Aviation training professionals explore how AI, VR, competency‑based learning and cultural change could transform pilot and crew training models by 2030 — and what that means for instructors and organisations.
Joby's CAE simulators signal eVTOL's shift from prototype to operations. But can training infrastructure scale fast enough? In the first of a four part series, Patrick Johnston looks at whether eVTOL is finally set for take off in 2026. 26 January 2026
U.S. Navy demonstrates VIBRaNT portable VR bridge training system aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. UK-developed technology enables at-sea bridge team training, reducing shore simulator dependency. 20 January 2026
New Kenyan flight training organisation EPC Aviation takes delivery of country's first ELITE PI-1000 simulator at Nairobi Wilson Airport. 21 January 2026
FTD.aero has completed Factory Acceptance Testing of a Boeing 737 MAX Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT II MCC) destined for International Flight Academy (IFA) in Viseu, Portugal. 21 January 2026