United Airlines Opens $32M Cabin Crew Training Centre Expansion with Ten EDM Devices
United Airlines have just opened their brand-new training facility in Houston, Texas. The renovations doubled the size of the facility, allowing it to train thousands of additional flight attendants each year EDM supplied ten devices for this facility, including: B737 Extended Door Trainer x3 B757 Extended DT B767 DT B777 DT B787 DT A320 Extended […]
The TAS (The Aviation Society) Visit EDM
We recently enjoyed a visit from the TAS (The Aviation Society), who came to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on, on a day-to-day basis at EDM Ltd. They visited our manufacturing floor and engineering departments to gauge our capability as a leading aerospace training manufacturer. The Aviation Society, or TAS as it is […]
EDM Exhibit at the European Airline Training Symposium 2022
EDM was proud to exhibit again at EATS (European Airline Training Symposium) at the Estrel Hotel, Berlin. James Bird and Lee Whittaker had a busy few days discussing our latest capabilities that EDM has to offer, including development of custom simulators to suit the needs of airlines looking to trial new products and technologies. At […]
EDM Exhibit at Advanced Engineering 2022
EDM has enjoyed exhibiting at the Advanced Engineering Exhibition at the NEC Arena, Birmingham. We are delighted to say that Richard Mullings and Steven Whitehead have had the opportunity to meet hundreds of different businesses and industry experts over the two days as we showcase our latest products offerings as we expand our capabilities in […]
Macmillan Coffee Morning 2022 (Halloween Theme)
This year, we wanted to do something a little different for our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. So, we decided to run it on Halloween! Thanks to staff who baked their own cakes and helped to raise money for this important cause. We choose to support Macmillan Cancer Support because it’s extremely important to us to […]
EDM Visit The Japanese Embassy to Attend Talks From Ambassador Hayashi
Last week we were invited down to the Japanese embassy regarding the revitalisation of the aerospace industry after completing work in the region. We had a very fruitful conversation with representatives from BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Airbus. James Bird and Andy Fitzpatrick attended along with Ambassador Hayashi and a large number of Japanese and British […]
EDM Has Reached a New Milestone……
EDM Ltd has reached a milestone with the release of our first AS9100D Certificate of Conformity against our expanded certification scope that now includes composites. This release was against a purchase order for composite 787 cockpit interior panels for a simulator customer. To help maintain the highest possible standards of product quality and customer satisfaction, […]
On Friday, 24th June 2022 EDM Ltd completed the Factory Acceptance test of the final of three Boeing CH-47 Chinook mock-ups.
The CH-47 mock-ups are an accurate representation of the CH-47 and provide the means to practice, develop, and validate low-level Avn and Air skills (mounting/dismounting vehicles and personnel) in a safe and controlled environment, in all weather and at all times of the day. Designed for ease of operation from an institutional perspective with attention […]
EDM Ltd Complete Factory Acceptance Test of the Final of Three Boeing CH-47 Chinook Mock-ups
On Friday, 24th June 2022 EDM Ltd completed the Factory Acceptance test of the final of three Boeing CH-47 Chinook mock-ups. The CH-47 mock-ups are an accurate representation of the CH-47 and provide the means to practice, develop, and validate low-level Avn and Air skills (mounting/dismounting vehicles and personnel) in a safe and controlled environment, […]
EDM Will Attend The World Aviation Training Symposium 2022
We will be exhibiting this year at the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals, serving airlines, regulators, training providers, and the training industry (WATS). Hosted by the Halldale Group Taking place 3rd – 5th May, make sure to visit us in booth #400 and chat with Lee Whittaker, James Bird, and Mark Rivers on the latest exciting products and […]
Daniel Green wins Apprentice of the year
Congratulations to Daniel Green on winning the first EDM apprentice of the year award. The award will run annually, recognising not only an outstanding performance by one individual but the continued effort and hard work of all our apprentices. The award was created in memory of Kevin Bird (EDM Director 1996 – 2012) to highlight […]
EDM Obtain Government Contract for CH-47
EDM have obtained a government contract to manufacture a Chinook CH-47 mock-up. The mock-ups will be an accurate representation of the aircraft and provide the means to practice, develop and validate skills in a safe and controlled environment in all weather and at any time of the day. They will be designed for ease of […]
EDM announce EDMs Aviation Training Academy at EATS2021
EDM announce EDMs Aviation Training Academy at EATS2021 EDM are excited to announce the beginning of a new venture for the business. Continuing on from our success within the cabin crew training industry manufacturing door trainers to full cabin exit evacuation trainers. We are now opening our very own aviation training academy. Providing the best […]
MP Mike Freer, Philomena Chen and Paul Stowers Visit EDM Ltd
We were recently visited by MP Mike Freer, Paul Stowers and Philomena Chen (Department for International Trade) DIT. The MP enjoyed a tour of the company’s facilities during which he was shown a range of the company’s market-leading training simulators for civil aviation and defence customers. “It was fantastic to welcome Mike to EDM this […]
EDM Deliver Air Austral’s A220 Extended Door Trainer to Sainte-Marie, Reunion Island.
18 May 2021 Manchester, UK. EDM, the leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, announced the completion of the delivery of an Airbus A220 Extended Door trainer to Air Austral and their training facility on Reunion island, Sainte-Marie. We were tasked by Air Austral to develop their new A220 […]
EDM Complete a Virtual SAT for JetBlue
12 January 2021 Manchester, UK. EDM, the leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors announced that we have successfully completed a Virtual Site Acceptance Test (SAT) for JetBLue and their recently delivered A320 Door Trainer. This demonstartes exceptional teamwork and what can be achieved with a positive approach under […]
EDM accredited with Cyber Essentials certificate
25 September 2020 EDM has been accredited with a Cyber Essentials certificate again for 2020/21. Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. Cyber attacks come in many shapes and sizes, but […]
EDM completes B777 CEET project with All Nippon Airways
7 January 2020 Manchester, UK. EDM, the leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defense sectors, announced today that our team have successfully completed a project with All Nippon Airways (ANA) having installed their high-fidelity B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) at their new, state-of-the-art training center called “ANA Blue Base”. Following the news […]
EDM completes A220 Door Trainer project for Air Canada.
19 September 2019 Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defense sectors, announced today that it has completed a project to supply six Door Trainers for Air Canada. The A220-300 Door Trainers have been installed in Canada across three sites: Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. The A220-300 Aircraft (previously known as C […]
EDM aim to be carbon neutral by the end of 2025
Sustainability is a key part of EDM’s Corporate Social Responsibility program. We are approaching sustainability within the business from several significant angles. Already in place, our facility has been designed from an energy efficient standpoint and was designed in accordance with the Building Energy efficiency regulations. We have two initiatives currently being implemented which are […]