Sponsored Content Since August 2017, Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia (Thomas Cook) has launched its virtual academy using Bolverk XR for an optimal cabin crew safety training program. Thomas Cook was facing the challenge of training thousands of their cabin crew on seven different bases all over Scandinavia – and...
Spatial is to manufacture a hybrid A320/A330 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) for Azul. Manufactured at Spatial’s 50,000 square feet facility in Dubai, the CEET will be specifically designed to provide a highly realistic training environment for the Brazilian airline’s cabin crew. The state-of-the-art simulator will enable crew to...
ASIANA Airlines has selected RST Rostock System-Technik GmbH – a member of the FERCHAU Aviation Group – to deliver an Airbus A321 ACF NEO – Door Trainer. The Door Trainer is equipped with the Main Door 1L and the new ACF Overwing Exit Hatch. It has been successfully installed...
Flag carrier Icelandair is seen as a pioneer in the establishment of the international hub concept. Chris Long visited Iceland and profiles the carrier’s training expertise.
Every three hours the safety of a flight within the EU is threatened by passengers demonstrating unruly or disruptive behaviour. At least 70% of these incidents involve some form of aggression. At least once a month the situation escalates to such a degree forcing the plane to perform an...
While in the past the cabin crew profession was a job for life, in the last decade or so, because of the transformation of airline business models, the profession has experienced a growing turnover rate. Mario Pierobon finds out more.
Sponsored Content As commercial aviation witnesses a boom across the world, more and more women are passionately striving to become a part of the industry. Women in airspace have transitioned from being employed as flight attendants to premier cockpit controllers. Compared with other countries in the Middle East and...
LOT Polish Airlines has selected Flame Aviation’s V9000 Commander Next-Generation fire trainer for installation at its headquarters near Warsaw Chopin Airport in Poland. The V9000 Commander will be the first next-generation fire trainer in Poland. The fire trainer offers extended possibilities for training lithium-ion battery fires and has the...
Tulmar Safety Systems Inc. (Tulmar) has launched two new cabin crew training products. They include a classroom Portable Girt Trainer and an Air Liquide-Style training PBE. The Portable Girt Trainer’s design and concept will provide the user with the realistic physical motion and pull force required to “pull to...
Spatial has been selected by Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) to manufacture a world’s first B777X Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET). Once built, the CEET will be shipped and installed at LAT’s largest training facility in Frankfurt, Germany. Designed and built to meet LAT’s exact training requirements and international regulatory...