Airbus Helicopters H125 vs Airbus Helicopters H135 vs Bell 407gxi vs Bell 429wlg Globalranger vs Bell 505 Jetranger X vs Leonardo Aw109 Grand New vs Leonardo Aw119kx vs Leonardo Aw169 vs Leonardo Sh09 vs Md Helicopters Md 500e vs Md Helicopters Md 902 Exlplorer

Across these models, categories split into light single‑engine utility, light twin‑engine, and medium twin‑engine. The Airbus H125, Bell 407GXi, Bell 505, Leonardo AW119Kx, and MD 500E are light singles; they typically offer the lowest acquisition/operating cost, strong hot‑and‑high performance (notably H125), and generally seat about 4–6 passengers plus pilot, with ranges commonly in the roughly 300–400+ nm class depending on tanks and reserves. The Airbus H135, Bell 429WLG, Leonardo AW109 Grand New, and MD 902 Explorer are light twins aimed at IFR/corporate/EMS; they usually carry about 5–7 passengers plus crew, with broadly similar or slightly higher ranges than light singles, often around the mid‑300 nm to ~400+ nm bracket, while adding redundancy and smoother cabin missions. The Leonardo AW169 steps up to the intermediate/medium twin category, typically carrying around 8–10 passengers with longer legs that can reach into the ~400–450+ nm range in many configurations. The “Leonardo SH09” is not a standard current Leonardo type designation; if you mean the Kopter SH09 (now Leonardo AW09), it sits in the light single class, generally around 4–6 passengers with range comparable to other modern light singles.