ODEN
21st Jul 2010, 09:27
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, and Osprey Training of Sweden are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement for the establishment of a fully integrated Search and Rescue Training Centre in Sweden, based on the AW139 medium twin turbine helicopter. Under this agreement, the Centre will supply advanced AgustaWestland-authorised training services to pilots, crewmen and maintenance technicians from AW139 operators across the Scandinavian and Baltic regions. The purpose-built Training Centre will be situated Gothenburg and is expected to achieve operational readiness by mid-2012.
Osprey Training is a newly created company to emerge from Norrlandsflyg A.B. the largest helicopter operator and the only SAR operator in Sweden. Norrlandsflyg is a Swedish company based in Gothenburg, which has successfully been delivering Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) since 1970 and Search & Rescue (SAR) for the Swedish Government since 2002.
The creation of the first AgustaWestland-approved training centre in Scandinavia will initially be certified in accordance with the Swedish CAA, with the intention of expanding into EASA and FAA regulated training at the earliest possible date. This is aimed at extending AgustaWestland’s AW139 world class helicopter training to a regionally based SAR operator and training provider. The training centre will be equipped with a dual-certified AW139 Level 3 Flight Training Device / Level B Full Flight Simulator and further training devices to deliver AW139 pilot and maintenance engineer training alongside SAR mission-specific training.
Osprey Training’s decision to partner with AgustaWestland offers clear evidence of its confidence in the leading role played by the manufacturer in offering the best search and rescue helicopter in the medium class, as well as advanced and value for money training solutions to maximize the operational effectiveness of customers worldwide. Setting up a training centre in Sweden will enable AgustaWestland to better serve existing and potential new customers in the area, particularly those operating in the Oil & Gas industry, offshore wind farm industry and the SAR market. This confirms AgustaWestland’s commitment to getting closer and closer to its growing customer base by supporting operators close to where they have their own business or are called upon to perform their services. Capitalizing upon the depth of their respective resources, the synergies created through Osprey Training and AgustaWestland working together will deliver a new level of services locally within the region.
AgustaWestland is a provider of professional training services to a wide range of commercial, para-military and military customers around the World. Operators are assured of receiving highly effective training solutions designed to meet their requirements, by achieving high levels of individual, team and collective performance, thereby enabling customers to fully exploit AgustaWestland's high capability aircraft through the use of integrated, knowledge-based learning environments. AgustaWestland is committed to offering the best training services as essential enablers in the delivery of mission capability to operators. The AW139 has experienced a growing success in the Scandinavian and Baltic regions since its entrance into the market by performing a number of roles such as EMS/SAR, passenger transport, offshore transport, border patrol and fire fighting. AgustaWestland sees further business opportunities in the future in the area for this model.
Osprey Training is a newly created company to emerge from Norrlandsflyg A.B. the largest helicopter operator and the only SAR operator in Sweden. Norrlandsflyg is a Swedish company based in Gothenburg, which has successfully been delivering Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) since 1970 and Search & Rescue (SAR) for the Swedish Government since 2002.
The creation of the first AgustaWestland-approved training centre in Scandinavia will initially be certified in accordance with the Swedish CAA, with the intention of expanding into EASA and FAA regulated training at the earliest possible date. This is aimed at extending AgustaWestland’s AW139 world class helicopter training to a regionally based SAR operator and training provider. The training centre will be equipped with a dual-certified AW139 Level 3 Flight Training Device / Level B Full Flight Simulator and further training devices to deliver AW139 pilot and maintenance engineer training alongside SAR mission-specific training.
Osprey Training’s decision to partner with AgustaWestland offers clear evidence of its confidence in the leading role played by the manufacturer in offering the best search and rescue helicopter in the medium class, as well as advanced and value for money training solutions to maximize the operational effectiveness of customers worldwide. Setting up a training centre in Sweden will enable AgustaWestland to better serve existing and potential new customers in the area, particularly those operating in the Oil & Gas industry, offshore wind farm industry and the SAR market. This confirms AgustaWestland’s commitment to getting closer and closer to its growing customer base by supporting operators close to where they have their own business or are called upon to perform their services. Capitalizing upon the depth of their respective resources, the synergies created through Osprey Training and AgustaWestland working together will deliver a new level of services locally within the region.
AgustaWestland is a provider of professional training services to a wide range of commercial, para-military and military customers around the World. Operators are assured of receiving highly effective training solutions designed to meet their requirements, by achieving high levels of individual, team and collective performance, thereby enabling customers to fully exploit AgustaWestland's high capability aircraft through the use of integrated, knowledge-based learning environments. AgustaWestland is committed to offering the best training services as essential enablers in the delivery of mission capability to operators. The AW139 has experienced a growing success in the Scandinavian and Baltic regions since its entrance into the market by performing a number of roles such as EMS/SAR, passenger transport, offshore transport, border patrol and fire fighting. AgustaWestland sees further business opportunities in the future in the area for this model.