Ethiopia Airlines took delivery of the first ever B-787 Dreamliner full flight simulator in Africa. The installation as well as the build-up of the full flight Simulator is being carried out at Addis Ababa and the first simulator training is scheduled to be carried out on March, 2015.

This, according to the press release by Ethiopian, will make the airline first in Africa to give full flight simulator training for pilots on the B-787 aircraft.

Back in August 2012, Ethiopian was the second airline in the world, and the first from Africa, to take delivery and operate B-787 Dreamliner. Currently it is the largest operator of the B-787 in Africa.

Commenting on the development Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam, said, "We are continually investing in developing our training capability. With installation of the B-787 Flight Simulator, we will be fully self-sufficient in providing in-house training for our pilots on the B-787 aircraft, which has become our core fleet on our mid and long range routes.

Over the last 4 years, we have invested $ 80 million in expanding both the scope and scale of our Academy.”

According to the press release, the piloting school already provides full flight simulator training for pilots on the Q-400, the B737, the B757 and the B767.

Ethiopian Aviation Academy is accredited by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, the U.S Federal Aviation Administration, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and IOSA (IATA Safety Audit).

Source: Ethiopian Airlines Press Release