Flame Aviation Completes Factory Acceptance for European Airline's Third V7000 Fire Trainer in September 2026

United Kingdom – Cabin fire training equipment manufacturer Flame Aviation has completed Factory Acceptance testing for TUI Airways’ third V7000 Brigade fire trainer, which is destined for the airline’s East Midlands training center. A further fire trainer is planned for TUI’s London Gatwick training location in early 2027, extending practical cabin safety training equipment across two of the airline’s UK training centers.

• TUI identifies East Midlands Airport as its principal UK flight and cabin crew training center, supported by satellite facilities at Gatwick, Manchester and Luton. Its practical training infrastructure at both East Midlands and Gatwick includes fire and smoke evacuation trainers, Boeing 757/767 cabin mock-ups and evacuation slide trainers.
• TUI has previously stated that the majority of its UK cabin crew training takes place at East Midlands. In 2024, the airline used the center to support the training of 443 new cabin crew ahead of its summer operation.
• AFM previously reported in July 2026 that Flame Aviation commissioned a V7000 Brigade VIEW cabin fire and smoke trainer at CrewSafety’s facility in Melbourne, Australia, another deployment from the same V7000 product family.
• The V7000 Brigade is a single-cabin fire and smoke trainer measuring approximately 9.0 m × 2.4 m × 2.6 m and accommodating two to three trainees plus an instructor. It supports scenarios involving laptops, smartphones, tablets, ovens, seats, luggage compartments and lavatory waste bins, with functions including controlled fire, smoke, heat, glowing spots, short-circuit effects and smoke detection. 

About Flame Aviation
Flame Aviation is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of cabin fire and smoke training equipment headquartered in Leiden. The company designs and manufactures its equipment in-house and provides installation, instructor and technician training, maintenance and courseware support. Its current product portfolio includes the V7000 Brigade and Brigade VIEW, V9000 Commander and V10 Titan fire-training systems, alongside other aviation fire-training equipment.

About TUI Airways
TUI Airways is the UK airline within TUI Group and operates Boeing 737-800, 737 MAX 8 and 787 aircraft from bases across the UK and Ireland. Its current fleet page lists 30 Boeing 737-800s, 21 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 13 Boeing 787s, comprising eight 787-8s and five 787-9s.

Source: Flame Aviation