Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 for sale: listings and price

Airbus Helicopters EC130 B4 for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data9 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 1.6 miR$ 8.2 mi

market medianaging ≈ −5.7%/yr+33% vs Helicóptero Light Turbine median

Entry

US$ 1.0 mi

model year 2002

Best value

US$ 1.5 mi

model year 2009

Top of range

US$ 1.7 mi

model year 2011

Basis

Valuation

Bluebook + market

Minimum

US$ 900.0 mil

R$ 4.6 mi

Median

US$ 1.6 mi

R$ 8.2 mi

Maximum

US$ 2.5 mi

R$ 13.1 mi

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +6.1%/yr·2002→2011

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.

5 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 ≈ ×1.10 to ×1.34 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 986.0 mil – 2.9 mi

R$ 5.0 mi – 14.9 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 1.1 mi – 3.4 mi

R$ 5.7 mi – 17.5 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$ 1.0 mil/h

R$ 5.2 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 180.9 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 1.5 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 2.8 mil – 3.8 mil/h

R$ 14.3 mil – 19.5 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 1.9 mil – 3.5 mil/h

R$ 9.7 mil – 17.9 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World ~$3,350/h cited for EC130/T2 across multiple charter brokers. BR estimated from Flapper data: single-turbine AS350 ~US$1,800/h (May 2020) and twin EC145 ~US$4,000/h; EC130 B4 sits between, range widened for inflation/route minimums. BR figure is estimate, no direct EC130 B4 per-hour quote published.

How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Pre-owned EC130 B4 (produced 2001-2012, single-engine light turbine, predecessor of H130/EC130 T2). Acquisition synthesized from: GlobalAir (current listings range ~$1.8M-$2.55M, avg used ~$1.7M, ~$1.9M on 30yr data); Bolt Flight ($1.2M-$2.0M used); ab-tc.com ($1M-$1.7M used B4); aircraftcostcalculator (avg pre-owned ~$2.0M); Aircraft Bluebook Summer 2021 via guides ($1.0M for 2002 to $1.7M for 2011). Real listing seen: 2009 B4 ~$1.2M. Median ~$1.6M; floor ~$0.9M for early high-time airframes, ceiling ~$2.55M for late low-time. DOC/hr ~$760 (variable: fuel+maint+pilot) per ab-tc/Conklin-cited $746-$767; aircraftcostcalculator variable ~$692-$954/h depending on annual hours and fuel price. Charter world ~$3,350/h (EC130/T2, Paramount/Centurion/ab-tc). BR via Flapper: comparable AS350 single-turbine ~US$1,800/h (2020), EC145 twin ~US$4,000/h; EC130 B4 estimated above AS350. All figures within heli_light_turbine sanity band ($0.3M-$4M). Sources accessed 2026-06-04.

GlobalAir - EC-130-B4 for sale, Fetched; listings 2003 (5,321TT) and 2007 (2,461TT), prices 'Please Call'; search summary: range ~$1.8M-$2.55M, avg ~$1.7M-$1.9M
Bolt Flight - EC130 B4 price & operating costs, Fetched; new $2.5M-$3M, used $1.2M-$2.0M; annual opex $300k-$500k
ab-tc.com - how much does EC130 cost, Fetched; used B4 $1M-$1.7M, DOC $746-$767/h, charter ~$3,350/h
Aircraft Cost Calculator - EC130 B4

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

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