JSfirm Member Press: FLIGHTSAFETY’S EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE CERTIFIED FOR NVG TRAINING

LaGuardia Airport, New York (May 19, 2010) – FlightSafety International announces that its American Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Flight Training Device has been certified for Night Vision Goggle training. The FAA Level 7 qualified Flight Training Device is located at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona. “The addition of Night Vision Google training capabilities to our American Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Flight Training Device demonstrates FlightSafety’s desire and ability to respond quickly to the mission specific training enhancements our Customers require,” said George Ferito, Director Rotorcraft Business Development. The AS 350 Flight Training Device is equipped with FlightSafety’s VITAL X visual system that provides 220 degree by 100 degree – 60 degrees down and 40 degrees up – wrap around visual capability. The visual system offers highly detailed, texture enhanced scenes and excels in its realistic presentation of both routine and critical weather conditions. It is also equipped with a vibrating motion base that enhances the training experience by adding a new level of realism to the training scenarios. FlightSafety’s initial and recurrent American Eurocopter AS 350 training programs include aircraft systems, emergency and abnormal procedures, as well as human factors and specialty training such as Inadvertent IMC. FlightSafety provides a wide variety of pilot and maintenance training programs for the vast majority of fixed and rotor wing business aircraft manufacturers including American Eurocopter, Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky Aircraft Company. The company offers a fleet of 15 helicopter simulators and other advanced training located at its Learning Centers in Fort Worth, Texas; Lafayette, Louisiana; West Palm Beach, Florida and in the United Kingdom at the Farnborough Airport. A Eurocopter EC135 full flight simulator is scheduled to enter service at FlightSafety’s Lafayette Center by the end of 2010. FLIGHTSAFETY CUSTOMERS RECEIVE PREFERRED ACCESS TO ARGUS INTERNATIONAL’S PRISM SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LaGuardia Airport, New York (May 19, 2010) – FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that its Customers can now receive preferential pricing and preferred access to the PRISM Safety Management System from ARGUS International. “Providing preferred access to the PRISM Safety Management System from ARGUS International further demonstrates FlightSafety’s commitment to enhance aviation safety and the value our Customers receive,” said Chris Weinberg, Director of Strategy & Business Development. PRISM SMS is a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to help flight departments as well as other owners and oprators of business aircraft to effectively implement and oversee their SMS. It is aligned with the International Civil Aviation Organization “Four Pillars of Safety Management” concept and is fully IS-BAO compliant. “ARGUS has been actively involved in SMS since 2001,” said Joe Moeggenberg, ARGUS CEO and President. “PRISM SMS offers a complete set of instructions, materials, tools, and expert advice that will allow every PRISM SMS customer the ability to build and implement a quality SMS for their unique operation.” ARGUS offers PRISM SMS at four cost effective subscription levels so that operators of all sizes and stages of their SMS development can choose the package that best fits them. PRISM SMS includes training and education, SMS and Emergency Response Plan manuals, Internal Evaluation Programs, ERP drills, safety newsletters, research briefs, and a support team made up of aviation safety experts. More information is available via e-mail at ARGUS@FlightSafety.com or www.FlightSafety.com. ARGUS International, Inc. is the industry leader in providing specialized aviation services to companies that manufacture, finance, operate, maintain, and market commercial and business aircraft, as well as providing products and services to end-user consumers around the world. ARGUS is the worldwide leader in performing on-site safety audits for corporate flight departments, charter operators, and commercial airlines. Founded in 1995, key ARGUS services include Charter Evaluation & Qualification (CHEQ) and CHEQPoint, technology consulting and software development, TRAQPak market intelligence data service, aircraft operating cost reports, market research, and aviation and travel consulting. About Flight Safety International FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides more than a million hours of training each year to pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 154 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full flight simulators at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, Japan, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

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