The first Reality H simulator from Thales for the H160 is based on Airbus Helicopters flight models and the Helionix avionics suite. The simulator has been installed at the Helisim centre in Marignane, near Marseille.

The Airbus Helicopters North America Training Center in Texas boasts a wide range of opportunities for operators to apply Safety Bucks, a USAIG scheme that offers up to $2,500 annually in training investments.

Airbus Helicopters North America in Grand Prairie, Texas is celebrating half a century of ops just as its Fort Erie, Ontario operation notches up 35 years. It has also broken ground on a new training centre with Helisim.