Features in the next issue of CAT magazine will include:

WATS 2021 Live – "You folks crushed it," declared one long-time WATS participant, following the industry's first live event in more than a year. Reports on the World Aviation Training Summit from Andy Smith, Rick Adams, Marty Kauchak, Dr. Bill Johnson, Amanda Towner and Rona Gindin.

Your Next Flight Simulator Platform Should be a Game Engine - Walt Yates suggests recent technology developments make a game engine a viable option as a platform for simulation-based training in aviation.

VR for MTX Training - Virtual reality training is establishing some critical mass in the domain of airline maintenance training. Mario Pierobon talked with operators, industry and regulators about recent developments.

Urban Air Mobility - The Korean Solution - Korea Airports Corporation unveiled a comprehensive plan and realistic timeline to achieve a viable urban air mobility system.

vAAETS 2021 - Intensive Training Information - The format for this year's Asian Aviation and Education Training Symposium (AAETS) was modified to adjust to the world of Covid by going virtual. What has not changed is the intensity of the transfer of information on the latest aviation training tends. Chris Long reports.

Airline Pilot Training: Time to Revisit the Basics? - Captains John Leahy and Robert Scott from the RAeS Flight Operations Group argue that the Covid pause in air transport provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset airline pilot training to better meet the challenges of more automated aircraft and skill fade.

ATPG 2.0 - CAT Editor Rick Adams spoke with the new leadership of the Airline Training Policy Group about their updated vision for supporting pilot training regulatory initiatives in Europe. 

Court Case Could Adversely Affect Training Sector - Robert W. Moorman reports that 10 aviation groups sent a letter to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, stating that the decision by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has "serious and negative implications on the broader flight community."

Wellbeing Matters: Human Factors Implications for Airlines post-Covid - Owen Sims, Solent University, describes why a pilot's ability to do the job is directly co-related with their level of mental wellbeing.

Skyborne - UK/US Vision into Reality - Skyborne Airline Academy's plan, writes Chris Long, is an elite training outfit that will achieve an output of about 300 new pilots annually.

CAT Leader Form Hot Topics - Executive Summaries - Highlights from the initial three workshops/webinars in collaboration with EASA: Skills Decay, XR Emergence and Evidence-Based Training.

EATS 2021 Preview - European Airline Training Symposium - The leading aviation S&T conference for Europe: 2-3 November in Berlin.

#Trending: Training - Editor Rick Adams' spin on recent civil aviation training news and events.

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Publication Date: 3rd August 2021

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