Training

Sessions at the Asia Pacific Aviation Training Summit covered folding CBTA into airlines' existing safety and training-management systems, AI-assisted debriefing tools, and using VR to free up simulator time for advanced scenarios. A new regulatory stream on simulator qualification drew 75 participants in its first year.

FAA-certified training centre PlaneSym debuted an Airbus A320 type-rating course and a new platform, PlaneSym Portal, that consolidates compliance tracking, scheduling and simulator maintenance into one system. The company argues operators currently juggle too many disconnected tools to manage training data well.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand is making Boeing's CBTA training library available to participating flight schools under its oversight, which Boeing calls a first for a regulator. The move aims to standardise pilot training as Southeast Asia braces for demand for tens of thousands of new pilots.

Astrom Training Solutions has introduced the GUN Model, which links task, competency and observable-behaviour scores so a failing grade always points to its underlying cause. The company says the approach cuts down on inconsistent grading between instructors and produces cleaner data for spotting training trends.

The company's executives argue that around 95% of "meets standard" grades lack supporting behavioural detail, undermining what CBTA and EBT are meant to deliver. They are positioning their own AI-assisted grading platform, Amris CMS, as a fix — a claim worth reading as a vendor's pitch, not independent verification.

EATS 2026 previews sessions on simulator technology, competency-based training and the pilot pipeline ahead of the event.

The latest EFOS update extends the dashboard-style training overview from EFOS Mobile onto iPad, and gives trainers qualification-reporting tools previously limited to the desktop version. Evoke says it's working toward a consistent design across EFOS Web, Mobile and iPad.

The 737 MAX and A320neo devices passed factory acceptance testing and are built to align with EASA's upcoming training-device framework.

The new stream gives training organisations a focused space to work through how the incoming Flight Simulation Training Device framework will affect them.

A new capability-based framework replaces fixed device categories, asking what training is needed rather than what a simulator can technically do.

The compliance software firm says slow credential recognition across borders is doing as much damage as the headline shortage numbers suggest.

The Ukrainian carrier is moving its evidence-based training and qualification tracking onto a digital platform rather than paper-based records.