Salute to Excellence is a category of awards issued by the Helicopter Association International since 1960, "for outstanding achievements in the international helicopter community".
Salute of Excellence includes the following individual awards:
Aviation Maintenance Technician Award (since 1994)Aviation Repair Specialist Award (since 1995)Igor I. Sikorsky Award for Humanitarian Service (since 1989; incorporates the former Crew of the Year Award)2015 Portuguese Air Force 751 Squadron - S&RCrew of the Year (1980–1995)The Joe Mashman Safety Award (since 1987)2015 Edwin McConkey - Approach SoftwareOutstanding Certified Flight Instructor Award (since 1985)2015 Simon Spencer-Bower Wanaka HelicoptersAgusta Westland Community Service Award (since 1990)Raise Your Sites! Award (1983–1988)Max Schumacher Memorial Award (1967–1988)Fly Neighborly Award (1982–1988)Airbus Golden Hour Award (since 1982)2015 Snohomish CoExcellence in Communications Award (since 1975)2015 Micheal Hirschburg - VertifliteHelicopter Maintenance Award (since 1973)2015 Patrick Cox - Robinson Helicopter CompanyMD Helicopters Law Enforcement Award (since 1972)2015 U.S. Park Police Eagle OneLawrence D. Bell Memorial Award (since 1971)Robert E. Trimble Memorial Award (since 1961)Appareo Systems Pilot of the Year Award (since 1960)2015 Gary Dahlen - King FireBell Helicopter Lifetime Achievement2015 Lou Bartolotta