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Training and Workforce

Airbus Expands Opportunities for Indigenous Canadians

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies to offer H135 technician training
Yellow and black H135 in flight, Canadian civil registration
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Approves Lithium-ion Main-ship Battery for EC135

TB30 or TB40 weighs up to 19.4 kg less than the original nicad system
Heli Austria Airbus EC135 helicopter
Rotorcraft

Romania Orders 12 SAFE-backed H225M Helicopters

Initial fleet renewal could precede additional 30 domestically assembled units
Two H225Ms in flight
Training and Workforce

Pathfinder Places Loft H125 VR Simulator in Anchorage

With 360-viewing, the device gives pilots a realistic picture of the outside world
Pathfinder Aviation Airbus AStar helicopter
Rotorcraft

Boltoukhine Named Head of Airbus Corporate Helicopters

Frederic Lemos departs after serving as CEO of ACH since 2017
Nicolas Boltoukhine
Rotorcraft

Japan Orders Its First H160 for Emergency Response

Fire and disaster management agency to use aircraft in aerial reconnaissance role
Airbus H160 in flight over sea
Training and Workforce

Kawasaki To Deploy 1st Asia-Pac Loft H145 VR Simulator

Virtual-reality device allows pilots and crew to practice realistic emergency scenarios
Loft Dynamics VR Multi-Pilot Simulator
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters Books THC, NPAS Orders at Farnborough

Saudi and UK operators expand fleets
Airbus Heli
Rotorcraft

Belgium Accepts First Airbus H145M Helicopter

20 units on order as part of Armed Forces and Federal Police fleet renewal plan
Black H145M in flight
Rotorcraft

Flight Training in the LAPD H125 AStar Loft Dynamics Helicopter Simulator

Nearly as good as the real thing, and a lot less expensive.
LAPD H125 Loft Dynamics Simulator