Bell Helicopter

For more than 50 years the Bell Helicopter Training Academy has provided world class, FAA-certified training at our facility in Fort Worth and at customer locations around the world. We have trained more than 100,000 customers representing over 120 countries and every type of helicopter operation. Our instructors have high standards of excellence and a genuine interest in the safety and success of those they teach. Our commitment is to maintain the same quality standard in our training programs as we have for building our aircraft.

Mission
To provide customers with innovative, world class training solutions to enhance the Bell Helicopter experience.

When Bell Aircraft moved the helicopter operation to Fort Worth, Texas, all of the initial operations, including flight and maintenance training in the Model 47 took place at a leased facility in Saginaw, Texas just north of Fort Worth. This original plant, which was used for a variety of design, production, testing and training operations was commonly called the Globe Plant. This was a Naval facility that was acquired to manufacture the Cessna "Bamboo Bombers" late in the WW II era.

After the war, this flying field was leased to Bell Helicopter. For history buffs, this was the original Globe "Swift" Airplane manufacturing facility. Pilot and maintenance training continued at the Globe Plant until 1970 when a new classroom and maintenance instruction hangar was built in Hurst just southwest of the main plant. This was location of the Bell Helicopter Training Academy and Delivery Center until 2004. Initially, pilot and mechanic training was limited to the Model 47 and the 206 JetRanger. This new Bell Training Facility offered hands on pilot and maintainer training using real aircraft in a setting considered to be state of the art. This modern facility hosted training conducted by a staff of 20 people including two Instructor Pilots.

The Bell Helicopter Training Academy moved to the new Customer Center located at Alliance Airport in January of 2005 and, now has a staff and offices of 62 people; 7 helicopters; 27 classrooms and laboratories, 3 Flight Training Devices; and the desire to deliver the highest quality products and services to the helicopter industry. We have genuine interest in our customers, provide the highest quality of training available and instruct in exceptional aircraft. All of this combines to embody our motto "We train the world."