Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I flew an Airbus A350 simulator at Turkish Airlines' training center in Istanbul. It mimicked anomalies like wind shear, extreme ...

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 ...

Flight simulators, particularly FAA-approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs) such as Basic (BATDs) and Advanced (AATDs), are recognized as valuable tools within formal flight school environments.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is adopting virtual reality (VR) flight simulators for pilot training, becoming the first U.S. federal law enforcement agency and Homeland Security Department ...

India may introduce a simulator-focused pilot licence to tackle crew shortages as airlines expand fleets and operations.

India is exploring a new pilot license option to combat a growing shortage, proposing increased simulator training and ...

The Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) under discussion was introduced by the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization in ...

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) announced today that American’s more than 350 flight crew training instructors and simulator pilot instructors approved a new five-year contract. The new contract ...

I flew an Airbus A350 flight simulator and experienced extreme conditions from turbulence to low-visibility landings.Taylor Rains/Business Insider It takes airline pilots years to go from their first ...