HAI SMS Snapshot: El Aero Services


Based in Elko, Nevada, El Aero Services LLC (‘El Aero’) has been offering helicopter services to the northern part of the state and the Intermountain West region since 1973. El Aero flies two Bell Helicopter 206 Series L-4TR Long Rangers and one Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger to support aerial mapping/photography, geophysical and mining surveys, and tourism, among other services.


El Aero Services is one of those HAI members that took the association up on its voluntary SMS offer. El Aero wants to be sure that its voluntary SMS efforts are complete, well-defined, and adhered to during daily practice.


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To reach this goal, “We chose Baldwin Aviation as our SMS program provider,” said Jairus Duncan, El Aero Services director of operations and utility helicopter pilot. “We picked them after reading about their new HAI-sponsored programs, and after meeting with them in person.”


In choosing Baldwin Safety and Compliance, El Aero got a supplier that can help it enhance the SMS functions it already has in place and add those that it may be missing. This is because Baldwin Safety “is actually a vendor that supports implementing and maintaining an SMS,” said Jason Starke, Baldwin’s director of safety. “We develop scalable safety management software that allows organizations to customize SMS


tools, processes, and workflows to help make SMS applicable. Not only are we developing cutting-edge software solutions to help organizations manage safety through data collection and analysis, but we also have a team that is passionate about helping organizations implement and maintain a robust and effective SMS. Our ‘peopleware’ solution is key in assisting organizations to not only learn how to use our applications, but also understand how safety management operates in the context of their organization.”


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