All Nippon Airways awards B777 Door Trainer contract to EDM

EDM, a leading provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has been awarded a contract by All Nippon Airways (ANA) to supply a B777 Door Trainer. EDM will manufacture the Door Trainer at its Manchester headquarters before shipping and installing it at ANA’s crew training centre in Ota-ku, Tokyo. Once onsite the Door Trainer will be used extensively to train by ANA’s cabin crew to be trained in the proficient use of the B777 exit door under all normal, abnormal and emergency conditions. The B777 Door Trainer will comprise of a fully functional main door and attendant seat as well as features such as door mode selector, integrated door training malfunctions, gust lock, manual slide inflation handle, door assist handles, simulated audio sounds and exit lighting. The Door Trainer will be controlled via an intuitive, easy to use Instructor Operator Station.