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Old 22nd June 2006 | 06:04
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Hidden Agenda
 
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I have a few questions regarding the IHST. Is there anyone with the answers?

Just who is the IHST? Is it the AHS in another guise?

How is it funded?

Is it really going to be ‘International’ or is it going to be like the HAI and only give lip service to being ‘International’?

Perhaps it was trying to prove it was ‘International’ by holding a regional conference in New Delhi? How did this choice of the region and the venue come about?

What other regions has the IHST established? I noticed the HAA made a presentation. Is Australia now part of South Asia? I can’t believe that there were no takers from the onshore operators in India when it came to talking about themselves for 30 – 45 minutes.

How was the conference advertised? I didn’t hear about it until it was over. Perhaps it was by invitation only?

We seem to have the ‘establishment’ represented on the Team by manufacturers, regulators and trade associations. Does Shell Aircraft (interestingly the only none North American representative) regard itself as an operator or a user of helicopters? Are we going to see some ‘regular operators’ on the team? By ‘regular’ I mean companies that are not ‘their own’ clients.

Cyclic Hotline’s point (‘include them in the resolution process and incorporate them entirely into the solution.’) is excellent but when is this inclusion going to take place?
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