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Finding the Future in Dallas
The VTOL industry rebounds from the pandemic with new sales, product launches, and lessons learned.
By Jen Boyer WATCH
the HAI HELI-EXPO 2022 Fly-In/ Fly-Out!
HAI 36 ROTOR JUNE 2022
HELI-EXPO 2022 WELCOMED THE vertical flight industry to Dallas, Texas, this year to “Find the Future.” Te theme of the event, which ran from Mar. 7 to Mar. 10 at the Kay Bailey
Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, proved prophetic as more than 13,000 attendees from 72 countries walked the show floor, attended classes, participated in meetings, and met face-to-face again. Attendance exceeded expectations, even with the world-
wide travel restrictions that kept many veteran Expo attendees away.
Tis year’s 590 exhibitors were 90% of the number on the
show floor at HAI HELI-EXPO 2020 in Anaheim, California, and the number of attendees was 91% of 2020’s total. Te energy on the show floor was high as industry veterans and newcomers alike reconnected. “It really felt like people took this year’s theme to heart,”
OEM Numbers Tell a Good Story Some industry sectors are already above their 2019 numbers, with heavyweights Sikorsky, MD Helicopters, and Leonardo reporting their highest single-year sales in many years. Airbus Helicopters cited a more than 40% recovery of the overall
says HAI President and CEO James Viola. “Everybody I talked to was extremely happy with how the show was going. A lot of people turned out ready to do business. “It is clear many companies scheduled their strategy around
HAI HELI-EXPO this year. Our show definitely drives completions of projects, and that is evident by all the news announced this year,” Viola continues. Indeed, hundreds of helicopter, engine, product, and
service agreements, sales, and commitments were announced alongside updates and product launches. Most every announcement touted increased sales and business in 2021 over 2020.
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