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➤HAI is making great strides in furthering its international reach,” says Stacy Sheard, chair of the HAI Board of Directors. “Stepping up our international collabora- tions through the IPP will help us to see other perspectives from around the world, open global lines of communication, and learn from each other’s experiences. Supporting the worldwide vertical lift com- munity will bring immeasurable returns, both to our industry and to HAI.” Through the IPP program, HAI and its
partners agree to work together to: ■ Provide members with services that directly benefit their operations
■ Promote, produce, and deliver programs that improve industry safety
■ Collaborate with regulatory and legisla- tive authorities to promote industry objectives
■ Educate key stakeholders on the unique contributions vertical flight offers society, and foster public confidence in the value and safety of vertical lift operations
■ Facilitate an open exchange of informa- tion between rotorcraft owners, opera- tors, customers, pilots, aeronautical engineers, and other stakeholders
■ Promote professionalism, economic via- bility, and integrity within the industry.
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COVID Clean Program Helps HAI Members Promote Safe Operations
MANY ASPECTS OF OUR PREPANDEMIC lives, such as shaking hands or drinking from public water fountains, may never return, and there can be confusion about what activities are OK. To help its members reassure the public about their commit- ment to safe practices, HAI has introduced the COVID Clean Program. The program helps HAI members— particularly those who carry
passengers—demonstrate their efforts to protect customers and employees from the COVID-19 virus and other infectious diseases. HAI assists participating compa- nies by providing them with tools to pro- mote their efforts at their locations, on their websites, in local media, and in social media and other digital channels. Participating companies must agree to a set of recommended COVID cleaning stan- dards and policies (see box below). “Most of our members were already taking these steps to protect themselves and their cus- tomers,” says James A. Viola, president and CEO of HAI. “Committing to the COVID Clean Pledge provides these operators with the tools to demonstrate their com- mitment to the health and safety of pas- sengers and crew in a visible and reassuring way. “Tour, charter, and air ambulance opera- tions are the likeliest users of this pro- gram,” adds Viola, “but it has value for any
company that interacts with the public. In our new normal, making a public commit- ment to protect customers and employees is a standard expectation. The sooner we can build public confidence in our high standards, the sooner our industry can return to pre pandemic operational levels.” HAI members can visit
rotor.org/covidclean to take the COVID Clean Pledge. Below are participating HAI
members as of late July: ■ Blue Hawaiian Helicopters (Hawaii) ■ Boston MedFlight (Massachusetts) ■ Butterfly Aviation (California) ■ Novictor Helicopters (Hawaii) ■ Panhandle Helicopter, LLC (Florida) ■ Paradise Helicopters (Hawaii) ■ Rotorworks LLC (Georgia) ■ Southern Utah University (Utah) ■ Summit Helicopters, Inc. (Virginia) ■ Timberland Helicopters, Inc. (Oregon) ■ Trans Aero Limited (Colorado and Wyoming). ➤
HAI COVID Clean Pledge As a helicopter operator, we affirm that our highest priority is the safety of our customers, our crew, and the public. We are committed to ensuring that our passengers are protected in every possible manner. Therefore, we pledge to: ■ Meet or exceed any applicable federal, state, or municipal regulation introduced to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases
■ Disinfect our aircraft, according to manufacturer recommendations, between every flight
■ Conduct a deeper cleaning of our aircraft every night, according to manufacturer recommendations, or as often as necessary
■ Continuously clean or disinfect our waiting area, our counters, our restrooms, and any other publicly accessible area of our facility
■ Require our flight and ground crews to use masks and gloves as long as recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO)
■ Avoid transporting anyone who is visibly ill during our check-in process ■ Recommend the use of masks and gloves to our passengers, making these personal protective equipment (PPE) items available to those who need them.
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