Mon, Feb 07, 2005
A Very Quick Explanation Of This Helicopter Thing
The Helicopter Association
International is a trade association for the civil helicopter
industry. It's incorporated as a non-profit in the USA, and works
to promote the helicopter in its many corporate roles. Its general
members are over 600 civil helicopter operators who fly 2.2 million
helicopter hours a year. Associate members are firms that build,
service, insure or otherwise support the general members; and
individuals may also join.
Heli-Expo is where people who want to reach those civil
helicopter operators display their wares. About 450 exhibitors are
showing their stuff to an expected 13,000 helicopter professionals.
It's also where operators can meet and discuss problems facing the
industry, share experience, and cooperate on safety. Over the
years, the safety cooperation has grown to become the Professional
Education Series, a number of courses of interest to helicopter
pilots, operators and maintainers.
Heli-Expo is also where the movers and shakers in the helicopter
industry announce their latest moves and shakes. We're at the show
and we expect to see some significant announcements of sales deals
and new products. And if we see it, you'll see it.
For most of us, HAI well as conducting Heli-Expo, HAI
publishes a quarterly magazine, Rotor; an annual guide to the
industry, the Helicopter Annual; and other specialized publications
for operators and maintainers. They also run the Fly Neighborly
program, which encourages operators to reduce the impact of
helicopter noise on communities below, and work with the FAA to
promote heliport development.
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