Article Posted on : - Apr 27, 2011

Capt. Masayuki Ishii, ANA director, 787 flight training (left), and Capt. Hideaki Hayakawa, ANA deputy director, 787 flight training, prepare for a training session in the 787 full-flight simulator. A Boeing photo

SEATTLE (BNS): Boeing has started 787 Dreamliner pilot training with launch customer All Nippon Airways. First delivery of the 787 is scheduled for the third quarter of this year.

Ten pilots from ANA began the training programme with classroom instructions in Tokyo earlier this month. Training on simulation devices began April 23 at the Boeing Flight Services training campus in Seattle.

The Boeing 787 flight training program uses an innovative suite of training devices including a full-flight simulator, flight training device and desktop simulation station to ensure that pilots are ready to fly the Dreamliner.

Boeing said with the 787 pilot training courses, pilots can transition to the new airplane in five to 20 days, depending on pilot experience. Boeing 777 pilots can qualify to fly the 787 in as little as five days, given the high level of commonality between the two airplane types.

In order to bring training closer to customers around the world, Boeing has installed a network of eight 787 training suites at five global campuses - Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo, London Gatwick and Shanghai.