EDM Door Trainers for Cathay Pacific pass FATs
Comprising of a B777 Door Trainer, A330 Door Trainer and B747 Freighter Main Deck Door Trainer, the equipment has been designed and manufactured at EDM's facility in Manchester, UK. Once installed at Cathay Pacific's crew training facility at Hong Kong International Airport, the equipment will enable the airline's cabin crew to be comprehensively trained in the proficient operation of these aircraft door types including procedures for normal, abnormal and emergency situations.
The Factory Acceptance Tests were granted following a rigorous two day inspection and testing process carried out by Cathay's safety training and simulator engineering specialists from Hong Kong.
"It was great to see the new equipment passing all the Factory Acceptance Tests prior to being delivered to our training facility in Hong Kong," said Dave Lomax, Ground Training Manager of Cathay Pacific. "The team at EDM have done a fantastic job in producing quality training devices that will help Cathay Pacific Airways maintain its safety training standards at the highest levels for many years to come."
The Door Trainers form part of a major contract for cabin crew training equipment awarded to EDM by Cathay Pacific last year. The rest of the equipment which is currently being manufactured comprises of a:
B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer
A330 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer
B747 Freighter Upper Deck Crew Service Door Trainer
Real Fire Trainer