Safety is at the heart of HAI’s mission. If you know a rotorcraft professional who has gone above and beyond in promoting aviation safety best practices, consider submitting a nomination for HAI’s Salute to Excellence AgustaWestland Safety Award.

For more than 50 years, the Salute to Excellence Awards have recognized outstanding achievements in the helicopter industry. The awards dinner is one of the most prestigious and eagerly anticipated events at HAI HELI-EXPO^® each year.

Nominations for the 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards, to be presented on February 26 during HAI HELI-EXPO 2014 in Anaheim, California, are being accepted now. Any individual or organization, whether or not they are an HAI member, may submit nominations or be nominated.

Go to https://www.rotor.com/Events/SalutetoExcellenceAwards.aspx to submit nominations.

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, September 27, 2013. HAI strongly encourages you to submit your nomination(s) as soon as possible – do not leave it until the last minute!

For further questions regarding the awards and the nominations process, contact HAI’s Communications and Public Relations Department at 703-683-4646.

View the contributions and achievements of previous AgustaWestland Safety Award winners.

By acknowledging the exceptional merit of an individual or organization, the Salute to Excellence Awards encourage the highest standards of professionalism in the helicopter community.