Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many H135 aircraft were owned by his Department as of 14 April 2023; how many hours have been flown by each of those aircraft; and what information is held on the remaining airframe fatigue hours for each aircraft.

Defence owns 34 H135's of which 29 are designated as Juno HT Mk1 for rotary wing training. The other five airframes are airworthy, but in storage awaiting a decision on whether they will remain in Defence.

Registration - Flying Hours

ZM504 - 2,764hrs

ZM505 - 2,461hrs

ZM506 - 2,950 hrs

ZM507 - 2,520 hrs

ZM508 - 2,590 hrs

ZM509 - 2,483 hrs

ZM510 - 2,056 hrs

ZM511 - 1,974 hrs

ZM512 - 2,599 hrs

ZM513 - 2,133 hrs

ZM514 - 2,511 hrs

ZM515 - 2,561 hrs

ZM516 - 2,432 hrs

ZM517 - 2,616 hrs

ZM518 - 2,579 hrs

ZM519 - 2,762 hrs

ZM520 - 2,338 hrs

ZM521 - 1,886 hrs

ZM522 - 2,101 hrs

ZM523 - 2,388 hrs

ZM524 - 2,571 hrs

ZM525 - 1,688 hrs

ZM526 - 2,691 hrs

ZM527 - 2,853 hrs

ZM528 - 1,832 hrs

ZM529 - 1,883 hrs

ZM530 - 1,975 hrs

ZM531 - 802 hrs

ZM532 - 1,477 hrs

G-CMIR - 20 hrs

G-CMIS - 32 hrs

G-CMIT - 12 hrs

G-CMIU - 10 hrs

G-CMIV - 13 hrs

Airbus Helicopters technical information details that the H135 aircraft structural design is damage tolerant and does not specify a finite approved life.