#1, like the clean simplicity. Can you try and give the logo a little more of a turbine feel (rather than a "helicoptor rotor")? I quite like the implied "motion" with the logo. Think of what you see when you look inside a jumbo jet engine (but not too complicated), we want to keep a simple, clean distinctive look - implied corporate image.
#12, Getting close, you've obviously done your work looking at gas turbines. What you've shown is what's called a centrifugal compressor blade. We produce axial flow compressors in our gas turbines. A Google search will probably give you a quick explanation on the difference. (also there's a pic on our website)
You could use it this way, with a colored box around the logo that always appears as the background of the logo. Or the logo could be just white text and colored icon with NO box behind it, and you can place it on any color you want.
If you chose my logo I am required to give you a few versions of it anyways, so we could have the "on a white background version" and the "on a colored background version", etc. for various purposes.
Took my swoosh and removed the flower and put it all behind the text, larger. Change the font on "Bladon" to a greener green, and elongated all the text slightly.