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First Airbus A380 training was started in Frankfurt by Cockpit4u

Berlin-Schoenefeld, 04th of March 2010

Press Release

Berlin-Schoenefeld, 04th März 2010 | From the 22nd until the 26th February the first crew was trained on the Airbus A380 in Frankfurt/Main. Responsible was the Cockpit4u Aviation Service GmbH which is the first private owned TRTO with the permission to train pilots on the A380.

The first part of the training took place at the training center in Berlin close to Schoenefeld airport. The pilots were theoretically introduced to the expected tasks in the cockpit of the A380. Furthermore they had to focus on new systems and especially the overall procedures. Due to the close cooperation with Lufthansa, the following training at the MFTD took already place at the Full-Flight-Simulator in Frankfurt.

The second part of training in the Flight Simulator had the purpose to train practice-oriented lessons such as landing procedure with two engines failed, electrical malfunctions and dual hydraulic failures. These are situations which pilots have to cope with in case of an emergency. Finally the intensive goal-oriented training was finished with a skill test, which was successfully passed by all participants.

Cockpit4u receives a lot of enquiries whether such qualification makes sense. "The outlook for a position in a cockpit is promising and several carriers have already shown a demand for highly qualified and experienced pilots.", so the Head of Training. The interest is high and the next course has already begun.