Airbus Helicopters · ANAC Monitor

Airbus AS355 Twin Squirrel

AS55

Brazilian fleet analysis · RAB ANAC · RAB snapshot of 10/4/2026

Operational

8

of 37 in the RAB

Total Fleet

37

22% operational

Brand Reserves

1

incoming

Suspended

2

reactivation

RBAC 135

22

charter

CVA Expired

28

MRO urgency

MRO Critical

0

CVA ≤ 30d

MRO High

3

CVA ≤ 90d

Fleet Status

Operational distribution

37

total

Operational8 (22%)
Suspended2 (5%)
Reserve1 (3%)
Other26 (70%)

CVA Status

Airworthiness Certificate

37

total

Valid CVA8 (22%)
CVA Expired28 (76%)
No CVA1 (3%)

Operation (RBAC)

Certified operation type

37

total

RBAC 135 (charter)22 (59%)
RBAC 91 (private)14 (38%)
Unclassified1 (3%)

MRO Pipeline by Priority

Maintenance window

37

total

CVA Expired28 (76%)
High (31-90d)3 (8%)
Normal (>90d)5 (14%)
No CVA1 (3%)

Top 10 operators

Companies with the largest fleet of this model

Age distribution

Aircraft by decade

Fleet growth

Brazilian deliveries by year of manufacture

Market concentration, Top 10 (62%)

The 10 largest operators control 62% of the Brazilian fleet

37

total

Top 10 operators23 (62%)
Others (14)14 (38%)

Ownership structure

Aircraft by type of ownership (sole owner × fractional share × SPE)

37

total

Sole owner29 (78%)
Fractional share1 (3%)
SPE7 (19%)

Age × Status

Do older aircraft tend to be suspended/cancelled?

1980s

3

8

11

1990s

2

12

15

2000s

4

5

2010s

3

OperationalReserveSuspendedCancelled

RBAC × Decade

Is the newer fleet more charter (135) or private (91)?

1980s

3

8

11

1990s

4

11

15

2000s

3

5

2010s

3

RBAC 91 (private)91K (fractional)135 (charter)121 (scheduled)

Status, age, operators and MRO pipeline

24 operators

Movement

Operator changes, RAB entries and exits

6 op. changes6 operator changes

Change Log

Every change recorded at ANAC

30 changes