Aviation Veteran Launches New Training Ecosystem

Aviation industry veteran Brent Birdwell has launched RAeroLLC, an aviation training ecosystem built around the concept "train smarter, fly safer." The platform combines computer-based training, immersive XR and VR familiarisation, WebXR procedure training, interactive instructor diagrams, a general-subjects library with a functional A320 FMS Trainer (FMST), and a cabin-crew and maintenance programme. Flight-deck posters, switch-light guides, and ramp-operation procedures — materials airlines typically source from multiple suppliers — are available on a single platform, tailored to an operator's aircraft variant and SOPs.

The company is led by founder and CEO Brent Birdwell, who brings more than 35 years of aviation-training experience across the U.S. Air Force, 25 years at a major U.S. airline, and the founding of CPaT. CPaT began as a part-time concept in 1993 and grew into an aviation CBT platform serving up to 50,000 pilots annually by 2012, before Birdwell's exit in 2019. He is joined at RAeroLLC by Laura Birdwell, Chad Birdwell, Amit Bahuguna and Rahul Jakhmola, along with a team of airline pilots, instructors, developers, curriculum designers, and aviation training experts.

The company is also expanding its FMS-Trainer capability. The A320 FMST is already part of the platform, with additional FMST programs in development for other aircraft types. The current A320 FMST includes practice capability for the MCDU, PFD/ND, and FCU in both Captain (CA) and First Officer (FO) configurations. The FMS division is headed by Tom Papazafiriou, founder of ASTEKS Inc and formerly of Tricom Technologies, who has worked across Airbus, Boeing, and regional aircraft types.

RAeroLLC supports fleet training programs for the A320, A330, A350, B737, B757, B767, B777, B787, and E170/E195.