Era Training Center receives its first training device at HELI-EXPO 2008

Era Training Center LLC (Era Training Center) was presented its first Flight Training Device (FTD) from Frasca International, Inc. during a ceremony held at Heli-Expo 2008. The EC135 FTD will be used at Era Training Center’s new 7,694 square foot helicopter training facility scheduled to open in early 2008. The facility will initially feature two helicopter FTDs, an AS-350B2 FTD and an EC-135 CPDS P2+ FTD.

Operating over 170 helicopters globally, Era Group Inc., based in Lake Charles, LA, remains at the forefront of the oil and gas support industry with its technologically advanced helicopter fleet. Era Group Inc. and its subsidiaries provide personnel transport services to the shallow and deepwater oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, air medical transport services within the U.S., leasing services to third parties worldwide and a variety of aviation-related services at its FBO in Anchorage, Alaska. Era Group Inc. is committed to service and safety excellence in every aspect of its operations.

For additional information, contact Melanie Landry, Communications Coordinator, at (337) 478-6131, mlandry@erahelicopters.com.

For further information about Era Training Center LLC please visiteratrainingcenter.com

Released February 25, 2008