Silver State Helicopters Opens New Air Traffic Control Training Program in Texas.

LAS VEGAS -- Jerry Airola, president of Silver State Helicopters, recently announced that the company has opened a new location for their air traffic control training program at the Grayson County Airport located in Denison, Texas, 60 miles north of Dallas/Fort Worth.

Designed by the Silver State Aeronautical Career Center, a division of Silver State Helicopters, the air traffic control training program provides comprehensive classroom training, reinforced in a simulated environment along with on-the-job training. In addition, students will have the chance to train in a state-of-the-art control tower simulator. Silver State Helicopters is the only academy that trains students to graduate with a Control Tower Operator (CTO) Certificate as well as a Private Pilot License. Graduates are then certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for employment as air traffic controllers.

Silver State Helicopters opened their first training location in New Braunfels, Tex. in 2006 in response to the FAA's announcement to hire 12,500 controllers over a ten-year period. The plan was developed to cover the projected loss of 11,000 controllers and replace expected retirees between 2007 and 2014.

Silver State Helicopters was founded in 1999, and is a full-service commercial helicopter operator with flight and air traffic control academies. Operations include search and rescue, air ambulance, aerial tours, photography, law enforcement air support, agriculture and fire fighting, along with many other services. Silver State Helicopters has operations at more than thirty locations in fourteen states as well as overseas. Silver State Helicopters is the largest flight academy and the fastest growing rotorcraft company in the world today. For further information please visit their website at www.silverstatehelicopters.com.