As the aerospace industry seeks to improve pilot training and reduce costs, simulation technology has emerged as a leading method of innovation. One of the most valuable investments in pilot training ...

TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Azure, offers flexible, cloud-based pilot training accessible on multiple devices.

Training helicopter pilots for wildfire missions is particularly difficult because the environment itself is constantly ...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a mixed reality (MR) headset for civil aviation training for the first time — potentially signalling a shift in how pilots are taught.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has accepted the first of two flight ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will become the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency to train pilots using virtual reality (VR) flight simulators. CBP's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) unit ...

Airlines and training organizations are integrating AI, VR, mixed reality, and data analytics into pilot instruction to build digitally connected training ecosystems. These tools enable remote cockpit ...

Maynard Zettler, director of research and engineering, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, discussed the Navy’s simulation activities (Box 2-1). The important focus was on the Naval ...

Avenger Flight Group ("Avenger" or the "Company"), a leading global provider of advanced flight simulation training solutions for commercial airlines, today announced that it has successfully ...

The FAA is considering a major modernization of U.S. Part 141 flight training, based on a comprehensive report from the National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA), to update a system largely unchanged ...