The Emirates Engineering Training Centre welcomed its newest entrant - a 2.5 tonne, 3.37 meter high landing gear presented by Messier Services, landing systems MRO specialist and member of the SAFRAN Group.
The landing gear, part of an Airbus A340-300 aircraft, will be used in training and development programs for ab initio cadets, enabling them to familiarize themselves with the mechanisms of the gear during aircraft take-off and landing. It will add to the center’s existing training in avionics, batteries, looms, airframe systems, engines, welding and structures/composites.
At a presentation ceremony held on November 13, Gilles Bouctot, president and chief executive officer of Messier Services International handed over the landing gear to Adel Al Redha, executive vice president, engineering and operations, Emirates Airline. Also present at the ceremony were nearly 50 ab initio cadets.
“Emirates is grateful to Messier Services for presenting the Engineering Training Centre with this landing gear. I am confident our apprentices will benefit from its availability during workshop training sessions. It is not very often that one sees wide-bodied aircraft landing gears at Engineering Training Schools. Our apprentices will develop a more hands-on understanding of the component through practical exercises such as oil and nitrogen charging, and main landing gear seal change," says Al Redha.
“Emirates not only believes in investing in a modern fleet to provide its customers with the best travel experience, but also in training our team of dedicated engineers to achieve the highest standards in aircraft maintenance and safety,” he adds.
“Messier Services and Messier-Dowty are very pleased to provide Emirates Airlines with this landing gear; investing into training is a natural part of being a full service MRO provider, and enhances the long term partnership with our key customer," says Bouctot.
