Air Serbia has acquired an Airbus A320-family door and emergency exit trainer, which simulates both normal and emergency door operations. With the addition of the trainer, the airline can now conduct the complete type training programme for its A320-family fleet in Serbia, eliminating the need to send flight and cabin crew to foreign training centres.

The trainer, the first of its kind in Serbia for the Airbus A320 family, including the A320neo, replicates the aircraft's passenger and emergency exits, allowing crews to practise normal procedures as well as a wide range of emergency scenarios without using an actual aircraft. It enables training for slide malfunctions, fire evacuations, rapid decompression, ditching (water landings), overwing evacuations and emergency door operations. The simulator also recreates a realistic cabin environment, allowing instructors to control lighting, temperature and other cabin conditions, while crews can practise passenger management and coordination under lifelike operating conditions.

The investment also creates a new revenue opportunity for Air Serbia, as the airline can now offer A320-family type training in Belgrade to flight and cabin crews from other carriers, while reducing its own training costs. 

The new door trainer is located at the carrier's training centre in Belgrade, which has recently undergone an upgrade of its practical training facilities, including cabin mock-ups and an emergency evacuation slide. In 2024, the Serbian government acquired a latest-generation Airbus A320 full-flight simulator from Canadian manufacturer CAE for the training of commercial pilots. As a result, both cabin crew and A320-family flight crews can now complete their full type training programme in Serbia.