Heli-Expo provides an annual opportunity to take the pulse of the civil helicopter industry. This year's show provided mix messages, with grassroots commercial helicopter operators seeing a market recovery while huge offshore fleet operators like PHI and Bristow battle with continuing uncertainty. It's going to take time for civil helicopter manufacturers to see sales rebound to levels of six years ago, while the advent new technologies like electric VTOL could end up being disruptive forces whose impacts cannot be predicted.
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