A pilot trains on a Loft Dynamics simulator for an Airbus H125 helicopter at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. I am hovering in a valley in the Swiss Alps on a beautiful day in a ...

VR training is emerging as a critical trend in avionics, promising to revolutionize how pilots, engineers, and maintenance crews are trained. Rapid advancements in virtual reality (VR) are ...

U.S. Helicopter Pilots Can Now Train and Receive Credit Toward Pilot Ratings on Loft Dynamics' Qualified VR Flight Training Device SANTA MONICA, Calif. and ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., July 31, 2024 ...

Airlines and training organizations are integrating AI, VR, mixed reality, and data analytics into pilot instruction to build digitally connected training ecosystems. These tools enable remote cockpit ...

In an airline industry first, one European carrier is training its pilots in a whole new way. Brussels Airlines, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, has rolled out virtual reality training for some ...

Through its venture capital arm, Alaska Airlines is investing in the development of next-generation simulators that will help make pilot training more efficient. These full-motion Boeing 737 VR ...

Visionary Training Resources (VTR), a Tampa-based developer of virtual reality (VR) flight training devices, and CommuteAir, a regional airline operating as United Express, recently inked a ...

Loft Dynamics’ immersive Virtual Reality Flight Training Simulator devices are one-twentieth the cost and one-tenth the size of traditional full-motion simulators. Credit: Meg Ellery The Loft Flight ...

Alaska Airlines is making a crucial investment in pilot training, a little more than one year after it became entangled in the ongoing Boeing 737 drama. The carrier, which is in the midst of merging ...

Second Lt. Kenneth Soyars, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, takes off during a virtual reality flight simulation Jan. 10 at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Two subjects flew at a time, but no other ...

From pilot training and healthcare to manufacturing and immersive entertainment, a new wave of AR and VR companies is turning ...