Following a watershed year that marked the retirement of company founder Frank Robinson, the certification and first deliveries of its new R66 turbine single and its worst sales numbers since 1987, Robinson Helicopter (Booth No. 2928) is positioning itself for strengthening sales and new product development. “I can’t think of anything bad to say,” Frank Robinson said at a press conference here before turning the podium over to his son, Kurt.
Frank Robinson retired on August 10 as president and chairman of the board. He founded the company in 1973 and was replaced by Kurt Robinson, who has worked at Robinson since 1987. Kurt Robinson holds an undergraduate economics degree from the University of California, San Diego as well as an MBA and law degree from the University of San Diego and he is a licensed commercial helicopter pilot. Kurt Robinson said his management style would be collaborative. “We have a team of people here now who run the company and my role is to work with that team.”
