NEWS First AgustaWestland AW169 for the
UK Market Lands at Its Base Finmeccanica, through its helicopter division, has handed over to Specialist Aviation Services its fi rst AgustaWestland AW169 new generation intermediate class helicopter. The helicopter is also the fi rst to be delivered to a UK customer and will enter service with Kent, Surrey, & Sussex Air Ambulance following installation of an advanced medical interior by Specialist Aviation Services. Group managing director of Specialist Aviation Services, Henk Schaeken says, “We are very proud to be introducing the all new AW169 helicopter into service in the UK with one of the country’s leading air ambulance operators. We have been very busy training our engineers and pilots in preparation for the introduction to service of the AW169, so we can deliver from the outset the same high level of aircraft availability and support which our customers have come to expect from us.” Adrian Bell, chief executive, Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air
Ambulance Trust adds, “The imminent delivery of the AW169 is a very signifi cant event in the development of HEMS in the UK, especially in a heavily populated region the size of Kent, Surrey and Sussex – some 3,600 square miles. The enhanced capabilities of the helicopter will allow us to further develop and improve the life-saving service we deliver to
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the community, and the aircraft off ers the exciting potential to reconfi gure how these services are delivered for maximum eff ect in the future.” Specialist Aviation Services has also been appointed as an authorized service center for the new generation AW169 light intermediate helicopter in the UK and will provide a range of support and maintenance services to AW169 operators.
Airbus Helicopters Selects Thales and Helisim for Its H160
Full Flight Simulator Deployment Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Thales and Helisim to develop and deploy a full fl ight simulator (FFS) for the H160. In line with the “born ready” strategy implemented by the H160 since the beginning of its development, the FFS will be available to support the H160’s entry into service. This partnership between experienced and
recognized companies will off er a complete range of training services to future H160 operators based on a level D FFS using Airbus Helicopters’ Simulation Package “Expertise.” “This partnership is an essential milestone in the H160 program and key to meeting the needs of our customers in order to prepare the smooth introduction of H160 into their operations,” says Bernard Fujarski, head of the H160 program at Airbus Helicopters. “The fi rst FFS will be installed at the Helisim simulation center in Marignane, France, and additional simulators will be deployed worldwide in line with market needs.”
Helisim has been the world’s foremost simulation
centre for Airbus Helicopters platforms for more than 15 years. The new generation 5.5 to 6-ton twin-engine H160 helicopter will be tailored for a wide range of applications, including oil and gas operations, emergency medical services, public service, and private and business aviation. To accompany the innovative H160 design, the FFS will be based on the Thales Reality H series, the most advanced helicopter training simulator on the market. Reality H is well-suited to respond to the training needs of the H160, as it produces the most vivid synthetic environments of any civilian-based training scenarios. It is fast becoming a mainstay for all type of mission- readiness within training centers around the world.
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