US Helicopter Registry

AirbusAS355TwinStar

32 Airbus AS355 TwinStar helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 45 type by count. It is a light twin-engine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Airbus Helicopters. 9 of them fly on a Part 135 certificate.

32
Registered in the US
9
On a Part 135 certificate
1983
Median year built
7
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 13 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
AS 355F17
AS 355F26
AS355N TWINSTAR4
AS355N3
AS355F TWINSTAR2
AS355F22
AS355F2 ECUREUIL2
AS 355 F ECUREUIL1
AS 355F1
AS 355N1
AS-355E TWIN STAR1
AS355F11
AS355NP1

Where the Airbus AS355 TwinStar is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1980s 1134%
  • 1990s 413%
  • 2000s 26%

The register runs from 1981 to 2007, with 1982 the busiest year at 6 airframes. 15 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • LLC 1856%
  • Corporation 1341%
  • Individual 13%

The organisations with the most Airbus AS355 TwinStar helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
EUROTEC VERTICAL FLIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC3
ANALAR CORP2
CATALYST AVIATION LLC2
JBD ENTERPRISES INC2
NS AIR LEASING LLC2
TIMBERLAND HELICOPTERS INC2
AM AIR SERVICE LLC1
BOSTON EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS LLC1

Engine and certification

32 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: ALLISON 250-C20 SER (8), TURBOMECA ARRIUS 1A (4), ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20F (2), ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20R (2), ALLISON 250-C20 (1).

  • Standard 2166%
  • Experimental 13%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Airbus AS355 TwinStar helicopters are there in the United States?

32 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Airbus AS355 TwinStar number 45 among model families. The FAA lists it under 13 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Airbus AS355 TwinStar helicopters registered?

New Jersey leads with 5, then Delaware with 3. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Airbus AS355 TwinStar used for charter?

9 of the 32 registered, 28 percent, sit on an FAA Part 135 certificate, the authority needed to fly passengers or cargo for hire. Whether a given one is available for passenger work depends on the operator, not the type.

How old are the Airbus AS355 TwinStar helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1983; the register runs from 1981 to 2007, with 1982 the busiest year at 6. 15 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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