Aviation International News reports that Consultancy Aero Asset “is reporting that retail sales of used turbine single-engine helicopters in the first half of this year were down 60 percent and supply was 70 percent higher versus the first six months of 2022.” During the first half, 58 helicopters valued at $132 million “were sold out of 108 units for sale, the latter representing an 8.5-month supply at the current absorption rate.” However, upward pricing pressure “is continuing, driven by the arrival of low-time helicopters onto the market combined with increasing OEM lead time for new deliveries.” Prices rose 11% year-over-year while OEM lead time increased by 23%.
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SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites Wednesday Morning
Space.com reports a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center carrying 53 Starlink internet satellites into orbit and then returned “to Earth for a stunning landing at sea early Wednesday (May 18).” Liftoff was at 6:59 a.m. EDT marking “SpaceX’s third Starlink mission in five days following missions on May 13 and May 14.”
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Starlink Mission: On Wednesday, 18 May, at 6:59 a.m. ET, SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.