Republic Airways installs new Cabin Trainer for flight crews

Republic Airways Holdings has taken delivery of a new state-of-the-art Cabin Trainer at the Indianapolis Training Center, where thousands of pilots and flight attendants will use the facility each year. The 15-ton, 60-foot-long Cabin Trainer is a scaled-down version of an Embraer 170/175 interior, complete with a cockpit, galley, two-class seating, lavatory, emergency escape slide and more. Instructors control the training environment via a computer screen hidden inside the wardrobe closet or a Wi-Fi tablet. It is the first of its kind in the regional industry, according to manufacturer RP Aero of England. Only a handful of countries have cabin trainers as complete, including Russia, Australia, Singapore and France. RP Aero has done similar modules for Republic’s codeshare partners American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.