Thu, Sep 10, 2009
Training And Flight Services Executive Says Increased
Efficiency Can Lower Costs
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Training and Flight Services Vice
President, Sherry Carbary, urged the industry to stand together
through the current economic challenges by lowering training costs,
increasing efficiency and embracing competency-based training
programs.
Speaking at the Asia Pacific Aviation Training Symposium (APATS)
in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Carbary emphasized that every step of the
value chain needs to simplify operations and better utilize
resources, and advocated the migration of training from full flight
simulators to fixed training devices.
"Given the technology that exists today, and that which will be
available tomorrow, airlines need to rethink what training should
be done by simulator and what can be done more efficiently by fixed
training devices and Web-based learning systems," she said.
Carbary talked about how Boeing Training and Flight Services
is developing courseware that can increase operating efficiencies
to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and other operational
costs.
"In our drive to help airlines through today's economic
turbulence, we have developed a course that focuses on fuel
efficiency that we believe can save airlines as much as 1 percent
of their annual fuel bill," said Carbary.
Carbary also noted that the company's Multi-crew Pilot License
(MPL) beta test completed last year has shown that cadet pilots
with no prior flight experience can become first officers by
developing their skills, knowledge and competencies needed to
perform as airline crew members. The shift in focus from
accumulation of flight hours to a demonstrated competency-based
approach will provide jet-ready, airline-qualified pilots to
support airlines as they grow their fleet over the next 20
years.
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