25-Feb-24 - Helispeed Training Academy has a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certified Flight and Navigation Procedure Trainer Level II Entrol Bell 429 helicopter simulator at Blackpool Airport #simulator
22-Feb-24 - UK-based Horizon Design Services approved by CAA and U.S FAA to install Avidyne IFD-Series FMS/ GPS/ NAV/ COM systems as replacements for legacy navigators in nine different Airbus, Bell and Leonardo helicopter models #navigator
24-Jul-23 - HeliSpeed Academy in Blackpool receives UK CAA Part 147 approval for B1 and B2 maintenance training on Leonardo AW139 and Airbus H175 helicopters
18-Apr-23 - UK air ambulances bases Almondsbury, Strensham, Henstridge, Royal Sussex County Hospital and King’s College Hospital were selected to receive £200,000 of funding from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Programme to land more safely in poor weather #helipads
05-Apr-23 - The 3-axis autopilot of the Bell 407GXi helicopter has received certification from the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) #autopilot
14-Feb-23 - Coptersafety training centre at Helsinki Airport granted approved training organization certificate (UK Part-ORA) from the UK CAA and the AW139 simulators were approved by Transport Canada (TCCA) #FlightTraining
