FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) has teamed with Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) to establish a helicopter training-centre at Lafayette, Louisiana. FSI has agreed to relocate its helicopter training-centre from Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, to PHI's headquarters at Lafayette Louisiana Regional Airport. The two companies agreed to collaborate on helicopter training in 1995, when PHI contracted with FSI for all of its pilot training. The move from Alliance will enable FSI to benefit from PHI's resources at Lafayette, the training company says. The new centre is to be operational by 1 November. The centre will offer initial and advanced pilot courses, including turbine-transition training and a police-tactics course, using a fleet of piston- and turbine-powered helicopters. Maintenance training will also be offered.
Source: Flight International
