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EASA and EHA Partner To Launch New European Rotors Show

The European Helicopter Association (EHA) and EASA today launched a new annual conference and trade show called European Rotors. The first event will be held from November 10 to 12, 2020 in Cologne, Germany.

This new show is intended to include all vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including both conventional helicopters and new-generation electric (eVTOL) aircraft being developed for so-called urban air mobility applications. The conference program will include EASA’s annual Rotorcraft Symposium, which has been held at its headquarters in Cologne.

EHA said it has the support of all leading helicopter manufacturers, including Airbus, Bell, Leonardo, and Kopter. Sikorsky and MD Helicopters were not present at today’s launch press conference and have yet to state whether they will also participate.

European Rotors is being organized in partnership with Messe Friedrichshafen, which organizes the annual Aero Friedrichshafen general aviation show in Germany. Show director Frank Liemandt told reporters that the plan is to keep the event in Cologne for two or three years and then move it to various locations around Europe.

The new show will include an indoor static display for aircraft. An arrangement has been made for helicopters to be moved to the downtown Koelnmesse convention center from nearby Dusseldorf Airport.