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Operation and maintenance of four interconnected NH90 full-flight simulators at three sites in Germany

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HFTS Helicopter Flight Training Services GmbH

Hallbergmoos · Bückeburg · Holzdorf · Faßberg · NiederstettenNew on Amplifa

2004Founded
11-50Employees
4NH90 full-flight simulators at 3 sites
10.4 Mio. €Revenue 2024

About HFTS

HFTS Helicopter Flight Training Services GmbH, headquartered in Hallbergmoos, is a joint venture of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, CAE GmbH, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH and Thales Deutschland GmbH. The company provides services on simulators for the NH90 transport helicopter and operates four full-flight simulators (FFS) with their associated peripheral support systems at three sites in Germany. The simulation technology was developed, built and financed by HFTS and is available to national and international customers. In addition to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), contracts exist with the defence ministries of New Zealand and Belgium for the training of their NH90 pilots. The services include the provision and maintenance of the training simulators, flight training, and the interconnection of all four simulators for joint scenarios. Since 2008, HFTS has maintained a quality management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001.

Site
Hallbergmoos
Processes
NH90 full-flight simulator training (FFS), Operation and interconnection of 4 full-flight simulators at 3 sites, Provision and maintenance of training simulators, Operation of NH90 full-flight simulators, Maintenance of training simulators, Training of NH90 helicopter pilots, Interconnection of 4 simulators at 3 sites, Operation & Maintenance of training equipment
Materials
NH90 Full-Flight Simulator, Simulator Interconnection
Certificates
DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO 9001
Founded
2004
Employees
11-50
Industries
Military helicopter training, Flight training/simulation, Defence
  1. 01

    Development, construction and financing of the simulation architecture

  2. 02

    Provision of the training simulators

  3. 03

    Operation and interconnection of the full-flight simulators

  4. 04

    Maintenance and technical availability

  5. 05

    Flight training of NH90 pilots

Technology & Training Equipment

FFS

NH90 Full-Flight Simulator

Cockpit replica of the NH90 in MR1 configuration meeting the EASA CS-FSTD(H) Level C requirements profile.

NET

Simulator Interconnection

Interconnection of 4 simulators at 3 sites for joint scenarios, e.g. training of 2 sections (Rotte).

Sites

Standort Hallbergmoos

Hallbergmoos

DE

Headquarters

Standort Bückeburg

Bückeburg

DE

Training centre with 2 NH90 full-flight simulators

Materials
NH90 Full-Flight Simulator
  • 2 NH90 full-flight simulators (FFS)

Holzdorf

DE

Training site with 1 NH90 full-flight simulator

Materials
NH90 Full-Flight Simulator
  • 1 NH90 full-flight simulator (FFS)

Faßberg

DE

Training site with 1 NH90 full-flight simulator

Materials
NH90 Full-Flight Simulator
  • 1 NH90 full-flight simulator (FFS)

Niederstetten (Wildentierbach)

DE

Training centre

Training Services

NH90 full-flight simulator training
NH90 full-flight simulator trainingFlight simulation · Military helicopter training

Inside the production

HFTS training equipment
HFTS training equipment
Training operations
Training operations
Simulation technology
Simulation technology

Industries

Military helicopter trainingFlight training/simulationDefence

Processes & technical limits

ProcessesToleranceMax. partWeightLot sizeMaterials
NH90 full-flight simulator training (FFS)Inspection–––––
Operation and interconnection of 4 full-flight simulators at 3 sitesInspection–––––
Provision and maintenance of training simulatorsInspection–––––

4 Anlagen & Maschinen

MachineManufacturer / modelQuantityWorking areaYear builtSite
Full Flight Simulator (FFS) NH90–2––Bückeburg
Full Flight Simulator (FFS) NH90–1––Holzdorf
Full Flight Simulator (FFS) NH90–1––Faßberg
Training centre–3––Hallbergmoos, Niederstetten

Additional services

Operation of NH90 full-flight simulatorsMaintenance of training simulatorsTraining of NH90 helicopter pilotsInterconnection of 4 simulators at 3 sitesOperation & Maintenance of training equipmentFlight simulation

Reference customers

Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces)Ministry of Defence of New ZealandMinistry of Defence of Belgium

Quality

Since 2008, HFTS has maintained a quality management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001, certified by DEKRA Certification GmbH, Stuttgart, under registration no. 50220178/2.

EvidenceHallbergmoos
ISO 9001

History

  1. 2004

    Registration of HFTS (formerly Blitz 04-193 GmbH) on 29.11.2004 at the Munich Local Court (Amtsgericht München), HRB 154882, registered office in Hallbergmoos.

  2. 2005

    Renaming to HFTS Helicopter Flight Training Services GmbH (18.01.2005).

  3. 2008

    Establishment of a quality management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001.

  4. 2011

    Peter Halbig becomes Managing Director (01.03.2011).

  5. 2021

    Manfred Röthinger becomes Managing Director (05.05.2021).

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