Training and Workforce
Bell Training Academy Reaches New Flight Hour Peak
The company offers training in the U.S., Spain, and Singapore
pilot and student in helicopter
Bell Training Academy has tallied nearly a quarter of a million flight training hours among its three facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. © Bell Textron

Bell Training Academy (BTA) has now racked up more than 240,000 flight hours since it began operations in 1946, Bell Textron announced this week at the Farnborough Air Show in the UK. As it celebrates its 80th anniversary year, BTA continues to strengthen its position as a provider of pilot and maintenance technician training, supporting growing demand from operators across Europe.

Last year the facility provided instruction to more than 2,000 pilots, part of Bell’s overall 140,000 pilots trained worldwide. Its former military pilot instructors also logged 2,600 flight hours in BTA-owned aircraft last year, reinforcing the academy’s hands-on training.

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