Training

US-trained Afghan pilots advance in Mi-17 course, designated as co-pilots

US-trained Afghan pilots advance in Mi-17 course, designated as co-pilots

22-Apr-2011Source: US Air Force

The first two Afghan air force helicopter pilots to complete basic aviator training in the U.S. recently became qualified as co-pilots in the Mi-17 helicopter, the focal point of the Afghan air force’s rotary-wing force. The qualification marks the halfway point in their Mi-17 training. In order to receive the co-pilot designation, Afghan Air Force 1st... Read more

HeliRussia announces program for Round Table on Simulator Training

HeliRussia announces program for Round Table on Simulator Training

21-Apr-2011Source: HeliRussia

(automated translation from Russian) Dear Colleagues, We invite you to participate in the roundtable training technologies – a reserve to improve aviation safety, which will be held May 20 at the Crocus Expo at the IV International Exhibition HeliRussia 2011. The organizers of the roundtable: “The Association of the helicopter industry,” TSESAT Federal State Unitary... Read more

AgustaWestland develops innovative iPad training with GL Studio

AgustaWestland develops innovative iPad training with GL Studio

20-Apr-2011Source: DISTI

AgustaWestland is currently developing an innovative mobile application for aviation training. Through the GL Studio iDevices Toolkit, DiSTI has been supporting AgustaWestland’s development. Beginning with the iPad, AgustaWestland is developing a range of mobile applications to improve the flexibility and effectiveness of training media within its courses. By leveraging this next generation of hardware and... Read more

Indra and Eurocopter make joint push on Chinese heilcopter simulator market

Indra and Eurocopter make joint push on Chinese heilcopter simulator market

19-Apr-2011Source: Indra

Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, and helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter, will be the first to provide China’s helicopter pilots with training simulators. This way both companies open the door of a market which will expand as air space is deregulated and new helicopter companies are free to... Read more

Frasca Exhibits at LAAD

Frasca Exhibits at LAAD

15-Apr-2011Source: Frasca

Frasca International, Inc. Urbana, IL, will be exhibiting at the Latin American Aerospace and Defense Show (LAAD) April 12-15, RioCentro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Frasca will have a booth in the training pavilion (N84). According to Mike Phillips, Director of Helicopter Sales at Frasca, “Brazil as a very important aviation training market, and we are... Read more

Ryan Aerospace’s Helimod simulator is award finalist

Ryan Aerospace’s Helimod simulator is award finalist

12-Apr-2011Source: Ryan Aerospace

Managing Director of Ryan Aerospace (Australia), Chris Ryan said he was delighted to receive news yesterday that the he had been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Endeavour Awards hosted by Manufacturers’ Monthly. The Helimod Helicopter Simulator is a finalist in the following categories: Technology Application of the Year; and Industrial Product of the Year. Winners... Read more

US Army selects AAI’s man-portable aircraft survivability trainer

US Army selects AAI’s man-portable aircraft survivability trainer

7-Apr-2011Source: AAI

AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer (MAST) has been selected by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, or PEO STRI, under a task order from the Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract... Read more

Guidance Aviation takes State Master Award 2011

Guidance Aviation takes State Master Award 2011

7-Apr-2011Source: Guidance Aviation

Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona took the “Top Master Award” at the Arizona State Capitol on March 22, 2011 during the Arizona Small Business Development Center Awards. This year, the AZSBDC honored 15 top performing Arizona businesses who “collectively created or retained more than 300 jobs; generated more than $4 million in new capital; and increased their sales by... Read more

Council calls for end to helicopter training at Moorabbin by 2015

Council calls for end to helicopter training at Moorabbin by 2015

7-Apr-2011Source: Moorabbin Leader

Kingston Council wants all pilot training at Moorabbin Airport to end by 2030 at the latest if stringent noise measures are not introduced, and helicopter training should end by 2015 altogether.... Read more

06-Apr-11 N268SH Robinson R22 South Valley Regional Airport, US-Utah

06-Apr-11 N268SH Robinson R22 South Valley Regional Airport, US-Utah

6-Apr-2011

Hard landing on training flight  – skids splayed out although helicopter remained upright.  Tail boom sliced by main blades.... Read more

UH-1Y flight training device relocated to MCAS New River

UH-1Y flight training device relocated to MCAS New River

5-Apr-2011Source: US Navy

The Navy relocated a UH-1 Yankee helicopter flight training device (FTD) to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, N.C. this winter. The trainer, a full-size replica of the UH-1 Yankee cockpit, was originally located at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif. It was moved to provide simulation training capability to East Coast UH-1 Yankee squadrons. It... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $30M contract for two V-22 flight training devices

Bell-Boeing awarded $30M contract for two V-22 flight training devices

1-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $30,291,489 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to procure two U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Tiltrotor (CV-22) flight training devices, and associated provisioned items and spares.  Work will be performed in Broken Arrow, Okla. (53 percent); Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); Philadelphia, Pa. (7 percent); Clifton, N.J.... Read more

CAE and China Southern Airlines expand Zhuhai centre with new S76C++ simulator

CAE and China Southern Airlines expand Zhuhai centre with new S76C++ simulator

31-Mar-2011Source: CAE

China Southern Airlines and CAE are expanding their joint venture aviation training centre in Zhuhai, China to include two additional Level D FFSs purchased from CAE- a CAE 5000 Series for the Boeing 737NG and a CAE 3000 Series for the Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter. This will mark the first CAE 3000 Series civil helicopter full-flight... Read more

FlightSafety International celebrates 60th anniversary

FlightSafety International celebrates 60th anniversary

29-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that today marks the 60th anniversary of its founding. “Today we commemorate and celebrate FlightSafety’s 60th anniversary. All of us are most grateful to Al Ueltschi for founding this outstanding company, his vision and leadership. We thank him sincerely,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. Business aviation was just... Read more

Rotorsim buys AW139 full-flight simulator

Rotorsim buys AW139 full-flight simulator

29-Mar-2011Source: CAE

Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that it is expanding with the purchase from CAE’s Military business of a CAE 3000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS) replicating the AW139 aircraft. The new AW139 FFS, to be delivered in 2012, will be jointly developed by CAE and AgustaWestland. The... Read more

Twelve graduate AAF Mi-17 helicopter engine and body maintenance course

Twelve graduate AAF Mi-17 helicopter engine and body maintenance course

28-Mar-2011Source: NATO Training Mission

Twelve Afghan Air Force Airmen graduated from the Mi-17 helicopter engine and body maintenance course at the Afghan Air Force Base in Kabul, Afghanistan March 26, marking just the second time AAF troops completed the training. Split into separate one month units consisting of classroom based familiarization and practical, hands-on application, the course, totaling over... Read more

Turbomeca USA signs training contract with Eurocopter Canada

Turbomeca USA signs training contract with Eurocopter Canada

28-Mar-2011Source: Eurocopter Canada

A subcontracting agreement was signed between Turbomeca USA, Inc. (Safran group) and Eurocopter Canada Limited that will provide level 1 and 2 (different level on intervention on the engine) training courses in Canada. Under this agreement Eurocopter Canada Limited will be responsible for the training needs in Canada, coordinating with Turbomeca USA, Inc. The goal... Read more

CAE USA to upgrade MH-60S helicopter simulator for US Navy

CAE USA to upgrade MH-60S helicopter simulator for US Navy

23-Mar-2011Source: CAE

The United States Navy has contracted CAE USA to perform a major upgrade on an MH-60S operational flight trainer located at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island. This MH-60S OFT was designed and manufactured by another contractor, prior to CAE beginning work on the MH-60S program in 2004 following a competitive procurement. CAE will now... Read more

Metro Aviation announces innovative iPad app

Metro Aviation announces innovative iPad app

23-Mar-2011Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation, Inc. has announced an industry first iPad App now available to provide customers with a familiarization and training tool for installed equipment description, functionality and operation, among other uses. The company plans to include the Eurocopter AS350, EC130, EC135, EC145 and EC145T2 as well as the EC155 model type helicopters as part of... Read more

Iraq Mi-171 advisor pilots provide training – day or night

Iraq Mi-171 advisor pilots provide training – day or night

20-Mar-2011Source: NATO Training Mission

A dozen Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Air helicopter pilots are working day and night to ensure their Iraqi counterparts are trained and equipped to conduct missions that will ensure safety and security within the country. At home, most of the American advisors provide security, passenger airlift and helicopter training on UH-1N and UH-1H Huey helicopters.... Read more

Afghan Mi-17 instructor pilot trains student for first time

Afghan Mi-17 instructor pilot trains student for first time

17-Mar-2011Source: US military

An Afghan air force Mi-17 transport helicopter instructor pilot recently trained an AAF student pilot on flying procedures at the AAF training center in Shindand, marking the first time an AAF Mi-17 IP served as chief instructor for an Afghan pilot. The achievement registers another milestone for the developing training center that Afghan officials see... Read more

UAE: Horizon International Flight Academy appoints new CEO

UAE: Horizon International Flight Academy appoints new CEO

15-Mar-2011Source: Horizon International

Horizon International Flight Academy have announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Hareb Thani Al Dhaheri.  Retired Brigardier Pilot Mr. Al Dhaheri began his career as a helicopter pilot in UAE Armed Forces and he went on to hold a number of senior positions in the military. Prior to joining Horizon, he spent... Read more

MD Helicopters awarded $186M Afghan Air Force contract

MD Helicopters awarded $186M Afghan Air Force contract

14-Mar-2011Source: FedBizOpps

Rotary Wing Primary Training Aircraft for the Afghan air Force Solicitation Number: W58RGZ-11-R-0060 Notice Type: Award Notice Contract Award Date: March 10, 2011 Contract Award Number: W58RGZ-11-C-0070 Contract Award Dollar Amount: $186,464,973.00 Contractor Awarded DUNS: 054313767 Contractor Awardee: MD HELICOPTERS, INC. (054313767) 4555 E MCDOWELL RD MESA, AZ 85215-9734 Synopsis: Added: Nov 08, 2010 5:49... Read more

Bell Training Academy certifies Bell 429 FTD

Bell Training Academy certifies Bell 429 FTD

13-Mar-2011Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today its received Level 6 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for its 429 flight training device. Certification of this simulator is a critical element of the flight training curriculum and clears the way for final regulatory approval of the overall 429 flight training program. “This... Read more

WES Ebert Electronic Systems provides Eurocopter touch screens for Avionics Trainer

WES Ebert Electronic Systems provides Eurocopter touch screens for Avionics Trainer

12-Mar-2011Source: WES Ebert Electronic Systems

(electronic translation of German press release) Nidderau 10 March 2011 – start flying, landing, react to an engine fire or prepare an air ambulance: flight simulators to provide realistic tasks without risk. To prepare the pilots and technicians working on the complex processes in the cockpit, is the helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter flight procedures including devices... Read more

Algerian military helicopter training halted as UK CAA close airfield

Algerian military helicopter training halted as UK CAA close airfield

11-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The UK CAA this week visited Shobdon airfield and were so alarmed by what they found that they issued a NOTAM there and then, closing the airfield.  However, exactly why such this action was taken is not yet known, although it has been the subject of plenty of speculation on the Flyer forum frequented by... Read more

American Eurocopter’s AS350B3 procedural trainer makes its debut at Heli-Expo 2011

American Eurocopter’s AS350B3 procedural trainer makes its debut at Heli-Expo 2011

10-Mar-2011Source: American Eurocopter

A compact ground-based simulator for the AS350 B3 has made a big impact at Heli-Expo 2011, where this procedural training device attracted significant attention from operators of the high-performance member in Eurocopter’s AStar/Ecureuil helicopter family. The device was developed by Indra Systems as a supplement to the AS350 Level B full-flight simulator, and was delivered... Read more

AW awarded £76M Lynx Wildcat training facility contract

AW awarded £76M Lynx Wildcat training facility contract

8-Mar-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)  to design and develop an integrated training solution which includes the building and equipping  of a new modern training centre for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter. The state-of-the-art training centre will be located at... Read more

Texas Dept of Public Safety signs AS350 simulator contract

Texas Dept of Public Safety signs AS350 simulator contract

7-Mar-2011Source: American Eurocopter

Extends training relationship that has lasted more than 20 years and implements AEC’s AS350 Level B Full Flight Simulator as an integral part of the department’s training program American Eurocopter announced today that the Texas Department of Public Safety has signed a simulator training contract with the company’s Training Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. The... Read more

Bell’s Training Academy cecomes first to receive EASA Practical Training Approval

Bell’s Training Academy cecomes first to receive EASA Practical Training Approval

6-Mar-2011Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company announced today that the Bell Helicopter Training Academy has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Training Approval for Bell 206 series, 407 and 412 helicopters. In addition to the normal theory approvals, Bell Helicopter’s Training Academy has been granted practical approval for the 206, 407, and 412... Read more

American Eurocopter AS350 full flight simulator certified by FAA

American Eurocopter AS350 full flight simulator certified by FAA

6-Mar-2011Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted its AS350 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Level B and NVG training certification continuing the company’s enhancement of its training capabilities in support of its helicopter operators’ efforts to improve flight safety. With the Level B certification, American Eurocopter’s Part 135 customers can incorporate the... Read more

Bell Training Academy certifies B429 flight training device

Bell Training Academy certifies B429 flight training device

6-Mar-2011Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today its received Level 6 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for its 429 flight training device. Certification of this simulator is a critical element of the flight training curriculum and clears the way for final regulatory approval of the overall 429 flight training program. “This... Read more

FlightSafety International and P&WC to expand engine training programs

FlightSafety International and P&WC to expand engine training programs

6-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International and Pratt & Whitney Canada are pleased to announce the expansion of training programs for turbo shaft powered helicopters. “This expansion of Pratt & Whitney Canada turbo shaft powered helicopter training programs clearly demonstrates our desire and ability to further enhance the services we provide our customers,” said Raffaele Virgili, Vice President, Customer... Read more

FlightSafety demos enhanced VITAL-X visual system at Heli-Expo

FlightSafety demos enhanced VITAL-X visual system at Heli-Expo

5-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is demonstrating an enhanced version of its VITAL X Visual System designed specifically for use in helicopter training programs and simulators at Heli-Expo. It was designed based on extensive consultation with helicopter operators from various industry segments and the company’s vast experience in civil and military simulation equipment. “Visitors to FlightSafety’s exhibit at... Read more

FlightSafety offers Crew Resource Management Course designed for Helicopter Operations

FlightSafety offers Crew Resource Management Course designed for Helicopter Operations

5-Mar-2011Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce Crew Resource Management training designed specifically for helicopter operations. Helicopter pilots, flight assistants, air ambulance crews, maintenance personnel and flight operation specialists will all benefit from this scenario-based training program. The topics covered during this four-hour course include Human Factors, teamwork, communication, situational awareness, aeronautical decision making, leadership and... Read more

SRT completes China’s Rescue Salvage Bureau training program

SRT completes China’s Rescue Salvage Bureau training program

5-Mar-2011Source: SRT Helicopters

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 5, 2011 – SRT Helicopters, a leading provider of high-risk operational services and training for rotorcraft users and aviation organizations, has successfully completed a major contract, implemented in February 2009, to provide advanced aerial search and rescue (SAR) training for the Chinese Ministry of Transport’s Rescue & Salvage Bureau (MOT/SRB).  SRT delivered... Read more

CAE closes acquisition of CHC Helicopter’s training operation

CAE closes acquisition of CHC Helicopter’s training operation

4-Mar-2011Source: CAE

CAE and CHC Helicopter, a global leader in helicopter services, announced today, at the eve of Heli-Expo 2011, the closing of the acquisition by CAE of CHC Helicopter’s helicopter flight training operations. They also announced the execution of the agreement that will see CAE become CHC’s long-term training partner, responsible for training more than 2,000... Read more

CAE and Lider Aviacao announce South American helicopter training JV

CAE and Lider Aviacao announce South American helicopter training JV

4-Mar-2011Source: CAE

CAE and Lider Aviacao, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, announced today on the eve of Heli Expo 2011, an agreement to form a joint venture company that will provide advanced, simulation-based, helicopter pilot training in South America in early 2012. The new joint venture company will purchase the first full-motion Level D CAE 3000... Read more

Boeing, Thales to pursue Helicopter Aircrew Training opportunity

Boeing, Thales to pursue Helicopter Aircrew Training opportunity

3-Mar-2011Source: Boeing

Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the 2011 Australian International Airshow to pursue Project Air 9000 Phase 7 – Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force. The companies will work together to design a fully integrated HATS solution for the Australian... Read more

Cobham Integrated Cockpit Simulator to Debut at Heli-Expo

Cobham Integrated Cockpit Simulator to Debut at Heli-Expo

3-Mar-2011Source: Cobham

Cobham has announced the debut of their Integrated Cockpit Simulator in Booth 4028 at Heli-Expo. The two-seat unit will feature Cobham’s large-format 3D Synthetic Vision EFIS, Audio and Radio products, and the HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System. About Cobham Cobham’s products and services have been at the heart of sophisticated military and civil systems... Read more

Sterling Flight Training adds Robinson R44

Sterling Flight Training adds Robinson R44

2-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Sterling Flight Training of Jacksonville has taken delivery of a Robinson R44 for their training school.  Sterling took delivery of the Raven I at the Robinson factory in California and then flew it cross-country to Sterling’s base at Craig Airport (CRG) in Jacksonville, Florida. Chief flight instructor Scott Malone will use the R44 for primary... Read more

Arizona fixed-wing school Sonoran Wings adds helicopters

Arizona fixed-wing school Sonoran Wings adds helicopters

2-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Sonoran Wings Flight Training Centre at Tucson International Airport is adding helicopters to its fleet, which previously included only fixed-wing aircraft.  The company has added two Robinson R22s in mid-February and will add a Robinson R44 helicopter soon.  Jerry Williams, the school’s general manager, said he has wanted to add helicopters ever since the school... Read more

LockMart and Bristow team for Australian HATS requirement

LockMart and Bristow team for Australian HATS requirement

2-Mar-2011Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin and Bristow Helicopters Australia, an affiliated company of Bristow Group Inc. , today announced a partnership to offer a complete training solution to the Australian Defence Force for its Project Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) requirement. The HATS program will provide a rotary-wing training capability for Royal Australian Navy... Read more

AgustaWestland, CAE and BAE Systems team to pursue Australia’s AIR 9000 Phase 7

AgustaWestland, CAE and BAE Systems team to pursue Australia’s AIR 9000 Phase 7

1-Mar-2011Source: CAE

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, CAE, and BAE Systems today announced the formation of an industry team to pursue the AIR 9000 Phase 7 program in Australia. The AIR 9000 Phase 7 program, also called the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), is intended to provide a rotary wing training capability for the Australian Navy and Army... Read more

Pawan Hans to set up helicopter academy in Pune

Pawan Hans to set up helicopter academy in Pune

27-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Anticipated by HeliHub.com’s report of Pawan Hans issuing a tender for two 2-3 seat helicopters which we reported late last week.  It has now been confirmed that state owned Pawan Hans Helicopter Ltd (PHHL) will open its new training academy in the city of Pune. PHHL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 7th... Read more

Colorado HeliOps attends Heli Expo Job Fair

Colorado HeliOps attends Heli Expo Job Fair

25-Feb-2011Source: Colorado HeliOps

Colorado Heli-Ops is the fastest growing Helicopter training center in Colorado.  Awarded the Rotor & Wing Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for flight training in 2010, we are the first Helicopter flight school in the Nation to adopt a curriculum-wide Scenario Based Training program and we are looking for a long term, stable addition to our... Read more

Pawan Hans issues tender for supply of two light helicopters for training

Pawan Hans issues tender for supply of two light helicopters for training

25-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com

State owned Indian helicopter operator Pawan Hans has issued a tender document seeking two 2-3 seat helicopters, primarily for training use.  The specification requires the helicopters offered to be in current production  and to meet the requirements laid down in JAR Part 27,  FAR Part 27, in section ‘G’ of British Civil Aviation Airworthiness  Requirements... Read more

North American Surveillance Systems offers new simulator training

North American Surveillance Systems offers new simulator training

25-Feb-2011Source: NASS

North American Surveillance Systems Inc., (NASS), a leading aerospace and defense systems provider and integrator, is expanding its capabilities with new simulator training designed specifically for the world’s top selling ISR cameras. Recognized as a global leader in aircraft modifications, NASS has now added this very specialized training for pilots and operators to maximize their... Read more

SH-60B squadron receives flight trainer at homeport

SH-60B squadron receives flight trainer at homeport

17-Feb-2011Source: US Navy

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– Naval Aviation Training Systems program office (PMA-205) delivered a SH-60B Seahawk Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) to Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), in late 2010. “With the new TOFT on location, the crews have more simulation time affording proficiency in mission readiness while staying close to home, thus... Read more

Upgraded Black Hawk simulator enters service for Australian Army

Upgraded Black Hawk simulator enters service for Australian Army

17-Feb-2011Source: CAE

CAE Australia today announced that a major upgrade to the Australian Army’s S-70A Black Hawk full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) has been completed on-schedule and recently entered service for the Australian Army. CAE Australia, prime contractor under the Management and Support of the Australian Defence Force’s Aerospace Simulators (MSAAS) contract, upgraded the S-70A Black Hawk... Read more

FlyIt Simulators Expanding Staff and Shipping Offshore

FlyIt Simulators Expanding Staff and Shipping Offshore

16-Feb-2011Source: FLYIT Simulators

After eleven years of production and constant refinement of the FLYIT Professional Helicopter and Airplane Simulators, FLYIT Simulators has produced one of the most accurate and flight realistic simulators available today. FLYIT Professional Simulators have proven their extraordinary reliability and dependability over the last eleven years. The FLYIT four year warranty has proven so successful... Read more

Corruption investigation at Belgian Police Air Support unit

Corruption investigation at Belgian Police Air Support unit

14-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com

On Thursday 27th January, the Air Support Unit at Melsbroek Airport was raided by up to 30 investigations after allegations of corruption. Investigators took computers, office records, accounts and flight log books.  Allegations include private use of police helicopters, failure to comply with official procurement procedures and irregularities when entering into contacts with private companies. ... Read more

New ab initio helicopter pilot training program at CAE Global Academy Gondia

New ab initio helicopter pilot training program at CAE Global Academy Gondia

14-Feb-2011Source: CAE

GONDIA, INDIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 14, 2011) -  Yesterday, in the presence of The Honourable Minister Praful Patel and Mr. Marc Parent, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and CAE agreed that a helicopter ab initio pilot training program will be launched later this year at the CAE Global... Read more

Fort Wayne Helicopters moving to Plymouth Municipal Airport

Fort Wayne Helicopters moving to Plymouth Municipal Airport

11-Feb-2011Source: South Bend Tribune

The business originated in Fort Wayne, was based most recently in Warsaw and now has landed in Plymouth under the ownership of Kenny Keller Jr., of Bourbon. See also http://www.fortwaynehelicopters.com/... Read more

Bell’s Engineering Boot Camps challenge students

Bell’s Engineering Boot Camps challenge students

11-Feb-2011Source: Bell

For the fourth consecutive year Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), hosted college students from universities around the United States. at its company-sponsored Engineering boot camps. This year, a total of 20 engineering students representing 11 different universities from across the country attended the boot camps. “Bell Helicopter has received an excellent response... Read more

CAE/HAL joint venture training centre takes delivery of Dhruv simulator cockpit

CAE/HAL joint venture training centre takes delivery of Dhruv simulator cockpit

2-Feb-2011Source: CAE

The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture owned equally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, today announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil/conventional variant of the Dhruv has arrived at the HATSOFF training centre in Bangalore following design and manufacture at CAE’s facility in Montreal, Canada. The... Read more

CHC signs for 800 hours a year on new EC225 simulator

CHC signs for 800 hours a year on new EC225 simulator

2-Feb-2011Source: HeliHub.com

As part of Eurocopter UK’s launch of their new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, the company also provided a focal point with the opening of a Eurocopter EC225 simulator.  They have already made significant progress selling time on this simulator, made in Spain by Indra, by using the event to host a contract signing... Read more

CAE full-motion MH-60R tactical operational flight trainer enters US Navy service

CAE full-motion MH-60R tactical operational flight trainer enters US Navy service

2-Feb-2011Source: CAE

CAE USA today announced that the first full-motion MH-60R tactical operational flight trainer (TOFT) built by the company for the United States Navy has been declared ready-for-training and entered service at Naval Station Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida. The MH-60R TOFT includes both an operational flight trainer (OFT) used to train pilots and co-pilots as well... Read more

Eurocopter inaugurates North Sea Service Centre with EC225 simulator at Aberdeen

Eurocopter inaugurates North Sea Service Centre with EC225 simulator at Aberdeen

1-Feb-2011Source: Eurocopter UK

Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training, technical support and logistics facility in close proximity to helicopter operators who support the region’s vital oil and gas industry – as well as the emerging wind farm sector.  Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft constitute the largest helicopter fleet... Read more

HAI details Heli-Expo 2011 course availability

HAI details Heli-Expo 2011 course availability

29-Jan-2011Source: HAI

Educational courses at HELI-EXPO 2011 in Orlando are filling up. Please click here to reserve you seat today For more information please contact John Fried at 703-329-0808, john.fried@rotor.com or visit our website. Safety Management This course will provide individuals with the essential skills and materials required to develop, implement, and manage an organizational safety system. Emphasis will be... Read more

CAE awarded $44M contract for additional MH-60R simulators

CAE awarded $44M contract for additional MH-60R simulators

26-Jan-2011Source: CAE

CAE USA has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US$44 million to design and manufacture two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) for the United States Navy. The first simulator will be a fixed-based MH-60R TOFT delivered to Naval Station (NS) Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida in mid-2013. The other MH-60R TOFT, which will also... Read more

AgustaWestland and Eurocopter to contest UK military training deal

AgustaWestland and Eurocopter to contest UK military training deal

26-Jan-2011Source: Flightglobal

The UK’s requirement to modernise its training system for military helicopter crews has drawn initial bids from two contenders, industry sources say. A final RFP is scheduled for release in March, with this to require the companies to submit final bids. A decision is expected in late 2011 or early 2012... Read more

Victoria Police simulator is a big hit

Victoria Police simulator is a big hit

26-Jan-2011Source: Moonee Valley Leader

The technology was introduced to the Air Wing in August last year and has already helped 14 police pilots acquire extensive training.  Constable Steven Potter said pilots were required to undergo a three-hour training session every 28 days.... Read more

Amarillo College wins $160K state grant to support Bell training program

Amarillo College wins $160K state grant to support Bell training program

25-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Amarillo College officials are to be presented with a state grant from the Texas Workforce Commission of more than $160,000 to support a Bell training program. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday on the second floor of the College Union Building on their Washington Street Campus. Texas Workforce Commission’s Chairman Tom Pauken is... Read more

Rega signs for a GrandNew simulator

Rega signs for a GrandNew simulator

24-Jan-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Rega, the Swiss SAR and EMS provider, for the supply of a state-of-the-art advanced simulator to meet the training requirements for Rega’s new fleet of Da Vinci and GrandNew light twin helicopters. The simulator, designed and produced by AgustaWestland in... Read more

Updated helicopter simulator helps aircrew prepare better for Afghanistan

Updated helicopter simulator helps aircrew prepare better for Afghanistan

24-Jan-2011Source: Royal Navy

Two of the Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASaC) Squadrons based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose are currently tasked for operations in Afghanistan. Between deployments the crews undergo a thorough training programme, building on their maritime experience and adapting to new procedures and skills necessary for the hostile environment of Afghanistan. A vital part of... Read more

Mauna Loa Helicopters Approved for F-1 Visas

Mauna Loa Helicopters Approved for F-1 Visas

21-Jan-2011Source: Mauna Loa Helicopters

Mauna Loa Helicopters, one of the country’s oldest and largest helicopter training programs, has received authorization from the Department of Homeland Security to issue I-20 applications for F-1 visas to international students enrolling in the Professional Pilot Program. “The ability to sponsor students on the F-1 visa program is a huge advantage for our international... Read more

FAA mandates Crew Resource Management training for Part 135 operators

FAA mandates Crew Resource Management training for Part 135 operators

20-Jan-2011Source: FAA

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized a rule that requires non-scheduled charter airlines and air taxis to train pilots and flight attendants in Crew Resource Management (CRM), a well-established concept that helps reduce human error in commercial aviation by teaching pilots, flight attendants and other aviation workers to act as a team.... Read more

CAE awarded $43M contract for MH-60R trainers

CAE awarded $43M contract for MH-60R trainers

20-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

CAE USA, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $43,543,031 firm-fixed-price contract to design, fabricate, install and test one MH-60R Tactical Operational Flight Trainer and one MH-60R/S Tactical Operational Flight Trainer.  Work will be performed in Tampa, Fla. (42 percent); Lexington Park, Md. (35 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (9 percent); Hauppauge, N.Y. (5 percent);... Read more

CAE renews Royal Navy Lynx and Sea King training contract

CAE renews Royal Navy Lynx and Sea King training contract

20-Jan-2011Source: CAE

CAE today announced it has been awarded a series of military contracts for the defence forces of more than 12 countries valued at more than C$140 million. Among the contracts are: the design and manufacture of a C-130J weapon systems trainer and other training devices for Lockheed Martin; a contract from Boeing Training Systems and... Read more

Titusville council delays vote on fee cuts for Bristow Academy

Titusville council delays vote on fee cuts for Bristow Academy

18-Jan-2011Source: Florida Today

Council members seemed ready to approve  $33K of fee cuts for the Bristow Academy expansion, a project which would create 97 full-time jobs.  But it unanimously decided to table the measure, pending the crafting of written policies on granting such financial breaks... Read more

Bristow Academy seeks discount on building permit fees

Bristow Academy seeks discount on building permit fees

12-Jan-2011Source: FloridaToday.com

Bristow Academy will reportedly ask the city council for discounts on its building permit fees, as it seeks to expand its local operations and add nearly 100 employees.... Read more

Generous gift to Ornge will support simulation program

Generous gift to Ornge will support simulation program

12-Jan-2011Source: Ornge

The Ornge Foundation is pleased to receive a donation of over $343,000 from Pilatus, the world’s leading manufacturer of single-engine turboprop aircraft. This generous donation will be used in Ornge’s Academy of Transport Medicine (ATM) to support the simulation program. The ATM was established in 2007 and provides paramedical education programs based on an innovative... Read more

FAA training contract won by Leading Edge Aviation

FAA training contract won by Leading Edge Aviation

10-Jan-2011Source: Leading Edge Aviation

Leading Edge Aviation (LEA), a Bend, Oregon based helicopter flight school, has been selected through the solicitation and award process to provide helicopter flight training to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification and Inspector Pilots. The contract was awarded based on Leading Edge Aviation’s high standards of performance in their flight training program. “This contract... Read more

First customer completes course in American Eurocopter’s AS350 simulator

First customer completes course in American Eurocopter’s AS350 simulator

6-Jan-2011Source: American Eurocopter

Grand Prairie, TX – American Eurocopter announced today that pilots from the Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau have completed the inaugural training course conducted in the company’s new AS350 Flight and Mission Simulator. The Aero Bureau is the first customer to utilize the new simulator in support of their training efforts. The AS350 Flight and... Read more

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