Bristow publish results for Q4 and Year ended 31st March 2013
Source: Bristow Group, 23-May-13
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) today reported net income for the March 2013 quarter of $40.4 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, compared to net income of $14.2 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago. Adjusted net income, which excludes special items and asset disposition effects, was $36.7 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the March 2013 quarter, a decrease of $7.8 million, [...]
CAE upgrades visuals on Royal Navy Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator
Source: CAE, 22-May-13
CAE announced today at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s leading showcase for military simulation and training, that the Royal Navy’s Lynx Mk8 full-mission simulator located at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton is now in-service and ready-for-training following a major visual system upgrade. The visual system upgrade, which included the addition of [...]
Bristow Group Announces 25% Dividend Increase
Source: Bristow Group, 21-May-13
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 25 percent increase in the company’s dividend, resulting in a quarterly dividend of $0.25per share, up from $0.20 per share previously. The dividend will be payable on June 14, 2013 to stockholders of record at [...]
CAE-built Lynx full-mission flight trainer celebrates 25 years of service
Source: CAE, 21-May-13
On the eve of the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC), Europe’s leading showcase for military simulation and training, CAE announced that the Portuguese Navy recently completed 20,000 incident-free flight hours for its fleet of Lynx Mk95 helicopters. The Portuguese Navy has been training its Lynx helicopter pilots for the past 19 years at the [...]
Barco unveils new US Training/Simulation Demo Center
Source: Barco, 21-May-13
Visualization pioneer Barco is pleased to announce the opening of its new demonstration and training center in Xenia, Ohio, United States, which will showcase real-world visual display systems and products tailored to meet the needs and requirements of training and simulation markets. A wide variety of solutions will be on display for Barco integrator partners [...]
EASA approves 49 of FlightSafety’s Maintanance Courses
Source: FlightSafety International, 16-May-13
FlightSafety International announces that it has received approval from EASA for 49 of its practical maintenance training courses under Regulation 1149/2011 to date. All previously approved EASA practical maintenance training courses are to comply with agency’s Training Needs Analysis requirement no later than August 1, 2013. “We are pleased that EASA has approved 49 of [...]
HeliAir Sweden starts its own flight school
Source: Nordic Rotors, 10-May-13
On 5 April the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen) approved HeliAir Sweden as a new Flight Training Organisation (FTO). The new flight school is branded as HeliAir Academy. HeliAir says that the school will start off by offering flight training for Private Pilot Licenses (PPL-H), Night Qualifications and Type Ratings. One of the company’s Bell 206 [...]
Iran reveals indigenous Bell 214 simulator
Source: Press TV, 06-May-13
The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have unveiled a new indigenous simulator for Bell 214 helicopter, presenting the forces’ latest achievement in the simulation field. (See Full Story)
Upgraded US Navy MH-60S operational flight trainer re-enters service
Source: CAE, 30-Apr-13
CAE USA today announced that the United States Navy has declared an updated MH-60S “Sierra” operational flight trainer (OFT) as ready-for-training at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island near San Diego, California. This MH-60S OFT, originally manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was completely upgraded by CAE to add new technologies and ensure concurrency with other MH-60S [...]
Colorado National Guard to open new $39M training facility
Source: Colorado National Guard, 26-Apr-13
The Colorado Army National Guard will cut the ribbon at a new state-of-the-art aviation training facility at the Eagle County Airport near Gypsum, Colo., April 26 at 10:30 a.m. The $39 million facility will be the new home of the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site. The project provided an immense economic benefit to [...]
Bristow Helicopters to recruit ten ab initio pilots in 2013
Source: Pilot Career News, 26-Apr-13
Bristow Helicopters has opened up recruitment for a raft of opportunities including engineering apprenticeships, cadet pilot training and business graduates following a successful year.(See Full Story)
Brazil – ANAC approves locally-produced Level 4 simulator
Source: CTEx, 21-Apr-13
[electronic translation] The simulator helicopters SHEFE developed by Army Technology Center (CTEx), in partnership with SPECTRA, Brazilian technology company, has received the qualification Flight Training Device FTD Level 4 of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). The certification aims to ensure the level of similarity with a real helicopter so that it is able to do [...]
Eurocopter donates AS350 to China’s Civil Aviation Flight University
Source: Eurocopter, 19-Apr-13
Future generations of Chinese aviation technicians will benefit from hands-on training experience with an Ecureuil (AS350 family of helicopters) donated by Eurocopter China to the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC). This rotorcraft is to be located at the CAFUC campus in Guanghan, Sichuan Province as part of the Eurocopter-supported training courses for students [...]
FlightSafety to offer Sikorsky S-76B training in Dallas
Source: FlightSafety International, 16-Apr-13
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that it will offer training for the Sikorsky S-76B helicopter at its Learning Center in Dallas, Texas. The Sikorsky S-76B training program was previously located at FlightSafety’s West Palm Beach Learning Center. “We look forward to welcoming operators of the Sikorsky S-76B to the Dallas Center,” said Daniel MacLellan, [...]
Helibras announces EC225/EC725 simulator
Source: Helibras, 15-Apr-13
[electronic translation] Helibras announces during LAAD Defence & Security 2013 – International Exhibition of Defence and Security in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), the details of the construction of a training center and Simulators Flight helicopters EC725 and EC225, models being produced in company’s new hangar in Itajubá (MG). The new Training Center and Simulators Helibras [...]
Sikorsky launches State-of-the-Art Black Hawk Training Centre in Colombia
Source: Sikorsky, 11-Apr-13
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the opening of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar. The first of its kind in South America, the center provides pilot and flight crew training for the Colombian Armed Services and Sikorsky military customers throughout the region. [...]
L-3 Link helo simulators to Taiwan
Source: upi, 10-Apr-13
The U.S. Army has selected L-3 Link Simulation & Training to build UH-60M Operational Flight Trainers for Taiwan (see full story).
FlightSafety International appointes new VP of Simulation
Source: FlightSafety International, 28-Mar-13
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that John Van Maren has been promoted to Vice President, Simulation. He replaces Rick Armstrong who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. “We are pleased to promote John Van Maren to Vice President, Simulation,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. “John is a valuable and well respected [...]
New AW139 Simulator Obtains ENAC Certification to Level D
Source: CAE, 21-Mar-13
CAE 3000 Series Level D simulator for AW139 is located at Rotorsim training centre in Sesto Calende, Italy Rotorsim, the joint venture owned equally by CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has certified a CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator (FFS), jointly developed by AgustaWestland [...]
Air Methods to Utilize FlightSafety’s Eurocopter EC135 Simulator
Source: Air Methods Corporation, 20-Mar-13
Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM), the global leader in air medical transportation, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with FlightSafety International to use its Dallas-based Eurocopter EC135 Level D qualified full flight simulator for the Company’s pilot training program. Air Methods believes simulator training enhances the Company’s pilot training program by affording [...]
ASU Completes AS350B2 Modification For Era Training Center
Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited, 15-Mar-13
Aviation Specialties Unlimited, (ASU) has completed night vision cockpit modifications for an AS350B2 for Era Training Center, LLC., in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Chris Reber, ASU Assistant Director of Maintenance, was onsite to complete the modification at the Era Training Center. Reber has been with ASU since 2007 and has personally conducted over 100 NVIS lighting [...]
AH+RT Announces Vital Training Services, Teams With Simplex
Source: AH+RT, 15-Mar-13
A team of longtime helicopter and fire/rescue industry professionals have joined forces to enhance safety and training opportunities for companies, pilots and crewmembers alike. Advanced Helicopter + Rescue Techniques LLC (AH+RT), based in Portland, Ore., provides comprehensive training services covering a variety of rotary wing, aerial firefighting and technical rescue skill sets. The company also [...]
Embry-Riddle, Antipodean Aviation Offer Survival Training in Emergency Water Landings
Source: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 13-Mar-13
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has teamed with Antipodean Aviation of Australia to offer survival training in emergency water landings for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The course covers pre-flight planning and emergency water landing techniques, as well as escape from a submerged aircraft cabin and sea survival techniques, including life preserver and life raft familiarization, and [...]
Black Hawk simulator delivered to Colombian Air Force
Source: Colombian Air Force, 11-Mar-13
(electronic translation) In order to improve the training of helicopter pilots UH-60L, the Minister of Defense, Juan Carlos Pinzón Well, today delivered to the Colombian Air Force (FAC) art simulator in Melgar (Tolima). The sophisticated equipment is the exact replica of a cockpit of these aircraft, known as Black Hawk, has all the tools, systems and [...]
Sikorsky and FlightSafety Continue to Expand Customer Training Programs
Source: FlightSafety, 09-Mar-13
Sikorsky Aircraft and FlightSafety International have jointly announced the development of eight Level-D full flight simulators for Sikorsky’s S-92®, S-76® and S-70i™ helicopter platforms. Currently in production, the simulators will expand access to OEM approved comprehensive aircraft training to Sikorsky customers in the USA, Brazil, Norway and South East Asia. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), the [...]
Metro Aviation debuts new training center
Source: Metro Aviation, 07-Mar-13
Air medical transportation and helicopter completions leader, Metro Aviation has announced the completion of a new comprehensive training center co-located at the company’s main offices in Shreveport, Louisiana. The 12,000 square foot facility is complete with the latest generation learning tools dedicated to safety and efficiency through training. The company will provide advanced training presentations [...]
CAE customizes helicopter pilot training curricula for offshore ops
Source: CAE, 06-Mar-13
CAE today announced at the Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo conference that it has significantly enhanced pilot training for helicopter operators serving the oil and gas market, customizing aircraft training curricula for offshore operations. Working with partner CHC Helicopters, CAE subject matter experts have integrated offshore elements of standard operating procedures, checklists and other operational [...]
Helicopter Simulator Market Active for Frasca
Source: Frasca, 05-Mar-13
Frasca International Inc. (booth C5601 HELI-EXPO) is actively manufacturing and delivering helicopter Full Flight Simulators (FFSs) and Flight Training Devices (FTDs) to customers worldwide. Frasca has seen a continual increase in helicopter business over the last decade and continues to receive orders for flight training equipment for both civil and military training applications. Recent orders [...]
Universal Helicopters announces new NVG training alliance
Source: Universal Helicopters, 03-Mar-13
Universal Helicopters (UHI), a leader in helicopter flight training, Night Flight Concepts (NFC), the leading provider of comprehensive night vision solutions, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s oldest and most prestigious aeronautical university and Dodge City Community College (DC3) are pleased to announce new training alliance to bring collegiate level NVG programs to the southwest. [...]
FlightSafety now offers B212/412/430 training in Dallas
Source: FlightSafety, 03-Mar-13
FlightSafety International announces that it now offers training for Bell Helicopter operators at its newly expanded Learning Center in Dallas, Texas. “The relocation of our Bell Helicopter training programs to the Dallas Learning Center will significantly enhance the service our Customers receive and further increase the quality and value we provide,” said David Davenport, Senior [...]
Sogitec to supply Finnish Army Aviation NH90 training device
Source: Sogitec, 02-Mar-13
SOGITEC INDUSTRIES, a subsidiary of DASSAULT AVIATION, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded by NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter D&D Production and Logistics Management Agency) a contract for the production of an NH90 Medium Range Training Device (MRTD) to be delivered to the Finnish Army Aviation. SOGITEC is already in charge of the development [...]
FlightSafety EC135 simulator now NVG-qualified
Source: FlightSafety, 28-Feb-13
FlightSafety International announces that its Eurocopter EC135 Level D qualified full flight simulator, located at its Dallas Learning Center, has received Night Vision Goggle qualification from the Federal Aviation Administration. This is the first qualification of its type under the National Simulator Program’s Guidance Bulletin 10-01. “The Night Vision Goggle qualification of our Eurocopter EC135 [...]
Helidecks releases cockpit guide/checklist iPad apps for AW109 and R44
Source: Helidecks Software Solutions, 28-Feb-13
Helidecks Software Solutions has released a series of cockpit guide and checklist apps for the AW109 and R44 helicopters. A professional-grade pilots checklist, the app is designed to provide pilots and instructors with an easy-to-follow challenge and response style set of checklists. The app is available to purchase through the Apple iTunes store. for use [...]
Training bargains at HFI’s Silent Auction!
Source: HFI, 21-Feb-13
Helicopter Foundation International will once again be holding its fundraising silent auction at HELI-EXPO®, which will take place March 4-7, in Las Vegas. This year’s auction will feature a number of exciting offerings, including several trainings such as: an AW139 Recurrent Training offered by FlightSafety International ($20,000 value), Sikorsky S-76 Initial Training offered by CAE [...]
Indra to develop EC225 simulators for Malaysia and Brazil
Source: Indra, 21-Feb-13
Indra will supply two new EC225 transport helicopter simulators to Eurocopter. The systems will be implemented in the training centres of the aircraft manufacturer in Malaysia and Brazil. These two new orders were closed following the delivery by Indra of the first EC225 helicopter simulator in 2011, which is currently operating at Eurocopter’s pilot training [...]
China’s Dalian Police train in Germany on Cabri
Source: Heli Aviation, 20-Feb-13
[electronic translation] The police chief and the head of the provincial police force flying Liaoningun inspected with a delegation from the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY in Augsburg. Impressed by our forward-looking, equipped with state of the art technology flight school, training and expertise of the entire fleet of Heli Aviation teams audited executives the TRAINING [...]
Civil Aviation Flight University of China trains – in Germany
Source: Heli Aviation, 19-Feb-13
[electronic translation] In China it seems the reputation of Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY draw ever larger circles. In order to get over the many positive reports of recent Chinese graduates an idea may be reported to the chief pilot and an instructor of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) to visit the TRAINING ACADEMY [...]
100th pilot completes Bristow Academy Mountain Flying course
Source: Bristow Academy, 18-Feb-13
There’s a certain buzz these days in Carson City, Nevada—the sound of Bristow Academy Mountain Flying Training. On 23 May 2011 Bristow Academy began operating in the majestic Lake Tahoe region and hasn’t stopped since, training more than 100 pilots from a myriad of countries in high altitude operations. Military and police units have flocked [...]
ASA releases new flashcards for R22 and TH-67
Source: ASA (Aviation Supplies & Academics), 15-Feb-13
Check out our new Helicopter Flashcards for the Robinson R22 and TH-67 training helicopters. Civilian and military students, instructors, and pilots of all levels will find these flashcards serve to greatly facilitate memorization and understanding of the systems and functions of each aircraft. The R22 Helicopter Flashcards Study Guide contains nearly 400 flashcards covering the [...]
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant launches Mi-171 flight trainer
Source: Russian Helicopters, 14-Feb-13
Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, announces that Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, has introduced a Mi-171 simulator built by CSTS Dinamika. The flight trainer is based on an actual Mi-171 cabin and features realistic on-board systems. It can be used to [...]
Guidance Aviation to unveil mobile app and learning portal at Heli-Expo 2013
Source: Guidance Aviation, 12-Feb-13
Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona, will be celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary and unveiling its newest training technologies; a “Maneuvers Guide” mobile application (“App”) and an online training portal called “MyGA”, during HELI-EXPO 2013. The mobile application includes a series of High Definition (HD) instructional flight videos and a digital Maneuvers guide. This new training [...]
UK military awards CAE two simulator contracts
Source: CAE, 05-Feb-13
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recently awarded CAE two contracts for simulator upgrades and training services at CAE’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF). A contract to provide both ground school and simulator aircrew training services at MSHATF for the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Puma HC2 helicopter has been [...]
UK – Instructor goes to jail for falsifying documents
Source: Yorkshire Post, 04-Feb-13
A British helicopter instructor has been sentenced to six months jail for falsely signing off the training records of a student pilot to get him a pilot’s licence. The Judge said that it was impossible to say whether these actions were contributory to the “newly qualified” pilot and his wife losing their lives in their [...]
IAI’s THRUST training system participates in large-scale exercise
Source: IAI, 04-Feb-13
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Helicopter Rehearsal Autonomous Safety & Training System (‘THRUST’) participated in a large-scale exercise of joint forces which included hundreds of live forces including helicopters, air defense platforms, tanks, and land vehicles. Virtual armaments were used rather than live ammunition. During the exercise the forces used IAI’s THRUST system to conduct in-depth [...]
UK scholarship application deadline extended
Source: Helicentre Aviation, 04-Feb-13
Due to the severe weather the UK has experienced throughout January, Helicentre Aviation have granted a 30 day extension to candidates wishing to apply for their professional helicopter pilot scholarships. The weather conditions, ranging from heavy snow and freezing fog to gale force winds and torrential rain, have made it impossible to fulfill the training [...]
FlightSafety appoints Commercial Marketing Manager of Visual Simulation Systems
Source: FlightSafety International, 27-Jan-13
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that David Rushton has joined the company as Commercial Marketing Manager, Visual Simulation Systems. “We are pleased to welcome David to the FlightSafety team. He brings more than 25 years of experience in visual systems for the flight simulator industry,” said Jon Hester, General Manager, Visual Simulation Systems. “Dave [...]
Jerry Trimble Helicopters opens in Texas
Source: Smithville Times, 18-Jan-13
From the company being founded in Oregon in 2007, and expanding into California, Jerry Trimble Helicopters has now opened at Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport in Texas (see full story)
Elbit to continue supporting Israeli Air Force’s Flight Academy
Source: Elbit, 14-Jan-13
Elbit Systems Ltd. (the “Company”) recently announced that it was awarded two follow-on contracts by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (“IMOD”) for the operation and maintenance of the Israeli Air Force’s (“IAF”) Flight Academy trainer aircraft and helicopters. These contracts were part of the Company’s December 31, 2012 announcement regarding contract awards by the IMOD [...]
Omsk Flight College takes delivery of two AS350B2
Source: Helihub.com, 10-Jan-13
Omsk Flight & Technical College have taken delivery of two Eurocopter AS350B2 helicopters just prior to Christmas from Eurocopter Vostok. These are the first two helicopters in their fleet from non-Russian manufacturers, having previously exclusively used Mi-8s. They also fly An-2 fixed wing aircraft. The primary motivator for the purchase was to reduce costs, said [...]
British instructor found guilty in fatal Gazelle crash case
Source: BBC, 10-Jan-13
The jury found the instructor guilty of making a false representation with intent to deceive the Civil Aviation Authority. He will be sentenced next month. (see full story). File photo
FlightSafety appoints VP of International Business Development
Source: FlightSafety, 10-Jan-13
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that Jim Christiansen has joined the company as Vice President, International Business Development. Jim will lead FlightSafety’s ongoing efforts to increase the support it provides to Customers who live outside the United States. Jim will explore all viable opportunities to enhance and expand the programs and services they receive [...]
Randy Rowles – Master Helicopter CFI renewed
Source: Master Instructors, 19-Dec-12
Master Instructors LLC takes great pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of Randal R Rowles, the vice president of Era Training Center and resident of Fort Worth, Texas. Recently, Randy’s accreditation as a Master CFI – Helicopter (Certificated Flight Instructor-Helicopter) was renewed by Master Instructors LLC, the international accrediting authority for the Master [...]
Swedish Armed Forces delivers first Turbomeca training course
Source: Turbomeca, 17-Dec-12
Turbomeca (Safran) and the Swedish Armed Forces Training School announce the first training courses Were successfully performed. These races are the result of year agreement signed in March 2012 Between Turbomeca Germany , Turbomeca Training Center , The Swedish Armed Forces Training School and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). This agreement Launched cooperation for [...]
Los Angeles Helicopters Secures GSA, will Train Federal Agencies, DHS, ICE
Source: Los Angeles Helicopters, 11-Dec-12
Los Angeles Helicopters, LLC (LAH), a leading helicopter flight training operator, is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a GSA Schedule 874 contract (GS-02F-004AA) and are now certified to provide goods and services to the Federal Government. Federal agencies establish Government-wide contracts to simplify the procurement process. Through the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules [...]
Thales unveils innovative motion system for Reality H helicopter simulator
Source: Thales, 05-Dec-12
At the 2012 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Thales is unveiling its latest-generation Reality H helicopter simulator equipped with the all-new, all-electric Hexaline high-fidelity, six-axis linear motion system. Hexaline harnesses the latest technological innovations to bring users major benefits in terms of life cycle cost and usability. Delivering greatly enhanced performance, the new [...]
Kratos and BSC to jointly develop aircrew training systems
Source: Kratos, 05-Dec-12
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with BSC Partners, LLC(BSC) to produce aircrew training products and advanced aircrew training technology through mutual company commitments in product development and internal research and development. Aircrew training is instrumental for completing successful aircraft missions [...]
Royal Australian Navy orders two MH-60R simulators from CAE
Source: CAE, 04-Dec-12
Today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), CAE announced it has won a series of military contracts valued at more than C$70 million. They include a contract from the United States Navy to develop two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) for the Royal Australian Navy under a foreign military sale program, [...]
Christie takes flight with DualView concept for simulators
Source: Christie, 30-Nov-12
Christie®, a leader in simulation projection display and visualization solutions, is poised to introduce one of the industry’s most innovative concepts, the Christie DualView simulator display at I/ITSEC 2012, December 3–6, 2012. The innovative DualView simulator can separately compute and render the same scene from two unique points of view (POV) with excellent image quality, [...]
URS awarded Rotary Wing Flight Training contract at Fort Rucker
Source: URS Corporation, 27-Nov-12
URS Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide Rotary Wing Flight Training at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) in Fort Rucker, Alabama. Under the contract, URS will provide undergraduate helicopter training to more than 1,200 U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and international military aviators annually. Commenting on the contract, [...]
HNZ Group announces new training school in Nelson
Source: HNZ Group, 26-Nov-12
HNZ Group Inc has confirmed it will establish an internationally-recognised advanced helicopter training school in Nelson. The announcement was made at HNZ Group Inc’s Nelson headquarters this morning by the company’s international Board, in the presence of the New Zealand Prime Minister, Nelson MP Nick Smith, and Canadian High Commissioner Caroline Chretien. HNZ Group Inc [...]
Mornington Sanford Aviation gain R66 Factory Maintenance Training Approval
Source: Mornington Sanford Aviation, 25-Nov-12
Mornington Sanford Aviation have recently been approved by Robinson Helicopter Co as a provider of R66 Factory Maintenance Training. This provides the company the ability to provide Worldwide maintenance training to either RHC factory or EASA Part 147 Type training standards. Richard Mornington-Sanford has forty years of experience in the aviation industry; 30 of these [...]
Bell signs for first Chinese maintenance training facility
Source: Bell, 14-Nov-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to assist with the establishment of a maintenance training facility for Bell 206L and 407 helicopters in the Guangdong province of China. Bell Helicopter and Guangzhou Civil Aviation College (Guangzhou College) signed the MOU at Airshow China [...]
EC725 simulator to go live early 2013 in Malaysia
Source: UPI, 13-Nov-12
The system is being assembled at Eurocopter Malaysia’s new Simulation Center at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur and where Eurocopter Malaysia is based. (see full story)
14 New Professional Education Courses for Heli-Expo 2013
Source: HAI, 13-Nov-12
At HELI-EXPO 2013, HAI will offer 27 differentprofessional education courses, including 14 that are new for 2013.New courses address areas of increased interest for HELI-EXPO attendees and are based on your feedback from 2012. These courses include: SMS Manual Development Workshop Introduction to Helicopter Accident Investigation HUMS and HFDM: Helicopter Health, Usage and Flight Data Monitoring [...]
SAIC Awarded $41M for helicopter crew member simulators
Source: SAIC, 13-Nov-12
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to integrate, test, and deliver 11 additional integrated crew member simulators for CH-47 and UH-60 helicopters under the Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module (NCM3) program. The follow-on single-award [...]
Bell partners with SAIT Polytechnic for Maintenance and Repair Training
Source: Bell, 09-Nov-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SAIT Polytechnic to make its classrooms and labs at SAIT’s Art Smith Aero Centre in Calgary, Alberta available for Bell Helicopter to use in the delivery of approved maintenance, repair training and certification programs. Bell Helicopter [...]
CAE Bell 412 simulator in Mexico earns FAA Level-D approval
Source: CAE, 01-Nov-12
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Simulation has qualified the CAE Bell 412 full-flight simulator (FFS) in Toluca, Mexico to Level D, the highest standard for flight simulation training devices. The simulator was initially approved by Mexico’s Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). CAE Mexico is Mexico’s first helicopter training facility to use an [...]
FlightSafety introduces new customer care program
Source: FlightSafety, 30-Oct-12
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce the introduction of its new Customer Care program. “The Customer Care program exemplifies FlightSafety’s commitment and proven ability to deliver the highest quality training and very best and most complete range of services,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. “We listen and respond to Customer needs in ways that [...]
Thales’s Reality H simulator achieves dual qualification
Source: Thales, 30-Oct-12
Thales has announced that its Reality H helicopter simulator installed at the training centre recently opened by helicopter operator SAF group in Albertville, France, has been granted FTD (Flight Training Device) Level 3 and FFS (Full Flight Simulator) Level B qualification by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), in accordance with European Aviation Safety Agency [...]
Bell Boeing receives USMC contract for V-22 training devices
Source: Boeing, 30-Oct-12
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $74 million contract to the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter – Textron [NYSE: TXT], for seven Osprey ground-based trainers, which will reduce fuel usage and aircraft wear-and-tear, maximizing lifecycle cost savings. The Sept. 25 contract award for Containerized Flight [...]
Indian military approves Pawan Hans Helicopter Training Institute
Source: Indian Express, 29-Oct-12
Along with training, Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) reportedly has plans to provide helicopter connectivity to nearby destinations. (see full story)
Sikorsky selects Oklahoma site for Flight and Maintenance Training Academy
Source: Sikorsky, 29-Oct-12
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Aviation Training Consulting (ATC) to establish an advanced flight and maintenance training academy, the Sikorsky Training Academy (STA), inAltus, Okla. SAS is the worldwide aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). “Many of our [...]
AeroSimulators launches micro-website for Brazil
Source: AeroSimulators, 29-Oct-12
AeroSimulators has launched a special version of its website dedicated specifically to the Brazilian helicopter simulation market: http://be.aerosimulators.com/brasil Aside from pictures and movies of various helicopter simulators, this website also features an interesting comparision between real IR footage of rotory wing police aviation units and the imagery generated by the GIST training simulator. The launch [...]
Germany – Free iPad for new trainee pilots of the Heli Aviation
Source: Heli Aviation, 22-Oct-12
From now on, new trainee pilots of the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY will receive an Apple iPad with electronic training documents as a gift at the start of training! With its electronic documents, the iPad makes up-to-date learning possible. It facilitates the pilot’s everyday routine throughout the entire training and beyond. In the theoretical training, [...]
FlightSafety founder passes away peacefully aged 95
Source: FlightSafety International, 20-Oct-12
LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, New York (October 19, 2012) – A.L. Ueltschi, founder of FlightSafety International, passed away peacefully at his home in Vero Beach, Florida last evening. He was 95. A message from Bruce Whitman, CEO: All of us with FlightSafety are deeply saddened by Al’s passing and have expressed our deepest sympathy and condolences [...]
