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Leonardo opens AW101 training centre in Norway
Leonardo opens AW101 training centre in Norway Leonardo has officially opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre at Stavanger Sola airport.
Read this story in our July 2017 printed issue.

Leonardo has officially opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre at Stavanger Sola airport. The centre includes a new AW101 full flight simulator which will support the training of Norwegian aircrew and will also be available to other AW101 customers.

Leonardo MD Daniele Romiti says: “This simulator represents the very latest in simulator technology and will enable us to deliver the best quality training to Norwegian pilots.”

The new facility in Sola will be a dedicated satellite of Leonardo Helicopters’ Yeovil Training Academy.

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