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A Celebration of Industry Growth By Jen Boyer


ENJOY the HAI HELI-EXPO 2023 Fly-In video


T 32 ROTOR JUNE 2023


HE HAI HELI-EXPO 2023 THEME “Celebrate,” commemorating HAI’s 75th anniversary year and predicting a bright future for vertical aviation, hit the mark. Te Mar. 6–9 show attracted more than 12,400 industry profes-


sionals from 97 countries to Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center, as well as 639 exhibitors (50 more than last year) and 49 aircraft. With close to $2 billion in sales announced during the


four-day show, the vertical aviation industry indicated that it is in full recovery and, in many cases, well ahead of where it stood in January 2020, just before COVID-19 spread around the world. Exhibitors reported a steady flow of business on the show floor, reflecting a definite change from last year’s event. “Everyone I talked with was enthusiastic about the


excitement and level of activity at the show,” say James Viola, HAI president and CEO. “Tis year it was very business oriented. People weren’t just walking the show


floor; it was obvious people were there to do business. Last year, in Dallas, there was more hesitancy—a lot of people were there to look and consider. Tis year, they were ready to purchase and do what they needed to do for the future of their business.”


Celebrating a More Diverse Fleet In a sign of the industry’s movement toward a more diver- sified fleet, several companies displayed advanced air mobility (AAM) mock-ups, uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) models, and other emerging technologies. AAM was also a focus off the show floor, in the confer-


ence part of the Expo. A three-part AAM Showcase pre- sented discussions on the issues of infrastructure, operations and training, and aircraft that will need to be resolved to successfully integrate AAM operations into the airspace. A forum featuring senior leaders from the organizations working to make AAM a reality rounded out the AAM sessions.


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