Helicopter · Light turbine single

Airbus H125


The H125, formerly the AS350 B3e, is the world’s best-selling utility single, the only helicopter to have landed on Everest. It dominates aerial work, tourism and law enforcement fleets.

In productionSince 2011
Airbus H125 side profile
$3.5MTypical list price
340Range (nm)
137Max cruise (kt)
5/6Passengers
23,000Ceiling (ft)

Overview

The H125, formerly the AS350 B3e, is the world’s best-selling utility single, the only helicopter to have landed on Everest. It dominates aerial work, tourism and law enforcement fleets.

Key points

  • Class-leading hot-and-high performance
  • Largest single type in the U.S. Part 135 helicopter fleet
  • Assembled in Columbus, Mississippi for North America

Mission fit

Light turbine single class
  • Tours, utility and law-enforcement work with four to six seats
  • Hot-and-high operations where turbine power matters
  • External-load and aerial-work roles

In the U.S. charter fleet

FAA Part 135 · AS350 / H125 family
332aircraft on Part 135 certificates
93charter operators

Most based in AK (73), CO (48), CA (28), AZ (23), DE (21).

Operators include BERING AIR INC, SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC, Elevate Aviation LLC, HILINE AVIATION LLC, NORTHERN PIONEER HELICOPTERS LLC, Pathfinder Aviation LLC.

Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.

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