AS50Light Turbine HelicopterCurated data · 2026-06The Airbus AS350 B2, known in Brazil as Esquilo, is a light turbine helicopter built between 1989 and 2017 and now out of production.
Full operating cost, variable vs fixed mix and a line by line breakdown: the math that decides the purchase.
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Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 1,317 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 747 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves, fees) plus US$ 227,800 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance, training).
About US$ 526,760 per year (roughly R$ 2,629,165 at today's exchange rate), of which 57% is variable cost (depends on hours flown) and 43% is fixed cost (exists even with the aircraft parked).
About US$ 310 per flight hour, at the US$ 6.20 per gallon used in this simulation (reference price, not today's quote). Fuel is usually the largest variable cost item.
About US$ 9.90 per nautical mile, at a cruise speed of 133 kt. It is the right metric to compare aircraft of different speeds on the same route.
Variable cost only exists when the aircraft flies: fuel, engine program, hourly maintenance reserves and landing fees. Fixed cost exists even with the aircraft in the hangar: crew, hangarage, insurance, training and subscriptions. That is why total cost per hour falls the more hours per year the aircraft flies.
Estimates from the Jet Tracker cost engine under the assumptions shown in the calculator. They do not replace a quote from an operator, MRO or insurer.
| Variable | Fuel | US$ 412.49 | US$ 164,996 |
| Variable | Engine program | US$ 117.00 | US$ 46,800 |
| Variable | Airframe reserve | US$ 234.00 | US$ 93,600 |
| Variable | APU reserve | — | — |
| Variable | Landing / handling | US$ 26.40 | US$ 10,560 |
| Variable | Miscellaneous | US$ 60.00 | US$ 24,000 |
| Fixed | Hangarage | US$ 35.00 | US$ 14,000 |
| Fixed | Hull insurance | US$ 42.00 | US$ 16,800 |
| Fixed | Liability insurance | US$ 25.00 | US$ 10,000 |
| Fixed | Crew (PIC) | US$ 325.00 | US$ 130,000 |
| Fixed | Crew (SIC) | — | — |
| Fixed | Crew (benefits) | US$ 97.50 | US$ 39,000 |
| Fixed | Training | US$ 22.50 | US$ 9,000 |
| Fixed | Subscriptions | US$ 7.50 | US$ 3,000 |
| Fixed | Modernization reserve | US$ 15.00 | US$ 6,000 |