Cebu Pacific Air Takes Delivery of Airbus A320 Door Trainer From Spatial Composites

The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific Air recently took delivery of an Airbus A320 Door Trainer from Spatial Composite Solutions, a Dubai-based manufacturer of crew training equipment for the civil aviation and aerospace industries. The A320 Door Trainer, which has been installed at CEB’s crew training facility in Manila, incorporates the latest technology to facilitate cabin crew training on all normal and emergency door operations.

CEB is the only airline in the Philippines to use a state-of-the-art Door Trainer for its cabin crew. Its features include an A320 replica fuselage, a functional passenger door, an over wing exit, a functional panel with oxygen drop out masks, and an emergency lighting system. It represents an investment of USD350,000.

“Safety has always been CEB’s primary priority. We have been working hand in hand with Spatial Composites for over a year now to develop and refine the Door Trainer’s specifications. This will provide our crew with the best and latest training opportunities through a full range of safety training scenarios,” said CEB Vice President for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

“We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with Cebu Pacific on this exciting project, which will enable the airline to further carry out its safety and emergency door training procedures in Manila,“ said Joseph McKeever, chief operating officer of Spatial Composites. “We believe this is the first A320 cabin crew training device to be installed anywhere in the Philippines. CEB has clearly raised the bar for safety training of cabin crew with this investment and set the standards for others to follow,” he added.

Those interested in being a CEB cabin crew may email their credentials to recruitment@cebupacificair.com. The detailed job descriptions and qualifications can also be found on www.cebupacificair.com or CEB’s page on jobstreet.com.ph.

Aside from the A320 Door Trainer, CEB also has a joint venture with Canada-based CAE, a world leader in aviation training, called the Philippine Academy for Aviation Training (PAAT). PAAT is an Airbus A320 type-rating and recurrent training center for pilots in the region.

CEB’s continuous expansion plans this include the launch of its Manila-Phuket service on August 16, 2013 and its first long-haul flights to Dubai on October 7, 2013 . For the latest CEB information, visit www.cebupacificair.com, or CEB’s official Twitter (@cebupacificair) and Facebook pages.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 27 Airbus A320, 1 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 46 aircraft is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. It operates the most extensive network in the Philippines with 34 domestic destinations, and offers flights to 22 key international cities including Beijing, Osaka, Seoul, Bali, Singapore and Bangkok.

Cebu Air Inc. is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.

Spatial Composite Solutions is a Dubai-based manufacturer of crew training equipment for the civil aviation and aerospace industries. The company creates 1:1 scale replicas of Airbus and Boeing cabin interiors that provide a realistic environment for cabin crew in-flight safety and service training. www.spatial-composite.com