HAI and several coalitions directly lobbied against and defeated a provision in the 2018 FAA reauthorization bill that…
Rotor DailyNovember 28, 2023
HAI has supported the business side of helicopter operators from early in the history of the association, including…
Rotor DailyNovember 27, 2023
HAI joined with the FAA to create the Fly Neighborly program to improve relationships between communities and helicopter…
Rotor DailyNovember 22, 2023
HAI has developed specialized working groups, including the Utility, Patrol, and Construction Working Group, to help address some…
Rotor DailyNovember 21, 2023
Throughout the years, HAI has given the public opportunities to see helicopters up close and to interact with…
Rotor DailyNovember 20, 2023
In 2017, HAI’s then president and CEO, Matt Zuccaro, represented the vertical aviation community as industry co-chair of…
Rotor DailyNovember 17, 2023
HAI has helped support our members in their efforts to find qualified candidates to fill job openings since…
Rotor DailyNovember 16, 2023
True to HAI’s core mission, safety was a crucial factor driving development of the Maintenance Malfunction Information Report…
Rotor DailyNovember 15, 2023
Since 2017, HAI has fought to safeguard helicopter operations in the US National Airspace System from potential interference…
Rotor DailyNovember 14, 2023
In 1979, HAI launched a loss of license insurance program for its pilot members. Today, the association offers…
Rotor DailyNovember 13, 2023
To give new helicopter pilots, maintenance technicians, and other rotorcraft professionals an opportunity to develop their skills and…
Rotor DailyNovember 9, 2023
At the 2005 International Helicopter Safety Symposium, HAI WAS THERE along with the American Helicopter Society (AHS) in…
Rotor DailyNovember 8, 2023
In 2018, the FAA’s Rotorcraft Occupant Protection Working Group (ROPWG) submitted a report to the agency’s Aviation Rulemaking…
Rotor DailyNovember 7, 2023
To guide the industry’s efforts in the advanced air mobility (AAM) arena, HAI in April 2023 developed a…
Rotor DailyNovember 6, 2023
Safety is the cornerstone of HAI’s efforts to support vertical aviation, as the association offers the Rotor Safety…
Rotor DailyNovember 3, 2023
The brainchild of former HAI President Matthew Zuccaro, the influential Land & LIVE program was begun to remind…
Rotor DailyNovember 2, 2023
HAI and its partners have helped military personnel transition to civilian life while assisting the helicopter industry with…
Rotor DailyNovember 1, 2023
HAI WAS THERE to hold the first Professional Education Course at the association’s 1972 Annual Meeting, Convention and…
Rotor DailyOctober 31, 2023
HAI has grown over its 75 years, and to accommodate those changes, so too have the offices that…
Rotor DailyOctober 30, 2023
As HAI’s membership has grown over the decades, so has the association’s global reach. In 2020, the organization…
Rotor DailyOctober 27, 2023
In 2013, continued expansion of the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) sparked the formation of several global safety…
Rotor DailyOctober 26, 2023
HAI’s first Annual Meeting, held in 1948, had 16 participants. By 1954, that number had grown to 75,…
Rotor DailyOctober 25, 2023
The HAI UAS (uncrewed aircraft system) Working Group remains active in all aspects of UAS industry initiatives, including…
Rotor DailyOctober 24, 2023
HAI’s Salute to Excellence program began in 1961, with the Pilot of the Year award. Today, the program…
Rotor DailyOctober 23, 2023
In response to the 2020 pandemic, HAI secured Part 135 operator eligibility for the Air Carrier Loan and…
Rotor DailyOctober 20, 2023
HAI was there in 2009 when the US Joint Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (JHSAT), a working group of…
Rotor DailyOctober 19, 2023
HAI WAS THERE on Oct. 10, 1975, to formally recognize the British Helicopter Advisory Board and the Helicopter…
Rotor DailyOctober 18, 2023
The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST), now the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST), came into being in 2005…
Rotor DailyOctober 17, 2023
HAI WAS THERE in 1959 when, as Helicopter Association of America, we published our first newsletter, “Up Collective.”…
Rotor DailyOctober 16, 2023
The year after HAI began in California in 1948 as the Helicopter Council, the association changed its name…
Rotor DailyOctober 13, 2023
For decades, HAI’s working groups have been a valuable resource guiding the association. Created decades ago, they have…
Rotor DailyOctober 12, 2023
In 1950, HAI—then known as the California Helicopter Association (CHA)—made its first official lobbying effort on behalf of…
Rotor DailyOctober 11, 2023
In 1955, Elynor Rudnick of Kern Copters was elected the first female president of what would become Helicopter…
Rotor DailyOctober 10, 2023
Safety, training, and education are central to the mission of HAI, which was formed 75 years ago, on…
Rotor DailyOctober 6, 2023
Since HAI began 75 years ago, on Dec. 13, 1948, the association has been instrumental in uniting civil…
Rotor DailyOctober 5, 2023
In the 75 years since its inception, HAI has provided the leadership and infrastructure that enable organizations such…
Rotor DailyOctober 4, 2023
Just as HAI wasn’t always known as Helicopter Association International, HAI HELI-EXPO wasn’t always known by its current…
Rotor DailyOctober 3, 2023
The organization we know today as HAI was founded on Dec. 13, 1948. Sixteen people representing six operators…
Rotor DailyOctober 2, 2023
Dec. 13, 2023, marks HAI’s 75th anniversary. To recognize this important event, HAI will publish a recurring series…
Rotor DailySeptember 29, 2023
ROTOR Magazine / September 2023
