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HAI’s Sep. 17, 2020, weekly HAI@Work webinar topic was “If You Could See What We Have Seen: Accident Investigators’ Perspectives.” Joining HAI President and CEO James Viola was a team of senior accident investigators: Chris Lowenstein, senior manager of fleet safety at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company; Clint Johnson, chief, Alaska Region, National Transportation Safety […]

In an industry that was once seeking a cure for the mass exodus of helicopter pilots to the airlines, times have changed.

On Sep. 10, 2020, HAI CEO and President James Viola and General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO Pete Bunce answered all your questions about the present and future status of advanced air mobility (AAM). Topics addressed during the webinar included current initiatives to change the public’s perception of air taxi safety, how infrastructure […]

On September 3, 2020, HAI President and CEO James Viola and panelists David Dziura, chief pilot/chief flying instructor, Colorado Heli-Ops; Randy Gawenda, business development manager, Frasca International, Inc.; and Randy Rowles, president, Helicopter Institute, Inc., discussed how to take a proactive approach to sharpen your flight skills after an extended period on the ground. Studies […]

As the HAI government affairs team, John Shea and I represent your ­interests to your elected representatives, advocating for a legal and regulatory environ­ment that will enhance the growth and stability of our industry. I find the inner workings of congressional committees or the tortuous path of a bill through the system to be fascinating.