Wed, Dec 24, 2008
Neill Osborne Is President, CEO Of Era Helicopters
HAI recently announced the 2009 Lawrence D. Bell Memorial Award
recipient, Neill Osborne; President and COO, Era Helicopters LLC,
Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Osborne joined the US Army in 1967, flying helicopters in
Vietnam from 1968 to 1969 where he was awarded the Bronze Star and
Army Commendation Medal. He then trained returning Vietnam veteran
pilots as instructor pilots. In 1971 he entered the public realm,
working until 1993 at Petroleum Helicopters. From 1987 to 1993 he
served as Petroleum Helicopters' Vice President of operations where
he was instrumental in encouraging the development of one of the
first Crew Resource Management training courses for its pilots.
From 1993 to 2000 Osborne worked at Air Logistics, where from
1998 to 2000 he served as Vice President and General Manager. There
he implemented development of the use of flight training devices
and one of the first Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological
Conditions flight training classes to help pilots cope with
unforgiving offshore weather. In 2003, Osborne was appointed
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tex-Air
Helicopters, Inc., where he was responsible for managing the safety
and operational activities of the Tex-Air fleet and
organization.
From 2005 he has been President of
Era Helicopters LLC. Under his leadership, Era Helicopters
developed the first FAR Part 135 Flight Operations Quality
Assurance program and one of the first Safety Management Systems
adopted by a US operator. At Era Helicopters, Neill works to ensure
that all new aircraft purchases provide crews and passengers with
the latest safety features available to the industry.
Active in the international helicopter industry for more than 40
years, Osborne has had worldwide responsibility for the operational
efficiency and safety of a broad variety of aircraft types. He also
holds an Airline Transport Pilot's rating for helicopters and
fixed-wing aircraft.
In addition to his many accomplishments, Osborne has contributed
much of his personal time and money to the advancement of the
Helicopter Industry. Osborne served as an HAI Board member from
1993 to 1997 and Chairman of HAI in 1998.
All winners will be recognized at Heli-Expo 2009's annual
"Salute to Excellence" Awards Banquet on February 23, 2009 at 8:00
pm in Anaheim, CA.
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