U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has approved Guidance Aviation for flight training of international students, Guidance Aviation said. This approval covers qualified students under the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program, to which Guidance Aviation can now issue I-20s for M-1 visas.

Approved by the FAA under Part 141, 135 and 133, Guidance Aviation has multiple flight operations in Arizona and Louisiana. The company’s helicopter training program utilizes a fleet of Robinson Helicopter aircraft and an X-Copter flight simulator. Guidance Aviation says its program has a graduation placement rate of over 90%. The company also offers commercial helicopter services, including construction deliveries, executive transportation and tours.