On April 10, 2007, the shareholders approved a Helisim proposal to invest in a new Full Flight Simulator/Full Mission Simulator (FFS/FMS) for the NH90 TTH version. Scheduled to enter into service in June 2009, the new facility will be used to train crews, mainly for the export sale NH90s assembled in Marignane. With over 450 helicopters sold, Helisim plans to satisfy strong demand from Eurocopter customers and NH Industries by making available an annual capacity of 5,000 training hours on the NH90 TTH FFS/FMS in Marignane.

Similarly, Helisim will soon be ready to provide training on the EC225/EC725 level D cabin, scheduled for startup in September 2008 and level D qualification later the same year. When the multi-cabin Flight Training Device (FTD) motion platform is installed in October 2007, Helisim will additionally be able to allocate the unoccupied FFS cabins in the Level 3 FTD for IFR and Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC).

The new simulation facilities will almost double the Helisim training capacity. Volume is set to rocket to 12,000 hours in 2008 following the arrival of the EC225/EC725 simulator and the FTD motion platform. The new NH90 FFS is expected to step up this volume to around 15,000 hours in 2009, with a potential to reach 18,000 hours per year in subsequent years, satisfying annual ongoing training requirements for over 3,500 pilots. These state-of-the-art simulators teamed with top quality service are geared towards ongoing customer training to improve flight and mission safety.