CPaT Global announced a new partnership with South Korea’s Parata Air. Under this agreement, CPaT will provide tailored training solutions, including Aircraft Systems courses for Parata Air’s Airbus A320 Enhanced and Airbus A330 fleets. The contract also grants access to CPaT’s Aircraft Procedure Suite and General Subjects courses.
In addition, Parata Air’s cabin crew will benefit from CPaT’s Cabin Crew Training Suite, which includes Aircraft Systems for Cabin Crew (covering both the Airbus A320 and A330), Cabin Crew Safety courses, General Subject Courses, and 3D Cabin Trainers, and CPaT Invent to customise and update training content.
Sangwon Seo, Top Senior Captain and Head of Parata Air’s Flight Operation Division, stated, “The partnership with CPaT, a leader in the global market, will serve as a valuable foundation for realizing Parata Air’s top priority: customer safety and differentiated customer service. We will showcase Parata Air’s unique customer-centric philosophy by enhancing the capabilities of our pilots and cabin crew.”
“As a leader in Airbus distance learning solutions, CPaT is uniquely positioned to support Parata Air as they prepare to relaunch their services,” said Capt. Greg Darrow, Vice President of Sales. “We’re excited to partner with them by delivering comprehensive pilot and cabin crew training programs for their Airbus A320 and A330 fleets. This collaboration will enhance their overall training effectiveness and capabilities.”
CPaT delivers software-as-a-service applications to more than 350 global aviation customers, serving 100,000+ individual training users each year. CPaT pioneered the use of distance learning in aviation training 30 years ago and has built on that legacy to offer new and imaginative training solutions that are practical, forward-looking, and invaluable. CPaT transforms aviation instruction by providing smart training solutions, with in-depth content and interactive courseware spanning aircraft systems, general subjects, and operational procedures.
Parata Air is a South Korea-based global airline newly launched in 2024. Parata Air is a hybrid airline that promotes a “reasonable premium” that provides essential services to individual customers beyond the traditional boundaries of simple low-cost carrier and full-service carrier. Parata Airlines is a 100% subsidiary of the global home appliance company “Winix”.
Emirates extends virtual safety training
Emirates is now extending its immersive virtual training platform MIRA to the airline’s number one priority – safety. The airline’s nearly 23,000, and rapidly growing, cabin crew team, who are responsible for the safety of millions of travellers every year, will soon be able to complete their recurrent SEP (Safety & Emergency Procedures) training on MIRA.
The self-guided virtual training has been designed to meet the requirements of GCAA and other regulatory bodies, while maintaining the integrity and quality of Emirates’ exceptional training programmes. The platform features photorealistic, high-fidelity, fully modelled cabin interiors of the Airbus A380, Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft, plus emergency slides, tarmac, airbridges and different views of water and land. It will be supported with hyper-realistic audio and images. Multi-player scenarios with avatars playing the part of backup crew members will ensure standard operating procedures are accurately replicated.
While Emirates’ iconic cabin crew are renowned for offering the airline’s signature service, their core responsibility is ensuring onboard safety. SEP training on MIRA is designed to complement current methodology and will initially start with two modules – aircraft door operations and fire-fighting – key aspects of onboard safety.
Arming and disarming heavy aircraft doors require hands-on skills and experience. If opened incorrectly, the emergency slide could inflate, potentially causing damage to aircraft and airbridges, or lead to injuries. This is why cabin crew are required to complete annual recurrent SEP training. Soon, Emirates cabin crew will be practising door drills virtually to demonstrate and be assessed for their competency in normal and emergency door operations, and standard operating procedures.
Firefighting skills are also key in the cabin crew competency arsenal. MIRA will feature a host of scenarios for fires in ovens, overhead lockers and toilets. Cabin crew will demonstrate their skills using a fully modelled fire extinguisher with visual and audio effects of smoke and flames as well as extinguishing agents.
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