Airbus Opens UK Helicopter Training Academy

Airbus training facility

Airbus Helicopters has launched a dedicated training academy in the UK at Oxford Airport to provide a one-stop-shop for rotary wing technical training.

Credit: Airbus
FARNBOROUGH, England—Airbus Helicopters has opened a UK training academy capable of training about 400 pilots, engineers and technicians annually. The company built the 12,000-m 2 (129,000-ft. 2) facility in Oxford, England, to help address what it calls an urgent shortage of skilled aviation...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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