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the Department Of The Interior for a helicopter with capabilities closely matching those of the       impacting every privately operated      


That validates the prediction of another supplier of helicopter     expanding its role in aerial             operator believes that more state governments are likely to enter or expand their presence in the business by acquiring larger and  companies especially vulnerable.


Adding to the issues impacting     


      of available government funding            bad year which saw more than   nearly $700-million. The funding         money out of other programs. For            instead strictly adhere to the $2.1       suppression. It is not known at this time what arrangements would      budget be exceeded.


There are also a number of unknowns concerning the integration of unmanned aerial     


              presenting additional risks and dangers to the manned aircraft.       to overcome. Some testing of the unmanned equipment was done       place in 2016.


          the year ahead will mean keeping a watchful eye on developments at both federal and state government levels.


George Hill is the Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services             


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