HORIZON ACADEMY SIGNS PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 12 BELL 505 JET RANGER X HELICOPTERS

Horizon International Flight Academy announced the signature of a purchase agreement with Bell Textron Inc. for 12 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters.

Based at Al Ain International Airport Zone and purpose-built for flight training, Horizon Academy uses its Bell-only fleet to provide unparalleled flight training to local and international students for the civilian and military sector.

“The Bell 505’s unique capabilities and efficient operation make it an ideal trainer,” said at Spazio-News Magazine Ian Darcy, senior vice president, Hawker-Pacific, Bell Independent Representative -.There has been a lot of interest in the Bell 505 as a training aircraft due to its capability, affordability, maintainability and safety features.”

“It is an incredible privilege to work with the fantastic team at Horizon International Flight Academy – said also, Sameer Rehman, Bell managing director for Africa and the Middle East -. Horizon has been a regional force in training helicopter pilots, and its choice of the Bell 505 will further enhance its offering with new technology aircraft. It is an honor to play a part in Horizon’s state-of-the-art training, shaping the pilots of tomorrow on an all-Bell fleet of Bell 206s, Bell 407s, and Bell 429s.”

The Bell 505 incorporates the familiarity of the Jet Ranger family with new advanced avionics technology. The integrated glass cockpit enables pilots in training to experience modern controls on a single engine aircraft, enabling them to transition more easily to flying advanced aircraft, such as the Bell 429 twin-engine helicopter. Its reliability, speed, performance and maneuverability are integrated with a flat floor and open cabin that is configurable for a wide variety of missions and payloads.