2000.11.16
Eli-Fly S.p.A. and Galileo Training Center will have a booth at HAI (Helicopter Association International) Heli-Expo 2001 February 11-13, 2001 in Anaheim, California. Information on UK-based Oxford Aviation Training will also be available at the Galileo/Eli-Fly booth.

2000.11.16
Discussions continue regarding the introduction of Eli-Fly's 'Heli-Shuttle' service. The service will run from Fiumicino Airport to the Railway Station Terminus in downtown Rome. More news to follow soon.

2000.10.28
Eli-Fly S.p.A. and Galileo Training Center had a stand at The Autumn 2000 FLYER International Flight Training Exhibition in London presented by FLYER Magazine. The two-day exhibition included participation by all the major UK training schools and provided information about commercial pilot training.

2000.06.05
Eli-Fly will, once again, have a stand at the Flight Crew Training Conference to be held at the Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch, London England on July 22-23, 2000. Come along and see us there! Full details of the Conference program and the Exhibition can be obtained from the organizers (J-PAT Magazine) by contacting willcox@flyermag.co.uk

2000.06.05
Formal "In-Plant Acceptance" of Eli-Fly's new FNPT II (MCC) will commence on 5th June 2000. This device is the first of three being manufactured by Mechtronix in Montreal, Canada for use in the Galileo Training Center. The trainer is based upon a Beech 200 but has also the capability of being converted to represent a twin-piston-engined aeroplane. The second FNPT will be ready for "In Plant Acceptance" at the end of June and the third will be ready in the late fall of this year.

2000.06.05
An agreement between Eli-Fly and Oxford Aviation Training, whose main headquarters are in UK., has just been signed. This commercial joint venture is a further example of a partnership in skills within the framework of the European Union. Eli-Fly and Oxford will jointly arrange seminars in selected venues in Italy at which potential cadet pilot students and their family members may learn of the opportunities for a career in commercial aviation. These seminars will show how to access a career as an airline pilot through the training plans offered by Oxford Aviation Training.

2000.06.05
Progress continues with the project to start a helicopter shuttle service for passengers wishing to connect between Rome Fiumicino Airport and the City Centre. An estimated flight time of 6 minutes from airport departure to city centre will be provided utilizing Bell 412 helicopters. This compares with an average time by car or taxi of about one hour due to the traffic density. The service is expected to commence later this year.

2000.06.05
Another fire fighting contract is for multi-year coverage in Sardinia. The contract was signed with Regione Sardegna and will utilize a Bell 412 having a 1500 litre tank capacity.

2000.06.05
Eli-Fly has recently commenced another year of providing fire fighting coverage for Calabria in Italy. The renewed contract cements a firm business relationship with Regione Calabria that has existed for several years. The service will be provided using five SA315 "LAMA" helicopters controlled out of the new base in Crotone that is adjacent to the Galileo Training Center.