United Kingdom based cabin crew simulator manufacturer EDM is excited to announce its acquisition of SkyPeople, a leading provider of cabin crew training services. The move comes as part of EDM’s efforts to revolutionise the future of cabin crew training in the UK and beyond.

“Having worked with SkyPeople for the past couple of years, I am delighted that they have joined forces with EDM to transform the future for Cabin Crew training in the UK,” said Tony Bermingham, Managing Director of EDM Ltd. “The combination of EDM and SkyPeople’s expertise and resources will allow for a comprehensive, approach to cabin crew training, from design and consultancy to delivery, recruitment, facility supply, and even crewing.”

SkyPeople has a long history of providing high-quality cabin crew training services to airlines, including third-party training to flag-carrying airlines post-pandemic. “For many years SkyPeople have trained cabin crew to CAA and EASA attestation level. In collaboration with EDM, we hope to grow our offering to the airlines to reduce their training costs and transform the delivery of cabin crew training,” said Bermingham.

Shaun Waddingham, Commercial Director of SkyPeople, added, “This joining of forces combines SkyPeople’s renowned depth of training expertise with the world-class facilities of EDM to form a unique one-stop-shop for all aspects of Cabin Crew training, for airlines of any size.” The acquisition of SkyPeople by EDM will undoubtedly help to bring about significant positive change in the world of cabin crew training.

Following the acquisition, SkyPeople is renamed as SkyPeople Training which secured an accreditation from the Civil Aviation Authority as a cabin crew training organization and security training provider. The institution has been awarded an ‘outstanding’ rating.

Moreover, EDM’s group financial director, Sarah Ferguson, assumed the role of chief executive of SkyPeople Training. Katie Wood, one of SkyPeople’s original three founders, maintains a full-time role within the company. Meanwhile, her co-founders Collette and Shaun Waddingham will continue to contribute their industry expertise and experience to support the company.

“We have exciting plans to grow the business as we look at new contracts with a range of airlines and the opportunity to deliver cabin crew training to them at our own base in Manchester,” said Ferguson. “Having opened our Aviation Training Academy in 2021, we have fantastic facilities which will enable us to expand our offering. The academy is becoming busier as airlines discover us, as we are able to fully support them with all their training needs.”

“We are looking at creating a similar facility in the south of England, as well as expanding our training offering in different areas and sectors, such as customer sales and support, leadership and management, and first aid. We have a diverse range of experience and talent in the team to support this expansion. The CAA accreditation means that as well as delivering Attestation, we can assist operators in many other ways, including completely supporting new airlines by developing their manuals, training materials and delivering the product. We can also support more established operators during busy times or periods of expansion by upskilling our team to deliver those clients’ own training, on site or at our facility.”

“We have worked with SkyPeople for a number of years, and the combination of expertise and resources across both businesses will allow for a comprehensive approach to cabin crew training, from design and consultancy to delivery, recruitment, facility supply and crewing,” said Group Managing Director Tony Bermingham. “We aim to grow our offering to airlines to reduce their costs and transform the delivery of cabin crew training by being a one-stop shop for airlines of any size.”

About EDM Ltd.

EDM is a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation, defence, rail and other industries. Combining the highest engineering standards with leading-edge technologies, EDM provides airlines with Door Trainers, Cabin Service Trainers, Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers and Full-Size Mock-ups and defence organisations with Procedure Trainers, Maintenance Trainers, Ejection Seats, Simulators, and Full-Size Replicas. Serving organisations worldwide from its UK headquarters, EDM is committed to delivering exceptional quality and value to its clients to help them enhance safety and operational efficiency.

About SkyPeople Training Ltd.

SkyPeople is a collection of highly experienced airline specialists with a wealth of experience, a huge catalogue of qualifications, and a common belief in the power of personality as a key training tool. Our key staff have held senior roles in major airlines and have a collective skill set which is diverse and comprehensive.

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