Learning Tour: Hosted by Columbia Helicopters, March 1, 2016 (Tour is now full)
Date: Tuesday, March 1st Time: 7:30am – 3:45pm Loc: Columbia Helicopters: 14452 Arndt Rd NE, Aurora, OR 97013 Safety: No open toed shoes. Safety glasses are required on parts of the shop floor. Columbia Helicopters: Columbia Helicopters is a world leader in heavy-lift helicopter operations and has been an Oregon-based company since 1957. The company owns and operates the largest private fleet of commercial heavy-lift helicopters in the world. These aircraft operate in a variety of environments and industries around the world, to include timber harvesting and forestry management, oil exploration and support, firefighting and construction. To keep the company’s fleet of aircraft flying, Columbia’s Aurora headquarters is also home to its extensive maintenance facility. The company’s maintenance shops and hangar not only contribute to supporting its own aircraft with components…