Even though air travel has become a standard part of our lives, with more and more people flying every year, there is still a level of prestige associated with airline pilots. Estimates suggest that ...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (WDTN) — Before taking to the skies, aircrews have to go through hours of training, and they do it through flight simulation. The Simulators Division at ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport, the home of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, is one of the busiest heliports in the Army. While much of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade mission happens in ...

FAA-approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs), comprising Basic (BATD) and Advanced (AATD) types, are recognized as valuable tools in formal flight training, going beyond basic home flight simulator ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will become the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency to train pilots using virtual reality (VR) flight simulators. CBP's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) unit ...

As the aerospace industry seeks to improve pilot training and reduce costs, simulation technology has emerged as a leading method of innovation. One of the most valuable investments in pilot training ...

TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Azure, offers flexible, cloud-based pilot training accessible on multiple devices.

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will help the U.S. Army update virtual flight simulators and train military aviators under a potential 12-year, $1.7 billion contract ...

QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- A flight simulator at a college in Queens is helping to train the next generation of pilots and air traffic controllers at a time when airlines are dealing with pilot ...

Conti Federal Services, LLC, a leading federal construction and engineering firm, has been awarded a $36.3M firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District to ...

Joby took delivery of its first simulator developed jointly with CAE in January. Credit: Joby Aviation As electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft move closer to commercial service, ...