Full Flight Simulators, Other Devices Undergoing Worldwide
Certification
Boeing has achieved multiple qualifications for its worldwide
network of 787 training campuses. The qualifications mean Boeing
Flight Services has training devices that are ready to be used with
an approved training course in locations around the globe.
"The innovations of the 787 Dreamliner don't end with the
airplane itself," said Sherry Carbary, vice president, Boeing
Flight Services. "Boeing is changing the game through continued
innovation in our advanced suite of training technologies. By
bringing this cutting-edge training directly to airlines in the
regions of the world where they're based and serve their
passengers, we're offering our customers the flexibility and
efficiency of flight crew training where they need it, when they
need it," Carbary said.
Full-flight simulators and other flight training devices for
commercial pilot training require qualifications from each
airline's home country regulatory agency. Boeing is qualifying its
network of 787 training devices with multiple regulators in order
to allow airlines the maximum options and regional locations for
training their crews.
"Providing our airline customers with cost effective flexibility
is a top priority," said Roei Ganzarski, chief customer officer,
Boeing Training & Flight Services. "We've invested in
world-class courseware, trained a global team of experienced
instructors, and now have certified a worldwide network of
simulators, all to provide 787 operators an efficient and effective
787 training solution."
Boeing operates 787 training campuses in five locations:
Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo, London Gatwick and Shanghai. As part of
the qualification process, Boeing demonstrated, with the
regulators' concurrence, that the training devices located at the
five campuses around the world were similar or identical in the way
they operate.
The qualifications from the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on behalf of the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau
(JCAB) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will
allow Boeing Flight Services to deliver the same quality of
training at all locations.
Last month the CAAC qualified the Shanghai Boeing training
campus for 787 training including the full-flight 787 simulator and
the 787 flight training device. With this achievement, Boeing has
received more than 20 separate qualifications in five locations on
three continents in support of 787 entry into service beginning
later this year.