Sporty's Pilot Shop and Infinite Flight have partnered to integrate mobile flight simulation with online aviation training. The collaboration allows users to practice flight maneuvers and concepts ...

Through its venture capital arm, Alaska Airlines is investing in the development of next-generation simulators that will help make pilot training more efficient. These full-motion Boeing 737 VR ...

A Flight Simulation Association study found that pilots using home flight simulation as a supplement to training achieve certification with significantly fewer flight hours (5.5 fewer than non-users, ...

VR training is emerging as a critical trend in avionics, promising to revolutionize how pilots, engineers, and maintenance crews are trained. Rapid advancements in virtual reality (VR) are ...

UK leisure carrier Jet2 is introducing a virtual-reality training device for pilots' pre-flight aircraft inspections, as the system secures approval from the country's regulator. Jet2 is implementing ...

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.

Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways is harnessing virtual technologies to simplify training for its maintenance technicians and pilots. The airline is using virtual training tools from Acron Aviation, ...

Lufthansa Group is to serve as launch customer for a virtual-reality procedure trainer for pilots being developed by Airbus. Airbus intends the system to allow pilots to undertake procedures training ...

The author tested the virtual reality headset, which continuously recognizes its position and orientation using a head-tracking system. Credit: Simon von NiederhAusern The ultimate question in a ...

Oleg Fonarov is the CEO of Program-Ace, an innovative solutions integrator and custom software development company with a 30-year history. It wouldn't surprise anyone if I said that immersive ...