Boeing is enhancing its flight training support for customers of the 787 Dreamliner with an additional 787 full-flight simulator at the Boeing Flight Services campus in London, England. The new device will be ready for training in the first quarter of 2014 and will join two other 787 flight simulators currently used for training airline pilots in London.
The third 787 simulator at the London Gatwick campus will expand Boeing capabilities in support of the growing needs of customers in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East who are taking deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner.
“Boeing is working hard to provide superior support and give every competitive advantage to our 787 customers around the world as they introduce this revolutionary new airplane to their fleets,” says Sherry Carbary, vice president, Boeing Flight Services.
Boeing launched European 787 training in London in October 2010 with an advanced suite of training devices including a full-flight simulator, a flight training device, a cabin safety trainer and maintenance training classrooms. In January 2013, Boeing installed a second 787 full-flight simulator at the London Gatwick campus.
The new training suite will include a third 787 full-flight simulator and an additional 787 fixed-base flight training device.
Boeing Flight Services, a business unit of Commercial Aviation Services, operates a geographically diverse network of 787 training suites in London, Singapore, and Shanghai and has recently located two 787 full-flight simulators at the Flight Services campus in Miami.