the center has given a boost to the Chopper segment when creating helipuertos throughout the country under the initial regional connectivity scheme and plans to carry out the work under the modified version of the program, which was announced in the Union for the FY26.
Besides, Business line He was the first to inform last year that the center has decided to create a dedicated “cell” that will cause helicopter operations to be more efficient and soft.
Moreoover, independent programs at the center and state level, such as ‘HEMS (Hems Emergency Medical Service (helicopter) Sanjeevani’, they are expected to help in the additional increase in the helicopter fleet in the country.
Hems Sanjeevani was the first service backed by the central and state government accessible to common people.
In addition to the programs backed in the center, Guglani encoded that to maintain the boost of growth, Airbus Helicopter is developing a “complete ecosystem” in the country, from design to innovation to manufacturing and maintenance.
“We have a Bangalore engineering center where engineers are developing technologies and designing products that go to our helicopters. We are configuring the final assembly line for the H125 helicopter in India with the Tatas.
“Then, through the value chain, from design to innovation to manufacturing and maintenance, we are seeing the entire ecosystem because the entire ecosystem has to grow, and its growth will take place in the country’s helicopters.”
Last year, Airbus Helicopters signed an agreement with Tata Advanced Systems to establish a final assembly line (FAL) in India for single engine H125 helicopters.
In the component supply front, he said that Airbus obtained supplies worth $ 1.4 billion in 2024 of Indian -based manufacturers as a group.
“Our goal is to reach $ 2 billion long before the end of this decade.”
Last week, Airbus Helicopters granted a contract to Mahindra Aerrestructures a contract to manufacture and gather the main fuselage of its H130 single engine helicopter.
“When we invest in India, we invest the aerospace design and aerospace manufacturing, which is fixed wing and helicopters.”
Posted on April 16, 2025