Private company
FlightSafety International
Logo: FlightSafety International, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
FlightSafety International is an American aircraft company based in Marine Air Terminal, founded in 1951.1 It is part of Berkshire Hathaway.1
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1951Founded1
- Industryaircraft industry1
- HeadquartersMarine Air Terminal1
- Websitewww.flightsafety.com
- Legal formBusiness Corporation2
- LEI98450098FDEBFDR57A202
- StatusActive2
- LEI statusIssued and current2
- Registered address80 STATE STREET, 12207 Albany, United States2
- Registered withCorporation and Business Entity Database (Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State), 20742722
Corporate structure
FlightSafety International is part of a group headed by Berkshire Hathaway. 1,533 entities, 33 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led FlightSafety International, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAlbert Lee Ueltschi1
Products and brands
- flight simulator
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Berkshire Hathaway since 1996
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal contracts $833.0M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $22.2M | $22.2M |
| 2025 | $27.7M | $27.7M |
| 2024 | $27.9M | $27.9M |
| 2023 | $24.4M | $24.4M |
| 2022 | $19.6M | $19.6M |
| 2021 | $22.7M | $22.7M |
| 2020 | $16.3M | $16.3M |
| 2019 | $20.0M | $20.0M |
| 2018 | $22.9M | $22.9M |
| 2017 | $26.6M | $26.6M |
| 2016 | $57.9M | $57.9M |
| 2015 | $31.0M | $31.0M |
| 2014 | $75.6M | $75.6M |
| 2013 | $70.7M | $70.7M |
| 2012 | $59.0M | $59.0M |
| 2011 | $67.5M | $67.5M |
| 2010 | $49.0M | $49.0M |
| 2009 | $105.1M | $105.1M |
| 2008 | $86.9M | $86.9M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest contracts
- Dec 22, 1999$368.1M from Department of the Air Force5 To FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Award F3365791C0072
- Feb 1, 2004$355.9M from Department of the Army: Aca, fort rucker flightsafety international, in marine air terminal, la gu flushing ny fort rucker coffee alabama other education training s6 To FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Award W9124G04C0037
- Oct 1, 2005$8.3M from U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Flight training7 To FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Award HSBP1005F08352
- May 1, 2011$8.0M from Department of the Air Force: Incremental funding for initial and recurring training for mc12 pilots8 To FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Award 0003
- May 1, 2010$6.6M from Department of the Air Force: Mc-12 initial qualification training for option yr 19 To FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Award 0002
Links
- Websitewww.flightsafety.com1
- WikidataQ1428683
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 5USAspending.govF3365791C0072: Department of the Air Force
- 6USAspending.govW9124G04C0037: Department of the Army
- 7USAspending.govHSBP1005F08352: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- 8USAspending.gov0003: Department of the Air Force
- 9USAspending.gov0002: Department of the Air Force