JSfirm Member Press: News from FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that it will offer training for the Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth Learning Center. FlightSafety expects that training will begin in January, 2011. Pilots, maintenance technicians, flight attendants and other aviation professionals who operate and support the Falcon 7X will benefit from FlightSafety’s highly qualified and experienced instructors, comprehensive training programs, full flight simulator and MATRIX integrated training system. “We are proud to have served as a factory authorized training provider for Dassault Falcon Jet for over 40 years. The addition of the Falcon 7X training program is a clear demonstration of our mutual dedication to provide exceptional Customer service and enhance aviation safety through comprehensive training,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. The new Falcon 7X aircraft simulator will be qualified to Level D and approved for training by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, Transport Canada, Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization, European Aviation Safety Agency and the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The simulator will offer Enhanced Flight Visual System, Heads Up Guidance System, Emergency Vision Assurance System and Electronic Flight Bag. It will be compatible with the Phase II avionics software upgrades and feature FlightSafety’s electric motion and control loading technology and new VITAL X visual system. FlightSafety currently provides professional training for the Falcon 10/100, Falcon 20, Falcon 50 and 50 EX, Falcon 200, Falcon 2000, 2000DX, 2000LX, 2000EX and 2000EX EASy, Falcon 900, 900C, 900DX, 900EX and 900EX EASy aircraft. Training is offered at FlightSafety’s Learning Centers in Columbus, Ohio; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; the Greater Philadelphia Wilmington area; Teterboro, New Jersey and at the Paris Le-Bourget airport adjacent to the Dassault Service Center. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FlightSafety International is pleased to announce the certification of its training programs by The Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Mexico. This certification of FlightSafety as an approved training organization by the DGCA in Mexico includes the agency’s validation of FlightSafety’s Part 142 single certificate issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. “The review by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Mexico of FlightSafety’s training and the resulting certification, further demonstrates the quality of our comprehensive programs and commitment to serve and support our Customers in Mexico,” said Scott Fera, Vice President Marketing. Hector Gonzalez Weeks, Director General of the DGAC, and Miguel Angel Ramirez Lemus, Director of Safety and Civilian Aviation, presented the certificate to Willy Vargas on March 5, 2010. Willy leads a team that serves and supports FlightSafety’s Customers in Mexico, Central America, Venezuela and Peru. “A growing number of business aviation professionals who fly and maintain fixed wing aircraft and helicopters in Mexico rely on FlightSafety’s comprehensive training programs,” said Willy Vargas. “They appreciate the flexibility and convenience our network of Learning Centers provides and the consistent high quality training and outstanding service they receive at each location.” FlightSafety provides factory authorized pilot and maintenance training programs for the vast majority of fixed and rotor wing business aircraft manufactured by Bell Helicopter, Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Embraer, Hawker Beechcraft, Gulfstream Aerospace, HondaJet, Piaggio and Sikorsky. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that it will build a new flight simulation equipment design, manufacturing and support facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. “FlightSafety’s new flight simulation equipment design and manufacturing facility will enable us to further increase the efficiency of our manufacturing processes, augment our production capacity, and provide our Teammates in Broken Arrow with a productive work environment,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. “We appreciate the support and assistance the City of Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow’s Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce have agreed to provide. We are proud to have been a member of the Broken Arrow business community since 1978 and look forward to being a part of this growing area for many years to come,” said Rick Armstrong, Vice President, Simulation. Construction of the new state of the art facility is scheduled to begin this spring and is expected to be completed in 2011. The building will include a dedicated area for component manufacturing, final assembly, and shipping and receiving. It has been designed in accordance with the Lean Manufacturing Flow process to ensure that the flight simulators and other advanced training devices the company builds are produced efficiently and with the high quality FlightSafety is recognized for the world over. It will also include areas for engineering, Customer service and logistics support as well as Teammate offices and service areas. The entire facility will be designed and built to conserve energy and to provide an efficient and productive work environment. FlightSafety has designed and manufactured close to six hundred full flight simulators and other advanced training devices since 1978. They are used in the training FlightSafety provides to pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, flight attendants and other aviation professionals at its Learning Centers. The company is also a leading supplier of aviation training devices to airlines, governments and military agencies around the world. In the past year alone, FlightSafety produced and delivered devices that will be used for training Customers from Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Singapore. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FlightSafety International announces that its Hawker Beechcraft 1900D and Bombardier Dash 8 100/ Q300 flight simulators located at the company’s Learning Center in Johannesburg, South Africa have been qualified. The Bombardier Dash 8 100/ Q300 aircraft simulator has been qualified by the South African Civil Aviation Authority. The Hawker Beechcraft 1900D has been qualified by the SACAA and has received European Aviation Safety Agency qualification by the Direction Générale de l‘ Aviation Civile of France. “We are pleased to increase our support for our Customers who operate regional aircraft in South Africa and the surrounding area,” said Bruce Whitman, President & CEO. “The establishment of a facility in Johannesburg and qualification of our Hawker Beechcraft 1900D and Bombardier Dash 8 100/Q300 simulators demonstrates our ability and desire to support aviation in the region and our growing presence around the world.” FlightSafety was named as the factory authorized training provider for Dash series aircraft in 1985. Today, the company offers a fleet of 34 Bombardier CRJ, Dash and Q Series regional aircraft simulators at facilities located in Asia, Europe, North America and South Africa. FlightSafety also offers training for Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global Express business aircraft worldwide. Owners and operators of aircraft manufactured by Hawker Beechcraft have benefitted from FlightSafety’s factory authorized training for 25 years. Training is offered at FlightSafety’s Learning Centers in Atlanta, Georgia; Daleville, Alabama; the Farnborough airport in the United Kingdom; the Greater Philadelphia/Wilmington area; Houston, Texas; Johannesburg, South Africa; the LaGuardia airport in New York; Lakeland and Orlando, Florida; Long Beach, California; Toledo, Ohio; Toronto, Canada and Wichita, Kansas. About FlightSafety 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. We provide more than a million hours of training each year to pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 154 countries. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full flight simulators at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa and Asia.