Gulf Helicopters orders AW189 simulator for Doha training base

The simulator, growing the AW189 global training reach across the Middle Eastern region, is to be delivered in offshore oil and gas configuration and is set to expand Gulf Helicopters’ training capability as an AgustaWestland Authorised Training Centre (ATC) and regional hub.

Doha-based Gulf Helicopters provides training services using an AW139 Level B Full Flight Simulator (FFS) certified by the UK’s CAA as a FFS as per JAR-FSTD H to Level B which incorporates the latest technical advancements in flight simulation and “state-of-the-art” graphic displays.

Mohamed Al Mohannadi, Gulf Helicopters CEO, said “Gulf helicopters has  achieved a prominent place for itself as a provider of helicopter pilots training services for the AW139 in the Middle East and even exceeded the reach to countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. This contract for the supply of full-motion flight simulator is the latest of a series of in the area of training.”

Gulf Helicopters is also an authorised service centre for AgustaWestland for its AW139s and also one of the first companies to have an AW139 full flight simulator its own and third party use.