One feature of the future of aviation training was clear to see at the recent EATS, the presence of many delegates, clutching hand-held controls, with their faces obscured by VR google-facemasks. Conor Keeling, an A330 Captain for a major European airline, flying for 33 years and 20,000 hours since 1981, discusses his observations of EATS 2021.
Sometimes we don’t truly appreciate something until we don’t have it anymore. With the return of EATS and WATS as live, in-person events this year, many of us re-realised how valuable it is to get together as a training and simulation community.
From the moment we embarked on planning EATS 2021, we knew it was going to be a challenge for us and you. We asked you what you thought of EATS 2021, and are pleased to share some of the insights and results of this, the first live in-person event in Europe since 2019.
It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces, and new ones, as we made our long-awaited return to a live European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS) in Berlin after the pandemic-enforced delay.
We couldn’t have been happier to see so many of you back with us in Berlin for what proved a vital EATS conference. Enjoy some photos of the occasion and please do share with us any others you may have.
After a pandemic-enforced delay, we are delighted to say the 19th edition of the European Aviation Training Symposium is finally underway live in Berlin.
Happy faces and lots of important discussions about the future of aviation training, Halldale CEO Andy Smith and EATS Conference Chair Capt. Jacques Drappier discuss what they saw on the opening morning of EATS 2021.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced the results from the 2021 annual Flight Training Experience Awards and will announce the national winners at Redbird Migration in February 2022.
The Aircrew Training Policy Group, an independent cadre of subject experts who help to advise EASA, unofficially, on near-term issues and long-term strategies for flight training, has a new cast of characters and a range of ambitious projects.