ROTORWA H INDUSTRY DATA, TOPICS, ADVICE, HAPPENINGS, ISSUES, AND NEWS TO KEEP THE ROTORS TURNING HAI BRIEFS HAI Celebrates 75 Years Serving Members, Vertical Aviation
WHAT TYPE OF PRESENT do you get for a trade association that celebrates its 75th anniversary this December? That’s really a trick question, because HAI already has every- thing it needs to host its own celebration, and no gifts are required. The cel- ebration will highlight the present with an eye toward the future.
“Instead of commem- orating HAI’s past, we are choosing to celebrate our industry and where it stands today,” says James Viola, HAI president and CEO. “That said, we are truly grateful for the
past staff and board members whose leadership brought HAI to where we are today.”
On Dec. 13, 1948, a handful of operators and Art Fornoff, a representa- tive from Bell Helicopter, met at the offices of AF Helicopters in Burbank, California, to form a heli- copter association for the collective benefit of the industry. The group ini- tially chose the name Helicopter Council but
changed it the following year to California Helicopter Association (CHA). In 1951, the group’s 17 members voted to change the
organization’s name yet again, to Helicopter Association of America, but the change didn’t officially take effect until late 1954. The current name, Helicopter Association International, was adopted in 1981. “Our industry has evolved significantly since HAI was founded and since we last changed our name, in the 1980s,” says Viola. “Last year, I announced that we were weighing new options. I can say now that part of our anniversary celebra- tion in Anaheim will include a special announcement about that name change.” HAI will celebrate the industry and the association’s 75th anniversary in two phases. During the month of December, around the date of the actual Dec. 13
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