Training

Helicentre Aviation place order for fourth Cabri G2 at Helitech

Helicentre Aviation place order for fourth Cabri G2 at Helitech

27-Sep-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

On the second day of Helitech, Helicentre Aviation have announced the order has been placed for the fourth addition to the Helicentre Aviation Academy Cabri G2 fleet. The announcement was made at Helitech today where Helicentre Aviation are exhibiting with Cotswold Helicopter Centre, the UK distributor for Guimbal Helicopters. Bruno Guimbal was in attendance when... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $20M to upgrade 23 V-22 training devices

Bell-Boeing awarded $20M to upgrade 23 V-22 training devices

26-Sep-2013Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $20,516,768 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order 0026 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006). This order provides for upgrades to the existing 15 Marine Corps and 8 Air Force V-22 training devices. The Marine Corps (MV) and Air Force devices (CV) will be upgraded to the... Read more

Gulf Helicopters appointed AW139 Authorized Training Centre in Qatar

Gulf Helicopters appointed AW139 Authorized Training Centre in Qatar

26-Sep-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the establishment of Gulf Helicopters as an AgustaWestland Authorised Training Centre.  Doha-based Gulf Helicopters provides training services using an AW139 Level B Full Flight Simulator (FFS) certified by the UK’s CAA as a FFS as per JAR-FSTD H to Level B which incorporates the latest technical advancements... Read more

CAE and Eurocopter to set up EC225 training centre in Norway

CAE and Eurocopter to set up EC225 training centre in Norway

25-Sep-2013Source: Eurocopter

CAE and Eurocopter today announced an agreement for an EC225 training facility in Norway, including a CAE 3000 Series Level D flight and mission simulator that will begin operation in 2015 as part of the Eurocopter-approved simulation center. The center’s new EC225 simulator will provide an unprecedented level of realism for pilot mission training –... Read more

Sikorsky S-76D simulator enters service

Sikorsky S-76D simulator enters service

25-Sep-2013Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and FlightSafety International today jointly announced the launch of the first full flight simulator for Sikorsky’s S-76D™ helicopter platform. Located at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., the new simulator replicates the aircraft’s exact flight and operating characteristics, ensuring high quality training for operators worldwide. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), Sikorsky Aircraft’s aftermarket... Read more

AW189 Flight Training Device Ready For Training

AW189 Flight Training Device Ready For Training

24-Sep-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the availability of a new AW189 Flight Training Device (FTD) at its A. Marchetti Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy. The device has been qualified by an EASA / ENAC joint team to FTD Level 2 as per CS-FSTD(H), and is installed in the new simulation building which will include... Read more

GrandNew Training Services Go Live in Switzerland

GrandNew Training Services Go Live in Switzerland

24-Sep-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a comprehensive range of training services dedicated to the GrandNew light twin helicopter model is available for global customers and supplied by AgustaWestland at the Swiss Aviation Training facility located in Zurich. These training services are provided through a cooperation agreement with Swiss Aviation Training (SAT)... Read more

How mobile technology helps a helicopter school stay connected

How mobile technology helps a helicopter school stay connected

23-Sep-2013Source: Verizon

When people chit-chat about the weather with Heather Howley it’s not just a passing conversation. As the owner and flight instructor for Independent Helicopters in Ballston Spa and Windsor, N.Y., weather and the ability to easily monitor quickly changing conditions seriously impacts her business. A few years ago, checking the weather was a bit of... Read more

L-3 Wescam launches advanced training for MX™-Series of EO/IR turrets

L-3 Wescam launches advanced training for MX™-Series of EO/IR turrets

23-Sep-2013Source: L-3 Wescam

L-3 WESCAM announced today the launch of its Advanced Operator Training course for the MX™-Series of EO/IR imaging and targeting turrets. Designed for experienced system operators, the new course’s advanced curriculum builds on knowledge acquired in the prerequisite course – WESCAM Operations and Organizational Maintenance. “The course focuses on a number of key tactical and... Read more

Bristow to be Platinum Sponsor of IHST Safety Symposium

Bristow to be Platinum Sponsor of IHST Safety Symposium

23-Sep-2013Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group will be the Platinum Sponsor for The International Helicopter Safety Team’s (IHST) Seventh International Helicopter Safety Symposium. This event for safety professionals will take place Feb. 27-28, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif., immediately following the close of Heli-Expo 2014. The IHST, which promotes safety and works to reduce civil helicopter accidents worldwide, was formed... Read more

Bristow SVP Hillary Ware takes $1.74M in options profits

Bristow SVP Hillary Ware takes $1.74M in options profits

21-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow Group SVP of Administration Hillary Ware exercised two tranches of share options in the last 10 days 11th September – 12,168 options exercised at $32.90 and 9,720 at $30.16 and sold together at $70.181 (SEC filing) 16th September – 8,331 options exercised at $32.90 and 24,288 and sold at $70.00 (SEC filing) This equates... Read more

$5.5M profit for Bristow CEO in share options sales

$5.5M profit for Bristow CEO in share options sales

20-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow Group CEO William Chiles exercised three tranches of share options in the last 10 days 11th September – 70,900 options exercised at $32.90 and sold at $70.1838 (SEC filing) 16th September – 3,189 options exercised at $32.90 and 24,288 at $30.16 and sold together at $70.0018 (SEC filing) 17th September.   25,000 options exercised at $35.06 and... Read more

Bristow (story replaced, see link)

Bristow (story replaced, see link)

20-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Story replaced by….    $5.5M profit for Bristow CEO in share options sales... Read more

Columbia Helicopters takes delivery of its first simulator

Columbia Helicopters takes delivery of its first simulator

19-Sep-2013Source: Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters has taken delivery of its first simulator for pilot training, following a two-year search and product evaluation. “We are a growing company, and need the additional training capacity that a simulator of our own would provide,” explainedChris Gage, the Portland-based company’s chief pilot.  “Although we have used local flight schools in the past,... Read more

Sikorsky abandons plans for Flight and Maintenance Training Academy in Oklahoma

Sikorsky abandons plans for Flight and Maintenance Training Academy in Oklahoma

18-Sep-2013Source: Altus Times

Sikorsky was teaming with Aviation Training Consulting of Altus, who said in a statement, “Sikorsky has made the decision not to place the training facility in Altus”.  see full story See also these stories on Helihub.com from Sikorsky Oct-2012 – Sikorsky selects Oklahoma site for Flight and Maintenance Training Academy Jun-2013 – September launch for Sikorsky’s Training Academy... Read more

Profile – Becker Helicopters – Australian training school with Au$20M turnover

Profile – Becker Helicopters – Australian training school with Au$20M turnover

17-Sep-2013Source: Australian Financial Review

The facility at Becker Helicopters – on Australia’s Sunshine Coast – turned over about $20 million for the 2013 financial year, and has a fleet of 14 Bell 206s.  see profile... Read more

Bristow (story replaced, see link)

Bristow (story replaced, see link)

16-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Story replaced by….    $5.5M profit for Bristow CEO in share options sales... Read more

Bristow SVP sells over $350K of company shares

Bristow SVP sells over $350K of company shares

16-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow Group SVP Jeremy Akel sold 5,081 shares of Bristow Group stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total value of $355,670.00. Following the transaction, Akel now directly owns 1,270 shares of the company’s stock. The sale was... Read more

iPads for student helicopter pilots at Guidance Aviation

iPads for student helicopter pilots at Guidance Aviation

14-Sep-2013Source: Guidance Aviation

iPads arrived for helicopter flight students in the Guidance Aviation flight training program. These iPads will be used in the cockpit as an electronic information  management device. Referred to as Electronic Flight Bags, or EFBs, the iPads contain geo-referenced navigational charts and ADS-B traffic avoidance data. The helicopter flight students will also be using their... Read more

Selex ES delivers TH500 simulator to Italy’s 72°Stormo unit

Selex ES delivers TH500 simulator to Italy’s 72°Stormo unit

13-Sep-2013Source: Selex ES

Today at the military airport of Frosinone in Italy a ceremony was held for the inauguration of the TH-500 helicopter simulator. The system will be used in training courses for student pilots. The simulator was developed in Italy by Selex ES and allows learners to cover visual and instrumental flight procedures, besides emergency procedures and... Read more

Bristow CFO sells over $700K of company shares

Bristow CFO sells over $700K of company shares

13-Sep-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow CFO Jonathan Baliff sold a total of 10,186 shares of the company’s stock on the open market on Tuesday, September 10th. The average price realized was  $68.88, and a total transaction figure of $701,611.68 is reported. The chief financial officer now directly owns 4,750 shares in the company after this week’s sale, which was... Read more

Frasca awarded contract for dual-qualified Bell 407

Frasca awarded contract for dual-qualified Bell 407

13-Sep-2013Source: Frasca

Frasca International, Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply a dual qualified Bell 407 FAA Level B Full Flight Simulator/Level 7 Flight Training Device to Bell Helicopter for use at their Customer Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. The Frasca built dual qualified 407 will have capabilities to convert between the standard Bell Model... Read more

Heli Aviation reviews successful attendance at China Heli Expo

Heli Aviation reviews successful attendance at China Heli Expo

12-Sep-2013Source: Heli Aviation

[electronic translation] On the 2nd CHINA HELICOPTER EXPOSITION in the port city of Tianjin, the power spectrum of Heli Aviation enthusiastic visitors from around the world. From the 5th to 8 September 2013 was the Cabri G2 at the booth of Heli Aviation is one of the show highlights this year. The CHINA HELICOPTER EXPOSITION is specifically geared... Read more

Boeing awarded $14M contract for Apache Longbow crew trainers

Boeing awarded $14M contract for Apache Longbow crew trainers

10-Sep-2013Source: US DoD

The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $14,401,508 firm-fixed-price, option eligible, non-multi-year contract for acquisition of four Longbow crew trainers for the Apache helicopter program.  Performance location will be St. Louis, Mo., and funding will be from fiscal 2011 other authorization funds. This contract was a competitive acquisition via the web with one... Read more

Bristow World – 2013 issue 2

Bristow World – 2013 issue 2

6-Sep-2013Source: Bristow Group

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UTC Aerospace Systems to support Helidax EC120 fleet

UTC Aerospace Systems to support Helidax EC120 fleet

5-Sep-2013Source: UTC Aerospace Systems

UTC Aerospace Systems has signed a major contract with French company HeliDax SAS to provide aftermarket service for its fleet of helicopters – the largest EC120 worldwide fleet in operation today. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). Actuation Systems will provide flight controls and hydraulic operational support based on... Read more

Simlat selected by ING Robotic Aviation for new UAV Operator’s Program with Canadore College

Simlat selected by ING Robotic Aviation for new UAV Operator’s Program with Canadore College

4-Sep-2013Source: Simlat

Simlat was recently selected to provide its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Training systems, including the C-STAR and SPOT systems, to support Canadore College’s new UAV operator’s course in North Bay, Ontario Canada. Ontario, Canada, 02 September, 2013 – Simlat UAS & ISR Training & Simulation systems will be part of the first UAV operator’s training... Read more

Scholarship Winner is First UK Cabri G2 FI(H) Course Graduate

Scholarship Winner is First UK Cabri G2 FI(H) Course Graduate

3-Sep-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Exactly two months after the award of Helicentre Aviation’s flight instructor scholarship, Captain Morgan Whiting has become the UK’s first flight instructor to complete his FI course on the Cabri G2. He passed his flight test less than a week ago and has already started instructing PPL(H) students on the company’s Cabri G2, R22 and... Read more

Entrol appoints new representative in Australia and New Zealand

Entrol appoints new representative in Australia and New Zealand

3-Sep-2013Source: Entrol

Flightsim Aviation is now the new exclusive sales representative for entrol flight simulators in Australia and New Zealand. Flightsim Aviation is a company based on the Sunshine Coast Centre in Queensland (Australia) specialized in flight simulators for pilot training. Tony McLellan of Flightsim Aviation, who has a background of helicopter and international airline flying spanning... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $9M for one MV-22 Containerized Flight Training Device

Bell-Boeing awarded $9M for one MV-22 Containerized Flight Training Device

1-Sep-2013Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,363,229 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N61340-12-C-0033) to exercise an option for the procurement of one Tiltrotor (MV-22) Containerized Flight Training Device for the United States Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas (45 percent); Chantilly, Va. (26 percent); Salt... Read more

Australian Army MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator accepted for training

Australian Army MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator accepted for training

1-Sep-2013Source: CAE

CAE today announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted into service the first MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) located at the Army Aviation Training Centre Oakey in Queensland. CAE also announced the MRH90 FFMS has been certified by the Australian Defence Force Airworthiness Authority to Level D under the Australian Civil Aviation Safety... Read more

Bristow Academy Adds Glass Cockpit Technology to R44 Training Fleet

Bristow Academy Adds Glass Cockpit Technology to R44 Training Fleet

13-Aug-2013Source: Bristow Academy

Bristow Academy Inc., a division of Bristow Group Inc., today announced that its first four R44 Raven 1 training helicopters with the Garmin 500H electronic flight display have been introduced into service. Bristow Academy trainees flying this R44 aircraft will be using dual 6.5-inch LCDs, mounted side-by-side in the bezel, with both Primary Flight Display... Read more

Bristow CEO discusses F14Q1 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

Bristow CEO discusses F14Q1 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

8-Aug-2013Source: Seeking Alpha

The earnings call included Linda McNeill, Director of Investor Relations,  Bill Chiles, President and CEO, Jonathan Baliff, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark Duncan, Senior Vice President Commercial, Brian Allman, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and John Cloggie, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.  see transcript... Read more

Construction of Helicentre Aviation’s new Academy begins

Construction of Helicentre Aviation’s new Academy begins

7-Aug-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Building work has commenced on Helicentre Aviation’s brand new 10,000 square foot facility and heliport following a culmination of negotiations to acquire the 2.5 acre site at Leicester Airport. The complex will provide the company with additional lecture rooms, briefing rooms, offices and hangarage to fulfill their operational requirements in Professional Helicopter Pilot Training, which... Read more

Guidance Aviation acquires R66

Guidance Aviation acquires R66

5-Aug-2013Source: Guidance Aviation

Guidance Aviation, a leading collegiate helicopter flight training organization with schools in Prescott, Arizona and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has added a Robinson R66 turbine helicopter to its fleet. “The R66 is powered by a Rolls Royce RR300 and will cruise at 125 kts.  With significantly improved performance at high altitude, the R66 fits nicely into... Read more

Bristow Group reports 2014 Q1 results to 30th June 2013

Bristow Group reports 2014 Q1 results to 30th June 2013

5-Aug-2013Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) today reported net income for the June 2013 quarter of $26.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared to net income of $23.7 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago. Adjusted net income, which excludes special items and asset disposition effects, increased 23% to $36.5 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, for theJune 2013 quarter, compared to $29.6... Read more

Bristow Group Announces Quarterly Dividend

Bristow Group Announces Quarterly Dividend

5-Aug-2013Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of$0.25 per share of common stock issued and outstanding at the close of business on August 30, 2013 (the “Record Date”). The dividend will be payable on September 13, 2013 to stockholders of record... Read more

Helicentre prepares to order fourth Cabri at Helitech (and two more later)

Helicentre prepares to order fourth Cabri at Helitech (and two more later)

5-Aug-2013Source: Helicentre

Another brand new Cabri G2 has joined Helicentre Aviation’s training fleet making them the largest Cabri G2 operator in the UK. The aircraft was collected on Monday by Helicentre Aviation’s Chairman Captain Chris Line and company pilot Captain Llewis Ingamells. Helicentre Aviation have ordered a third Cabri G2 which is due to be with them... Read more

Kratos wins US Army UH-60 EMS Crew Training System contracts for the US Army

Kratos wins US Army UH-60 EMS Crew Training System contracts for the US Army

1-Aug-2013Source: Kratos

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today it has received a new multi-million dollar contract award to develop UH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC air crew training systems. Kratos will provide multiple simulated full-fidelity Medical Support Equipment Suite (MSES) trainers to teach Flight Medic students how to operate all on-board systems. The... Read more

31-Jul-13 VH-EPQ Bell 206B Camden, Australia

31-Jul-13 VH-EPQ Bell 206B Camden, Australia

31-Jul-2013

During a practice auto rotation, the helicopter landed heavily.... Read more

31-Jul-13 PR–MIL Schweizer S300CBi Guarapiranga, Brazil

31-Jul-13 PR–MIL Schweizer S300CBi Guarapiranga, Brazil

31-Jul-2013

Force landing in Guarapiranga reservoir in shallow water.  Police training flight.... Read more

Night Flight Concepts Offers ORM Training

Night Flight Concepts Offers ORM Training

19-Jul-2013Source: Night Flight Concepts

Night Flight Concepts and The Squadron have formed a strategic alliance to provide Operational Risk Management (ORM) training for organizations conducting Night Vision Goggle (NVG) operations. The ORM training program consists of academics and practical exercises geared for operators to easily apply risk management principles into daily routine. The program is always tailored to operator-specific... Read more

Bristow Academy introduces fourth R44 IR trainer

Bristow Academy introduces fourth R44 IR trainer

17-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Bristow Academy have announced on their Facebook page that their fourth glass cockpit instrument trainer has arrived at their base at Titusville in Florida.  The panel includes a full Garmin G500H fit.  The ramp photo here is of their third R44 IR trainer N448BA as the photo of the fourth one – N449BA – is... Read more

ALEA 2013 – LAPD teams with American Eurocopter to promote training programs

ALEA 2013 – LAPD teams with American Eurocopter to promote training programs

17-Jul-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter has teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Department Air Support Division in an unprecedented training program to enhance the safety and efficiency of the LAPD helicopter flight operations. As part of its ongoing customer support commitment American Eurocopter will recognize the LAPD Air Support Division at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association’s 43rd... Read more

Cobham buys Bristow out of FB joint venture for £74 million

Cobham buys Bristow out of FB joint venture for £74 million

15-Jul-2013Source: Cobham

Cobham plc (‘Cobham’ or ‘the Group’) today announces that it has completed the acquisition of the 50% shareholding that it did not already own in FB Heliservices Ltd, FB Leasing Limited and FBS Limited (together ‘FBH’), from its long standing joint venture partner, Bristow Helicopters Limited (‘Bristow’).  The transaction comprises cash consideration of £74 million... Read more

Australia – Tenderers shortlisted for helicopter training system

Australia – Tenderers shortlisted for helicopter training system

15-Jul-2013Source: South Coast Register

THREE tenderers have been selected for Project Air 9000 Phase 7, which will provide a new helicopter aircrew training system to be based at HMAS Albatross. see full story... Read more

Helicopter Flight Training Scholarships offered for Louisiana and Arizona pilots

Helicopter Flight Training Scholarships offered for Louisiana and Arizona pilots

12-Jul-2013Source: Guidance Aviation

Helicopter flight training scholarship applications started being accepted by Helicopter Flight International, “HFI”, on June 01, 2013.  The deadline for the helicopter flight training scholarship application is November 01, 2013.  There will be a total of 19 scholarships being provided by HFI to students of the helicopter industry. The Commercial Rating Helicopter Scholarship is for those... Read more

Eurocopter uses Airbus ProSky to perform 3D simulation

Eurocopter uses Airbus ProSky to perform 3D simulation

10-Jul-2013Source: Airbus ProSky

Eurocopter has inked a deal for Airbus ProSky’s Exact Landing Interference Simulation Environment (ELISE) simulation solution to model and validate pending construction on the grounds of Paris – Le Bourget. In particular, the study will focus on simulating the impact of six cranes on the localizer signal and explore the interactions between the cranes and... Read more

Bristow announces FY14 Q1 earnings release and concall

Bristow announces FY14 Q1 earnings release and concall

10-Jul-2013Source: Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry, announced today it will release financial results for its fiscal year 2014 first quarter ended June 30, 2013, after the market closes on Monday, August 5. In conjunction with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call, which... Read more

Cardiff Aviation buys S61 simulator operator European Skybus Flight Training

Cardiff Aviation buys S61 simulator operator European Skybus Flight Training

9-Jul-2013Source: Cardiff Aviation

Cardiff Aviation Limited, the aircraft maintenance and flight training organisation established in July 2012 by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson and business partner Mario Fulgoni, has acquired European Skybus flight training. The European Skybus flight training centre was acquired from the European Aviation Group for an undisclosed sum. The centre – which will remain in... Read more

Fourth training accident in 30 months for Upper Limit Aviation

Fourth training accident in 30 months for Upper Limit Aviation

9-Jul-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Yesterday saw a Robinson R22 of Upper Limit Aviation suffer an accident on a training flight in mountainous terrain – see 08-Jul-13 N712U Robinson R22B American Fork Canyon, US-Utah. The instructor and student have been seriously injured. Our database now shows nine accidents for Upper Limit Aviation. Four of these have occurred since March 2011. The oldest... Read more

09-Jul-13 Bell UH-1H Tingo Maria, Peru (3F)

09-Jul-13 Bell UH-1H Tingo Maria, Peru (3F)

9-Jul-2013

Crashed on night training flight.  Pilot named as Ronald Helbert Vargas Terán (34), and crew were Amadeo César Loayza Mercado (33) and Carlos Alberto Cercado Pinares (42).... Read more

Heli Aviation to exhibit at Helitech International

Heli Aviation to exhibit at Helitech International

8-Jul-2013Source: Heli Aviation

This year presents the Heli Aviation International Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY and its extensive services range for the first time on the English Helitech International at ExCel London, the largest European trade fairs for the helicopter berbranche. Of 24 to 26 September pleased our team at stand N14 to visitors from around the world. As... Read more

08-Jul-13 N712U Robinson R22B American Fork Canyon, US-Utah

08-Jul-13 N712U Robinson R22B American Fork Canyon, US-Utah

8-Jul-2013

28 year old instructor and 24 year old student – both seriously injured.  Crashed onto rocky mountain side and rolled some way down a slope.... Read more

Five Helicopter Pilot Scholarships announced by Helicentre Aviation

Five Helicopter Pilot Scholarships announced by Helicentre Aviation

7-Jul-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Applications are open for the Helicentre Aviation Academy 2013/2014 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarships. Following the success of this year’s awards which will see two pilots through their professional training, a total of five further scholarships will be awarded holding a total value in the region of £83,000. Between the five scholarships, there is an opportunity... Read more

Germany – Heli Aviation receives EC135 FNPT II simulator

Germany – Heli Aviation receives EC135 FNPT II simulator

4-Jul-2013Source: Heli Aviation

Through the acquisition of a EC 135 helicopter FNPT II simulator, Heli Aviation Flight School offers its students a further technical highlight in pilot training. As of October, thus the spectrum of training TRAINING ACADEMY extended again. [Ed – simulator is from Entrol – see this story] Currently in the TRAINING ACADEMY Augsburg created a... Read more

Helicentre Aviation to exhibit at Helitech with a Cabri

Helicentre Aviation to exhibit at Helitech with a Cabri

3-Jul-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Come and see us at Helitech at London’s EcXeL on 24th-26th September 2013. The exhibition is now an annual event and is the largest international, dedicated helicopter exhibition in Europe. Representing every tier of the supply chain it brings together helicopter solutions providers with senior buyers of helicopters and helicopter products, services, parts and accessories.... Read more

03-Jul-13 S3-BMK Bell 206L4 Dhamrai, Bangladesh

03-Jul-13 S3-BMK Bell 206L4 Dhamrai, Bangladesh

3-Jul-2013

Emergency landing on training flight, helicopter ended up on its side with the main rotorhead lying separated next to the wreck with the blades largely intact.  Skids ripped off too.  Tail boom separated at root.  2 POB – Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Bari to hospital and Major Nazrul Islam only needed first aid.  Reg not yet confirmed... Read more

Coptersafety signs for AW139 full flight simulator

Coptersafety signs for AW139 full flight simulator

2-Jul-2013Source: Coptersafety

Coptersafety Ltd is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract for a CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator (FFS). The Level D AW139 FFS, to be jointly developed by CAE and AgustaWestland, will be delivered to Coptersafety in September 2014. The purchase of this high-end simulator underlines Coptersafety’s commitment to deliver world-class training... Read more

Metro Aviation to host P&WC factory maintenance training

Metro Aviation to host P&WC factory maintenance training

2-Jul-2013Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation is increasing the curriculum offered by the new Metro Aviation Training Center with the addition of Pratt & Whitney courses presented by FlightSafety International.  Pratt & Whitney factory maintenance training for the PW 206/207 will be offered quarterly at Metro’s Training Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.  These instructor-led courses emphasize proactive safety, reliability, performance... Read more

Bristow World – Issue 3/2013

Bristow World – Issue 3/2013

1-Jul-2013Source: Bristow Helicopters

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Leading Edge Offers 141 Approved NVG Training

Leading Edge Offers 141 Approved NVG Training

1-Jul-2013Source: Leading Edge Aviation

Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. of Bend, Oregon is pleased to announce that they have entered into a training partnership with Texas based Night Flight Concepts. Night Flight Concepts President, Adam Aldous said, “Night Flight Concepts is proud to have Leading Edge Aviation as the newest Alignment Training Center for premier NVG training solutions in the... Read more

Productive Week for HAI’s Committees

Productive Week for HAI’s Committees

1-Jul-2013Source: HAI

Much of the work of HAI is done by members serving on one or more of the association’s 14 committees. During the last week of June, several of those committees gathered at HAI’s headquarters in Alexandria, Va., for very productive working sessions. The HAI Technical and Safety committees held their annual spring meeting in HAI’s... Read more

First Cabri G2 Commercial Pilot for Helicentre Aviation

First Cabri G2 Commercial Pilot for Helicentre Aviation

28-Jun-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Helicentre Aviation have completed their first CPL(H) course on the Cabri G2. Captain Robert Foster passed his CPL(H) skill test on Monday and will shortly start working for the company as commercial helicopter pilot. The Cabri G2, which joined the fleet last September has been a great success flying over 600 hours, despite the winter’s... Read more

CAE wins AW139 and A129 simulator contracts

CAE wins AW139 and A129 simulator contracts

28-Jun-2013Source: CAE

CAE announced it has won approximately C$100 million worth of military contracts from customers in more than 15 countries. They include a contract to design and manufacture a CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator for Coptersafety, a foreign military sale contract from the United States Navy to provide KC-130R aircrew and maintenance training services to... Read more

28-Jun-13 N7187B Robinson R44 Beaver Dam, US-Utah

28-Jun-13 N7187B Robinson R44 Beaver Dam, US-Utah

28-Jun-2013

“crashed under unknown circumstances” says the FAA.  Pilot was solo student... Read more

FlightSafety announces new Chief Information Officer

FlightSafety announces new Chief Information Officer

26-Jun-2013Source: FlightSafety

“We are very pleased to announce that Chris Weinberg has been promoted to CIO,” said Ken Motschwiller, Senior Vice President & CFO. “Chris is a highly valued and capable member of our management team. His experience, commitment to excellence, leadership skills, and proven ability to develop and support FlightSafety’s Information Technology systems and processes made... Read more

Thales partners FSL to deliver helicopter training services in China

Thales partners FSL to deliver helicopter training services in China

26-Jun-2013Source: Thales

As part of its ever growing presence in the Chinese aerospace market, Thales is delighted to announce its partnership with Chinese Enterprise FSL for the delivery of civilian helicopter training solutions in China. At a ceremony, held today at the Thales Pavillion at the Paris Air Show in the presence of French Minister of Foreign... Read more

Bai­ley Heli­copters installs an ELITE S623 AATD

Bai­ley Heli­copters installs an ELITE S623 AATD

25-Jun-2013Source: Elite Simulation Solutions

Bai­ley Heli­copters Ltd. recently installed an ELITE Evo­lu­tion S623 Advanced Avi­a­tion Train­ing Device (AATD) Heli­copter Sim­u­la­tor at the Fort Saint John, British Colum­bia, Canada loca­tion.  The single-turbine Euro­copter ASTAR 350B flight sim­u­la­tor will enhance the abil­ity to take the safety and ser­vice to new heights with the lat­est pilot and crew train­ing. The sim­u­la­tor train­ing... Read more

Helicentre Aviation announces Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Winners

Helicentre Aviation announces Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarship Winners

23-Jun-2013Source: Helicentre Aviation

Helicentre Aviation is delighted to announce the winners of the 2013 Professional Helicopter Pilot Scholarships following a selection process involving several weeks of interviews and presentations in front of a scholarship committee. The Commercial Pilot Scholarship has been awarded to Pierre Neyses from Germany, and the Flight Instructor Scholarship to Morgan Whiting from Leicestershire. “The... Read more

Boeing-Sikorsky JV to Offer Saudi Rotorcraft Logistics and Training

Boeing-Sikorsky JV to Offer Saudi Rotorcraft Logistics and Training

21-Jun-2013Source: Sikorsky

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [NYSE: UTX] have formed a joint venture to compete for sustainment services in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s rotorcraft fleet. Contracts that the joint venture will pursue are administered by the U.S. government as part of its Foreign Military Sales process. The joint venture will help... Read more

Metro Aviation hosts first Turbomeca training class

Metro Aviation hosts first Turbomeca training class

19-Jun-2013Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation recently hosted its first of 3 Turbomeca Level 1 classes for 2013 at its new training facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. Turbomeca USA is providing factory training courses on Arriel and Arrius engines in the Metro Aviation Training Center. Since completing its new comprehensive Training Center at the beginning of the year, Metro Aviation... Read more

American Eurocopter awards scholarships for air safety training

American Eurocopter awards scholarships for air safety training

18-Jun-2013Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter has awarded two scholarships to leaders of Air Medical Transport  teams to attend a comprehensive training program aimed at improving the safety of air medical transport. The scholarships cover the costs of participation in the Safety Management Training Academy that is conducted annually by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS), an industry... Read more

AgustaWestland Training Academy Malaysia Introduces AW139 Full Flight Simulator

AgustaWestland Training Academy Malaysia Introduces AW139 Full Flight Simulator

18-Jun-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that its Training Academy based in Malaysia (AWTA Malaysia) has introduced an AW139 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Level D into its training courses. The Training Academy is located at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang – Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and is part of AgustaWestland’s continued investment programme in... Read more

GrandNew Full Flight Simulator to Rega and fully Swiss-certified

GrandNew Full Flight Simulator to Rega and fully Swiss-certified

17-Jun-2013Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has delivered a GrandNew Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to Rega of Switzerland and that the simulator has  been certified by the Swiss National Aviation Authority (SFOCA). Rega signed a contract for the provision of a state-of-the-art advanced simulator in 2011 to meet the training requirements... Read more

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