Russians plan for a growing market
The annual Russian Hour at Heli-Expo yesterday played to a full house.

The annual Russian Hour at Heli-Expo yesterday played to a full house. It is the third year that Russian exhibitors at the show have joined to offer a presentation profiling their nation’s helicopter industry and market activity, and there was plenty
to talk about.

Mikhail Kazachkov, head of Russian Helicopter Systems, left no doubt as to the size of the helicopter community in Russia, or its activity. He noted, “There are 2,118 civil helicopters in service in Russia” and he added that Russian rotorcraft currently operate in 100 countries worldwide.