Press The issue, that many helicopter operators have, is that they face a lot of competition, and with that competition comes some highly competitive pricing. Current market prices would require high utilization for an owner to achieve profitability.
Helicopter maintenance costs are cyclical. There are many different intervals for inspections, component overhauls, Life-Limited Parts and retirement items, however. While the basic inspection intervals may be 100 and 300 hours, there are several components with overhauls at different, but still very close, intervals.
Source: Four Cost Myths for (Commercial) Helicopter Operators | AvBuyer
