BOEING UNVEILS SUITE OF 787 TRAINING DEVICES IN S'PORE CAMPUS

From M. Saraswathi

SINGAPORE, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Boeing unveiled its suite of Boeing 787
training devices today at its Training & Flight Services (TFS) Singapore
campus, which includes full-flight simulators.

The Singapore campus is part of a global network of Boeing TFS offering
technologically advanced 787 training and has the capacity to train more than
6,000 flight crew a year.

"In total, Boeing's TFS is operating a network of 80 simulators across 17
campuses worldwide, spanning 12 countries in six continents," said Sherry
Carbary, Boeing Commercial Airplane Vice President for Flight Services.

There are currently eight training suites for the Boeing 787 alone at five
Boeing TFS located in Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Seattle and Gatwick, United
Kingdom.

"Out of which, five training suites are located in Asia, namely, two in
Singapore, two in Japan and one in Shanghai, China," she said.

The focus of the training facility is in Asia because the bulk of customers
are based in this part of the region, Carbarry said during a media tour to the
facility.

According to presentation slides, there are currently 847 orders for the
Boeing 787 from 55 countries.

"The innovations on the 787 have inspired us to develop the most effective
training curriculum based on our customers' training needs matched with
efficient delivery and modern simulation tools.

"We are embarking on an exciting journey toward delivering qualified and
competent crews," she said.

With the 787 pilot training course, the transition period for pilots to the
new airplane would be between five and 20 days, depending on their experience.

"Boeing 777 pilots can qualify to fly the 787 in as little as five days,
given the high level of commonality between the two airplane types," its
Director, Simulator Services, Mark E. Albert said.

The customised training is technologically advanced, including the use of
computer tablets to capture data during training, she said.

During flight training, pilots undergo computer-based training, move on to
a 787 flight-training device and finally a 787 full-flight simulator
manufactured by Thales.

-- BERNAMA