Flight International
Helicopter safety appears to be responding to treatment
By David Learmount
After more than 20 years of stagnation, global helicopter safety performance is showing signs of improvement.
Figures released at the third International Helicopter Safety Symposium in Montreal, Canada on 29 September show a slow but steadily improving trend since 2005, the year in which the
rotary-wing industry set up the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) with the aim of reducing helicopter accident rates globally by 80% by 2016. Read more link