Ethiopian Airlines’ US$100m Aviation Academy fitted with EDM training simulators

EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that Ethiopian Airlines’ new Aviation Academy is fitted out with a range of its cabin crew training simulators. The US$100m state-of-the-art Aviation Academy was officially opened at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa earlier this year by the country’s Prime Minister, Hailemaraim Desalegn, in front of some of the country’s leading business and aviation dignitaries. The Academy will enable 4000 aviation students to be trained annually. Housed within the facility is the comprehensive range of cabin crew training simulators designed, manufactured and installed by EDM. They comprise:
B737 / B757 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) on an electric motion system, B787 / B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET), Extended B767 Door Trainer, Extended Q400 Door Trainer and A350 Door Trainer.