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HAI Press Release 2009 Salute to Excellence Winners

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November 4, 2008

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HAI ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF 2009 “SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE” AWARDS

Alexandria, VA., November 3, 2008 – The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is proud to announce its “Salute to Excellence” award winners for 2009. The “Salute to Excellence” awards program, now in its 48th year, recognizes outstanding achievement performed by individuals or companies in the international helicopter community. Winners will be recognized during the HAI “Salute to Excellence” banquet and awards ceremony to be held on Monday, February 23, 2009, at HELI-EXPO 2009 in Anaheim, California.

THE WINNERS ARE:

AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AWARD: David Vogel; Senior Technical Representative, American Eurocopter, Grand Prairie, Texas

AVIATION REPAIR SPECIALIST AWARD: Jeffery L. Peabody; Maintenance Technician, Air Logistics of Alaska, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska

IGOR I. SIKORSKY AWARD FOR HUMANITARIAN SERVICE: Grand Canyon National Park Helitack, Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, Grand Canyon, Arizona

THE JOE MASHMAN SAFETY AWARD: Tony Cramp; Senior Advisor Air Safety and Global Projects, Shell Aircraft International, Rotterdam, Netherlands

OUTSTANDING CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AWARD: Kevin C. Brandt; Senior Flight Instructor, Bell Helicopter, Fort Worth, Texas

AGUSTAWESTLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Dr. David B. Nichols; Owner, President, Managing Director; White Stone Family Practice; White Stone, Virginia

EUROCOPTER GOLDEN HOUR AWARD: Chicago Fire Department Air Sea Rescue; Chicago, Illinois

EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS AWARD: James T. McKenna; Editor in Chief of Rotor & Wing Magazine; Access Intelligence, L.L.C.; Rockville, Maryland

HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE AWARD: Rich Higgins; Helicopter Crew Chief, C.S.C. Transportation, Farmingdale, New York

MD HELICOPTERS LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD: Flight Crew Air 101; Stanislaus County Sheriff Department, Modesto, California

LAWRENCE D. BELL MEMORIAL AWARD: Neill Osborne; President and C.O.O., Era Helicopters LLC, Lake Charles, Louisiana

ROBERT E. TRIMBLE AWARD: Djoko Prasetyo; Pilot, P.T. Airfast Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

PILOT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Tom Brooks; Base Manager, Canadian Helicopters Ltd., Smithers, British Columbia, Canada

For information about the 2009 “Salute to Excellence” Awards banquet and ceremony, contact HAI’s Communications Department by telephone: 703-683-4646, fax: 703-683-4745, or email: rotor@rotor.com.

For more information on HELI-EXPO 2009, visit www.heliexpo.com.

HAI is the professional trade association for the international helicopter industry. HAI’s 1,600-plus-member organizations and 1,100 individual members, in more than 74 nations, safely operate more than 5,000 helicopters approximately 2.3 million hours each year. HAI is dedicated to the promotion of the helicopter as a safe, effective method of commerce and to the advancement of the international helicopter community.

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