Established 2014 from the integration of assets owned by Mubadala Development Company, Tawazun Holding and Emirates Advanced Investments Group, the Emirates Defence Industries Company integrates national defence services providing world-class facilities, technology and support services.
17-Nov-21 - Kuwait International Aircraft Leasing (KIAL) purchases a third Bell 429 air ambulance helicopter for Kuwait’s Ministry of Health. To be delivered in 2022 #Kuwait
09-Dec-20 - Spanish company Entrol finished development of the Bell 505 helicopter full training device FTD Level 2 simulator ordered last year by UAE-based Horizon International Flight Academy #Bell505
30-Jun-20 - Horizon International Flight Academy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has logged more than 1,000 flight hours with their Bell 505 fleet, mainly training military pilots #Bell505
13-Dec-19 - Bell Canada delivered first of 12 Bell 505 to the Horizon International Flight Academy under contract signed last month at the Dubai Air Show #Bell505
28-Nov-19 - During the Dubai Air Show 2019, the Horizon International Flight Academy at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi ordered an Entrol Bell 505 Fight Training Device (FTD) level 2 simulator #Bell505
03-Feb-19 - The EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy al Ain International Airport, Abu Dhabi received two Bell 429 helicopters for instrument, multi-engine and specialized mission training #FlightTraining
10-Dec-18 - The EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi received two Bell 429 during the at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association MEBAA 2018 2018 exhibition in Dubai #Bell429
14-Nov-17 - The Horizon International Flight Academy has graduated 1,300 pilots from the UAE, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and other nations since created in 2003
09-Nov-15 - UAE based Horizon International Flight Academy signs a Letter of Intent (LOI) to become the first Bell Helicopter authorized training center in the Middle East.