Bel Air Of Norway, Lufttransport AS Of Norway Will Provide Simulator Training
Two training services contracts have been signed between AgustaWestland and BelAir of Denmark and Lufttransport AS of Norway to support AWs new generation helicopters.
U.K. Electric Utility Expands Its Fleet To Five Of The Aircraft
Western Power Distribution (WPD) has signed a purchase agreement for a new EC135 P2e from Airbus Helicopters UK. The aircraft, selected against a demanding requirement, will join WPD’s four current EC135 P1s, making it one of the largest, independent fleets in the UK. The aircraft is due to be delivered in March 2015.
NTPS Instructor and Student Lost in Training Flight
A training flight from the National Test Pilot School has resulted in an accident that has taken the lives of a Senior NTPS Staffer, Mike Hill, and a foreign student, Ilam Zigante. The focus of the flight was reported to be spin training... a flight regime already known to have been troublesome in previous Slingby T76 accidents/incidents. According to a statement issued by NTPS, "It is with great sorrow that the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) reports that NTPS Instructor Mr. Michael (Mike) Hill and NTPS Student Mr. Ilam Zigante perished in an accident in a T-67 Slingsby Firefly aircraft on 24 October 2014. The accident occurred during a scheduled NTPS curriculum sortie approximately 28 miles north of t
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