L-3 Link to Supply 787 Training for Virgin

L-3 Link Simulation & Training has landed the contract to provide the UK’s Virgin Atlantic Airways with Boeing 787 training. The company’s Crawley, UK-based division is providing a range of training tools and services under a 12-year deal.

This will support a 787 conversion syllabus, in addition to instructor and command-training courses. The equipment will also be used for continuation and refresher training to maintain aircrew proficiency. Under the deal, L-3 Link is installing a full-motion simulator in the British Airways Flight Training Centre at London Heathrow, while a flat-panel trainer is being installed at Virgin Atlantic’s flight training center in Crawley, close to London Gatwick Airport. Both tools are based on L-3 Link’s RealitySeven simulation technology.