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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
FlightSafety Breaks Ground on GOM Center
FlightSafety International has broken ground for its new, 70,000-sq-ft. training center in Lafayette, La. Dubbed the company's Center of Excellence for rotorcraft training, the Lafayette Learning Center is scheduled to... [read more]
April 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Frasca Builds Business In Offshore Segment
TRAINING Frasca International marked the 50th anniversary of its incorporation at Heli-Expo by delivering a flight training device (FTD) for the Eurocopter EC135 to Era Helicopters and booking an order for a similar device from Bristow Group. The Urbana, Ill...
April 1, 2008
Helicopter Training: New Simulators: Making It Real
Eurocopter is adding training capabilities in the United States to respond to long-term market needs and shorter-term opportunities. In the latter category, the manufacturer’s American Eurocopter unit in Grand Prairie, Texas is developing a...
March 1, 2008
Heli-Expo Show Day: SRT Showcases SAR Training
SRT HELICOPTERS AIMS TO PROVIDE cost-effective, high-risk operational training and services. Its staff are working professionals in the helicopter industry, and the company offers training...
January 1, 2008
Company Profile: Flightsafety International: New Training Center Focuses on Offshore Operations
FlightSafety, the world’s foremost aviation training company, delivers another first this year with the projected opening in late 2008 of a new Learning Center devoted principally to training for offshore operations. The center, positioned in Lafayette...
December 11, 2007
Era Plans New Training Facility in Louisiana
Era Helicopters is setting up a new training facility in Lake Charles, La. The 7,964-sq-ft Era Training Center, set to open by March 31 next...
December 5, 2007
International Group Urges Use of Safety Management Systems
An international coalition is urging helicopter operators to adopt safety management systems as a means of improving rotorcraft safety. The International Helicopter Safety Team, launched in 2005 to cut helicopter...
November 15, 2007
Bristow Expands Training With Vortex Buy
Bristow Group has expanded its training division with the acquisition of New Iberia, La.-based Vortex Helicopters for about $2.5 million...
November 1, 2007
Rotorcraft Report: Offshore Industry Moves Away From Hours as Pilot Hiring Benchmark
TRAINING The oil and gas industry has decided to abandon flight hours as the prime benchmark for hiring pilots to support its operations. It now wants competency-based flight training that would allow qualified individuals to move into jobs flying multi-pilot...
November 1, 2007
From the Factories: Eurocopter Will Train Pilots in China
Eurocopter is planning to open a flight school in China this year. The demand for helicopters in China is increasing; Eurocopter expects the number of rotorcraft there to exceed 1,000 within 20 years, with demand spurred by the 2008 Summer Olympic Games being...
November 1, 2007
From the Factories: Hindustan Aeronautics, CAE Join Forces To Open Flight School in India
Despite CAE’s initial reticence on the matter, the global training and simulation company has agreed with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. to open a helicopter training center in Bangalore, India. The center is to be equally owned by Hindustan and...
November 1, 2007
From the Field: FlightSafety to Open Center For Offshore Training in U.S.
FlightSafety International is adding a new center dedicated to offshore helicopter training. Training at the new, 70,000-sq-ft Learning Center in Lafayette, La. is to begin in 2008. The facility is designed to accommodate up to eight full flight simulators...
November 1, 2007
From the Field: Embry-Riddle to Open Campus in Berlin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has opened a campus in Berlin. The campus will offer the master’s degree in aeronautical science and other degree programs, including ones in aviation maintenance management, technical management, professional...
November 1, 2007
From the Field: Fly Over the Republic of Rwanda
Aspiring helicopter pilots now have an option to train in east-central Africa. Akagera Aviation has opened a helicopter flight school aimed at civilians, which it says is the first of its kind in the region, at...
October 19, 2007
Register for Safety Management Class
Helicopter Foundation International is bringing its safety management course to Portland, Ore. The class will be taught...
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