Airbus Helicopters BO 105 for sale: listings and price

Airbus Helicopters BO 105 for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data3 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 7 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 600.0 milR$ 3.1 mi

market medianaging ≈ −5.1%/yr−63% vs Helicóptero Light Turbine median

Entry

US$ 275.0 mil

model year 1976

Best value

US$ 600.0 mil

model year 1985

Top of range

US$ 675.0 mil

model year 1989

Basis

Listings

real listings

Minimum

US$ 200.0 mil

R$ 1.0 mi

Median

US$ 600.0 mil

R$ 3.1 mi

Maximum

US$ 800.0 mil

R$ 4.1 mi

For sale now (real asking)1 listings · 17/09/2026

Floor

US$ 407.4 mil

R$ 2.1 mi

Median

US$ 407.4 mil

R$ 2.1 mi

Ceiling

US$ 407.4 mil

R$ 2.1 mi

Asking-price range across active listings today. The band above is our curated valuation; this is the live market.

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +5.4%/yr·1976→1993

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.

4 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 ≈ ×1.29 to ×1.54 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 258.0 mil – 1.1 mi

R$ 1.3 mi – 5.5 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 286.0 mil – 1.2 mi

R$ 1.5 mi – 6.3 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$ 1.8 mil/h

R$ 9.1 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 191.0 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 2.3 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 1.7 mil – 2.0 mil/h

R$ 8.7 mil – 10.2 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 2.6 mil – 4.1 mil/h

R$ 13.3 mil – 21.0 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World ~US$1,850/h avg (Paramount Business Jets, BO 105 charter page). BR: twin-turbine helicopter charter R$14,000-22,000/h (Flapper / voejetsbra 2026), converted at ~R$5.4=US$1 -> ~US$2,600-4,100/h; no BO105-specific BR listing found, generic light-twin band used.

How we read this price · 7 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Pre-owned light twin (discontinued 1967-2001). Median ~US$600k = stated avg pre-owned CBS price (search-aggregated, Jun 2026). Range US$200k (ex-German Army P surplus / 1970s-80s examples, per Bolt Flight + Generation Global $250k as-is) to US$800k (Bolt Flight upper for late CBS/LS). Confirmed asking listings: 1989 CBS-5 US$675k (GlobalAir + HeliTrader, two sources), 1985 CBS-5 ~US$750k (VerticalHeliTrader), 1993 LS A-3 Super Lifter US$675k+VAT (Controller). Controller stated avg US$316,333 (skews low, includes project/surplus airframes). DOC ~US$1,300/h direct/variable: Aircraft Cost Calculator total variable US$453,338 at 300h (~US$1,511/h) and US$496,125 at 450h (~US$1,102/h); fuel ~40-50 GAL/h, US$200-350/h fuel alone (Bolt Flight). Limited public by-year data: HeliValues/Bluebook curves are subscription-gated, so safra points anchored to confirmed dated listings + the documented depreciation curve.

Bolt Flight - MBB Bo 105 price & operating costs, Fetched Jun 2026; used US$200k-800k, 1970s-80s US$200-400k, 1990s+ US$400-800k+, fuel US$200-350/h
Aircraft Cost Calculator - Eurocopter BO105CBS, 403 on direct fetch; figures via search index Jun 2026: total variable US$453,338 @300h, US$496,125 @450h; annual budget US$771,012 @300h ($2,570/h all-in)
GlobalAir - Eurocopter BO-105 CBS-5 for sale, Fetched Jun 2026; 1989, US$675,000, 4,905h TT
HeliTrader - Airbus BO105

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

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