Citation
(2013), "New courses take off at British Airways Engineering", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 45 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-05-2013-0031
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
New courses take off at British Airways Engineering
Article Type:
Notes and news
From:
Industrial and Commercial Training, Volume 45, Issue 6
British Airways Engineering, an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul provider, is expanding its commercial learning academy to help customers as they bring Boeing 787 and Airbus A380 aircraft into their fleets.
The first such course, lasting 35 working days, targeted engineers wishing to qualify in Boeing 787 B1/B2 maintenance theory with the Trent 1000 engine.
The 787 course and classroom, built to Boeing specifications, draw heavily on British Airways Engineerings first-hand experience in aircraft maintenance.
The training rooms are equipped with virtual technology that is able to simulate aspects of the aircrafts mechanical and avionic systems. This means that engineers can explore and understand the workings of the 787 without having to leave the classroom.
The facilities are capable of supporting more than six training sessions a year, scaled to cater for the demand that British Airways Engineering anticipates. Following the deployment of British Airways own 787 fleet, British Airways Engineering plans to offer additional training for the practical elements of the qualification.
Having already run the course for its own engineers, along with a sister course for the Airbus A380, British Airways Engineering is the first approved training school in the world able to deliver B1/B2 training for both the 787 and A380. It intends to offer A380 B1/B2 training on a commercial basis later this year.
David Smyth, engineering-training manager at British Airways Engineering, commented: “With so many operators integrating 787s into their fleets in the coming years, there will be a huge demand for associated training courses. We have invested heavily in our training infrastructure and personnel over the past few years to ensure that we are well placed to take advantage of this commercial opportunity. Our mixture of operational experience and skilled instructors will prove highly beneficial as we launch these services. We have already run the 787 course four times for British Airways engineers, meaning that our customers will benefit from what is already a mature course. British Airways Engineerings learning academy supervises more than 28,000 training days a year in its flexible classroom facilities that are fully equipped to support the revolution in new aircraft systems and software for the A380 and the 787. Services include theory training, practical training and engine courses for Airbus 318, 319, 320, 321 and 380, Boeing 747, 767, 777 and 787, as well as health and safety and industrial training.