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11 February 2026 The conference programme for the World Aviation Training Summit 2026 is now available, with early-bird registration open across four dedicated streams covering pilot training, cabin crew operations, maintenance training, and ab initio development.
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Cedric Paillard introduced AI that assessed instructors with 90–95% accuracy, offering immediate feedback for enhanced training results. 9 September 2025
Research by the Flight Safety Foundation reveals critical gaps in pilot training for manual flight operations in the Asia Pacific region. 8 September 2025
Egnatia Aviation explains why APATS remains a must-attend event for global aviation training each year. 8 September 2025
EATS 2025 - Europe’s meeting place for the airline training community - is now open for registration. This year we’re hosting four conference streams, Pilot, Cabin Crew, Maintenance, and ATO, with deeper dives into CBTA/EBT, human factors & just culture, AI/xR, regulatory updates, selection, trainer development, and SMS-linked performance. 4 September 2025
The 21st Asia Pacific Airline Training Summit has entered its final day, catch up on all the goings on in Singapore. 29 August 2025
In this “Live from APATS” interview filmed at Marina Bay Sands, Christine Bohl, Commercial Director of Training at Boeing, explores the shifting dynamics of aviation workforce planning. With pilot shortages easing and maintenance personnel demand rising, Bohl outlines Boeing’s strategic focus on training investment to sustain airline growth and safety standards. 28 August 2025
In this Live from APATS interview, EasyJet’s Cameron Ruckley reflects on the airline’s approach to instructor standardisation, shared during a seminar at APATS 2025. From training culture to grading accuracy, Ruckley outlines how EasyJet is building a supportive environment for instructors to deliver consistent, high-quality pilot training. 28 August 2025
In this Live from APATS interview, Mitch Fox, Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety, outlines the region’s progress and challenges in implementing upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT). He calls for collaborative development of flight path management guidance to address manual flying skill degradation and improve safety outcomes. 28 August 2025
In this Live from APATS interview, CAE’s Chris Ranganathan explores a critical shift in aviation workforce strategy: the need to address not just pilot numbers, but the depth of experience. With half of future pilot demand driven by retirements, Ranganathan calls for accelerated exposure and smarter training pathways to meet industry needs. 28 August 2025
In this Live from APATS interview, Captain Stefan Dudda of Etihad Aviation Training outlines the airline’s philosophy of using instructors with real airline experience to deliver safety-focused pilot training. He discusses how this approach builds a strong safety culture and supports operational excellence. 28 August 2025
The move to Bangkok for APATS 2026 was announced during APATS 2025, reflecting Asia-Pacific’s accelerating aviation growth. 26 August 2025
With APATS 2025 approaching, industry leaders will discuss pilot training, capacity growth, and electronic navigation threats. 14 August 2025
easyJet’s training team shares its instructor standardisation strategy at APATS 2025, offering practical tools for competency alignment, concordance, and data analysis to improve pilot training consistency across operations. 13 August 2025
Captain Jacques Drappier FRAeS, APATS 2025 Conference Chair, isn't mincing words: "The Asia-Pacific region faces unprecedented demand for skilled airline pilots, and we can't keep doing things the same way." 11 August 2025
Philip Adrian argues the industry must revolutionise training through performance-based regulations, individualised approaches, and stronger representation to achieve genuine safety improvements rather than mere compliance 7 August 2025
APATS 2025 sessions reflect real-time developments in AI, eVTOL growth, and workforce training across Asia-Pacific. 5 August 2025
APATS 2025 Cabin Crew moderator Trevor Jensen interviews Katharine Ng about her innovative "Blue Skies Thinking" workshop, designed to help delegates redesign cabin crew training with practical, implementable frameworks. 31 July 2025
The timing of this honour is particularly fitting, as Captain Munns prepares to share her expertise at the 23rd European Aviation Training Summit (EATS), taking place from 4-6 November 2025 at the Estoril Congress Centre in Cascais, Portugal. 29 July 2025
APATS 2025 will convene this 25-27 August at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Conference organizer Jacques Drappier and his team have assembled a conference agenda with sessions and workshops aligned with the current- and near-term trends, challenges and opportunities facing Asia-Pacific civil aviation training enterprises. 18 July 2025
GPS spoofing is happening across global hotspots from the Middle East to the Black Sea, forcing aircraft into dangerous course deviations, triggering false Ground Proximity warnings, and leaving pilots scrambling with poisoned navigation systems.
At APATS 25, we're confronting one of aviation's most dangerous blind spot head-on. 14 July 2025