Airbus Helicopters AS355 Twin Squirrel for sale: listings and price

Airbus Helicopters AS355 Twin Squirrel for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data3 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 8 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 800.0 milR$ 4.1 mi

market medianaging ≈ −4.6%/yr−77% vs Helicóptero Medium Turbine median

Entry

US$ 410.0 mil

model year 1982

Best value

US$ 700.0 mil

model year 1990

Top of range

US$ 1.4 mi

model year 2008

Basis

Listings

real listings

Minimum

US$ 395.0 mil

R$ 2.0 mi

Median

US$ 800.0 mil

R$ 4.1 mi

Maximum

US$ 1.5 mi

R$ 7.7 mi

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +4.8%/yr·1982→2008

Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.

3 of 5 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.

Landed in Brazil

Index ≈ ×1.17 to ×1.40 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 460.8 mil – 1.8 mi

R$ 2.4 mi – 9.3 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 516.1 mil – 2.1 mi

R$ 2.7 mi – 10.8 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%

Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.

Cost per flight hour

Operate · owned

US$ 1.7 mil/h

R$ 9.0 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 368.1 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 2.7 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 1.6 mil – 2.2 mil/h

R$ 8.5 mil – 11.3 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). Paramount Business Jets quotes avg AS355N rental ~$1,850/hr; range $1,650-$2,200/hr typical for light twin-turbine charter (world). No Brazil-specific AS355 charter rate found on Flapper/BR sources during this research.

How we read this price · 8 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Pre-owned AS355 (Twin Squirrel / Ecureuil 2 / TwinStar, F1/F2/N/NP), 1981-2008, discontinued (line ended 2016). Controller.com shows ~6 listings $675k-$990k (Jun-2026); GlobalAir/HeliTrader 1982 F1 at $395k (low anchor); HeliAir 1983 F1 SPIFR (POA); Paramount Business Jets used N ~$1,190,000, new ~$2,500,000; HeliTrader 2008 AS355 at $3,000,000 (IFR/near-new outlier, excluded from typical max); aircraftforsale.com 2017 NP $2,250,000 (out of 1981-2008 window, context only); Helicopter Investor buyer's guide NP new list ~$2.9m VFR / $3.6m IFR. Median ~$800k reflects bulk F2/N pre-owned; max $1.5m = typical late-N/early-NP asking. NOTE: real used values fall BELOW the heli_medium_turbine sanity band ($1.5-12M) because the AS355 is a light twin-turbine; category label kept per instruction but min/median sit in light-turbine territory. DOC variable ~$1,275/hr from aircraftcostcalculator.com (AS355N: ~$1,257/hr @450h/$7gal; ~$1,310/hr @300h/$6gal).

Controller.com - EUROCOPTER AS355 listings, Jun-2026; ~6 listings $675,000-$990,000 (F2/N era). WebFetch 403; data from search-result snippet.
GlobalAir / HeliTrader - 1982 AS355 F1, Search result Jun-2026: 1982 AS355F1 (New Zealand) USD $395,000 (low anchor).
Paramount Business Jets - AS355N, Fetched 2026-06-04; used ~$1,190,000, new ~$2,500,000, charter ~$1,850/hr.
Helicopter Investor - AS355 NP Buyer's Guide

Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.

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