Rotorcraft
First Heli Trade show meets exhibitors’ expectations
The first edition of the International Heli Trade helicopter show in Geneva last month seems to have met exhibitors’ expectations.

The first edition of the International Heli Trade helicopter show in Geneva last month seems to have met exhibitors’ expectations. Visitors and organizers alike, however, may have been disappointed by the absence of such major manufacturers as Robinson and Eurocopter. But the conference program was rich and, from the first roundtable, it proved a good opportunity for operators to express their needs and concerns.

At 1,231, total attendance during the three-day show, which ran from October 5 to 7, fell short of the organizers’ hopes for 1,500 to 2,000 visitors.