22-Nov-2009Source: Just Helicopters
Alpha Aviation offer new ground school class... Read more
20-Nov-2009Source: European Defence Agency
EU Defence Ministers launched a European Helicopter Training Programme to increase in the short-term the availability of helicopters for crisis management operations. The Programme will start in 2010.... Read more
19-Nov-2009Source: KDRV
Clay Clark has been flying for 10 years, and he will celebrate his new business, Table Rock Helicopters, with an open house this weekend.... Read more
16-Nov-2009Source: EADS North America
EADS North America has delivered the first of five H-72A training helicopters for the U.S. Navy today, marking a new milestone in the company’s production of multi-role helicopters for U.S. military services.... Read more
12-Nov-2009Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that Spencer Power has been promoted to Assistant Manager of the company’s Learning Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The center provides training for pilots who operate aircraft manufactured by Bell Helicopter.... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: Salt Lake Tribune
A student loan company has agreed to forgive almost $113 million in debts for students of a Nevada-based helicopter flight school that folded in February 2008, attorneys general and a state official said Tuesday.... Read more
29-Oct-2009Source: CAE Flightscape
CAE Flightscape (Ottawa) and Metro Aviation Inc. (Louisiana) are pleased to announce that Metro Aviation has selected CAE Flightscape to provide the analytical solution component for its recently established Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: American Eurocopter
At the Air Medical Transport Conference today in San Jose, California, American Eurocopter announced that it has received CFR Part 142 certification for its EC135 training program. This certification, along with approval by an operator’s principal operations inspector (POI), authorizes American Eurocopter to deliver its part 135 approved training programs.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Eurocopter Canada
Eurocopter Canada fully endorses the CHL Advanced Mountain Flying Training Program. This agreement is beneficial to the Canadian helicopter industry and the global operating community.... Read more
27-Oct-2009Source: Victoria Advocate
A business has launched a new helicopter touring service over the Butte region, with plans to also expand a pilot training program into the area.... Read more
26-Oct-2009Source: Boeing
Boeing delivered two new Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT) to the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas, and the Army declared the helicopter simulators “ready for training” on Sept. 4. These LCTs reflect the Apache Extended Block II configuration, ensuring concurrency with the latest AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter capabilities.... Read more
26-Oct-2009Source: WXVT
A helicopter flight school that opened last summer and worked with the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s aviation program has shut down.... Read more
13-Oct-2009
Leading Edge Aviation (LEA), a Bend, Oregon based helicopter company, has partnered with Heli Tahoe to provide aircraft and pilot services in Lake Tahoe, CA.... Read more
9-Oct-2009Source: Thales
Coinciding with the ceremony to mark the beginning of the 2009-2010 training year, the French Army Light Aviation training application school (EA-ALAT) today inaugurated two helicopter simulator training centres: the Tiger simulation centre at the Franco-German Tiger training school, and the EA-ALAT simulation centre.... Read more
9-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
Eagle Eye Solutions, LLC an industry recognized leader in providing Air Medical Resource Management training delivered their highly acclaimed AMRM training program in September to Boston MedFlight, a not-for-profit critical care transport service based in MA.... Read more
7-Oct-2009Source: Daily Times
The college announced Tuesday a new partnership with Albuquerque-based Enchantment Helicopters that will allow students to earn an associate degree in helicopter technology beginning in January. A new helicopter aviation program at San Juan College is set to take flight this spring.... Read more
1-Oct-2009Source: NBC11
Suncrest Aviation, a flight school based in Utah that recently expanded its operation to Grand Junction. Co–owner Preston Raban says the need for helicopter pilots won’t go away.... Read more
28-Sep-2009Source: Turbomeca
Turbomeca and Civil Aviation Flight University of China will work towards the development of a Turbomeca Maintenance Training Programs, for qualified engineers and an initial training program to qualify engines maintenance engineers at Chengdu.... Read more
28-Sep-2009Source: BCIT
Eurocopter Canada Limited and the British Columbia Institute of Technology announced a Memorandum of Understanding today that will see the future development of a specialized training program in airframe and engine maintenance.... Read more
23-Sep-2009Source: Eurocopter
Today, Helisim inaugurated its first NH90 flight simulator at the training center in Marignane (France) where it will be used to train military helicopter pilots. Helisim is a company jointly created by Eurocopter, Thales and DCI. The Australian Army Aviation, the French Navy and the French Army Air Corps will be the first customers to... Read more
21-Sep-2009Source: Textron
Bell Helicopter announced that earlier this month the Bell Training Academy received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 147 Maintenance Training Organization Approval.... Read more
21-Sep-2009Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International has received approval from the Federal Air Transportation Agency of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation for the training programs it offers at the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida.... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: RotorNews
The first FSTD will be installed at Era Training Center’s facility in 2011 and will meet the certification requirements defined by FAA Part 60, Level 6.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
SRT Helicopters, the world’s leading provider of high risk operational services and training for rotorcraft users and aviation organizations, became the first non-141 flight training school in the U.S. to be approved for the M-1 Visa Student and Exchange Visitor Program.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: Xinhua
Thirteen public security officers have entered a training camp at the Tianjin-based Civil Aviation University of China to learn to fly helicopters.... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Gazette
The company, which has 12 employees and has operated at the Frederick Municipal Airport for the last 21 years, divides its services primarily between providing helicopter flight instruction and aerial photography for local media outlets and real estate developers.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
ROTOR-LIFT AVIATION, a leader in Helicopter services since 1991 in Tasmania, Australia has purchased two helicopter flight simulators from FLYIT SIMULATORS located in Carlsbad, CA for its helicopter training and re-currency requirements.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: FlyQ
The simulator is built into a real Agusta 109 helicopter that had a bit of a “heavy†landing!! We have removed the engine, rotor blades, tail rotor and lot of other bits. The cockpit is identical to the A109 and all the knobs, buttons, switches, controls, seats, seat belts, radios, gauges, dials are the same... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: US Marine Corps
Two Marine Corps aviation units combined forces at the Combat Center’s Prospect training area to prepare for their deployments later this year. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, both from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., tested their knowledge, skills, and a new aircraft during the training.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Indopia
State-owned Pawan  Hans Ltd has set up a maintenance engineering (AME) training school at Mumbai to meet the demand for skilled manpower for maintenance of helicopters. State-owned Pawan Hans Ltd has set up a maintenance engineering (AME) training school at Mumbai to meet the demand for skilled manpower for maintenance of helicopters. State-owned Pawan  Hans... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: CAE
CAE has been awarded a contract by Eurocopter to perform major upgrades on two CAE-built CH-53 full-mission simulators operated at the German Army Aviation School at Buckeburg.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
This agreement is a new step in the cooperation that Eurocopter and UTair have started to establish several years ago. In 2008, the two companies decided to create an integrated technical maintenance center in Tyumen to support the Eurocopter fleet in Russia. This Eurocopter certified maintenance center will open its doors towards the end of... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: RotorNews
Frasca International is proud to announce it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Level 7 qualification on its AS 350 B2 Flight Training Device (FTD) installed at FlightSafety’s Helicopter Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: CAE
CAE tannounced that Robert E. Brown, CAE’s President and CEO, will retire on September 30, 2009 and Marc Parent, CAE’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer will succeed Mr. Brown as President and CEO at that time. Mr. Brown will continue as an advisor until the end of December 2009.... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: FlightSafety
FlightSafety International announces that its new American Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Flight Training Device has been qualified to Level 7 by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. This advanced technology training device is located at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona.... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: AOPA
Palm Beach Helicopters designed the Heli-Pal course for helicopter passengers to better understand and participate in the flight with minor tasks.... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: FlightSafety
The course is designed specifically to help helicopter operators avoid, prepare for, or recover from inadvertent flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions. The training will now be available at FlightSafety’s Learning Centers in Fort Worth, Texas; Tucson, Arizona; Lafayette, Louisiana and West Palm Beach, Florida.... Read more
15-Aug-2009Source: Starlite Aviation Group
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14-Aug-2009Source: Vancouver Sun
A Kelowna helicopter school is considering criminal record checks on potential students after a recent trainee pleaded guilty in the U.S. to using his new skill for cross-border drug smuggling.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: The News Star
Johnston Flying Services LLC will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday offering a last chance for people to register for the fall semester.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Vertical
The comprehensive NVG training package took place at the Palm Beach Helicopters flight training facility in Lantana, Florida in the newly NVG STC Bell 206B Jet Ranger.... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Echo News
The Seawing Flying Club club, based at Southend Airport since 1970, has been leased its first helicopter – a Robinson R22 – expanding its fleet despite the economic downturn.... Read more
27-Jul-2009Source: CAE
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26-Jul-2009Source: Vertical
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22-Jul-2009Source: PIB
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13-Jul-2009Source: Texarkana Gazette
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25-Jun-2009Source: Gazette
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22-Jun-2009Source: RotorNews
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17-Jun-2009Source: RotorNews
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17-Jun-2009Source: Rotorhub
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17-Jun-2009Source: Just Helicopters
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8-Jun-2009Source: Park Rapids Enterprise
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2-Jun-2009Source: CAE
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29-May-2009Source: South West Business
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22-May-2009Source: Rotorhub
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14-May-2009Source: InForum
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13-May-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland announced today at the ITEC 2009 exhibition the launch of a Helicopter Tactics Training Programme for military helicopter crews to help them prepare for deployed multi-national operations, especially in conflict zones where risks can be significantly reduced by pre-deployment tactics training.... Read more
13-May-2009Source: FlightSafety
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13-May-2009Source: Vertical
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4-May-2009Source: RotorNews
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1-May-2009Source: Helicopters Magazine
Scandinavian Safety Training Centre introduces Multiway HUET, MWH-6, a new type of training device, which has been design for the underwater escape training of helicopter and fixed wing aircraft crew and passengers.... Read more
30-Apr-2009Source: Longhorn Helicopters
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29-Apr-2009Source: Times Daily
The training consisted of eight hours of classroom work and five hours of landing training with the goggles. FAA-approved instructors conducted the training, much of which took place in wooded areas in the western part of Lauderdale County.... Read more
29-Apr-2009Source: CAE
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