Bell Helicopter has wrapped up another year of its popular Maintainers and Operators (M&O) conferences with its 10th and final conference in Sacramento, Calif. In 2014, Bell Helicopter’s Customer Support and Services organization connected with more than 900 customers worldwide through the 10 conferences in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Bogota, Colombia; Santiago, Chile; Zhuhai, China; and Singapore as well as several locations in North America. The conferences provide insight and training on maintenance and support topics, including key suppliers providing technical updates and maintenance practices. This year several new presentations were added to assist customers with maintenance efforts including corrosion prevention; avionics and electrical systems; and composite panel maintenance and repair. Topics were also expanded outside the traditional maintenance agenda to address key organizational issues such as communications, leadership and managing maintenance costs. The majority of the material at each conference was delivered in the local language illustrating Bell’s commitment to its growing global customer base. Hands-on training included elastomeric bearing inspection, Fadec troubleshooting, composite material insert familiarization and cable connection/coax repair. The 2015 M&O conference schedule will be available on the Bell Helicopter website after the beginning of the year.