Flight simulators like Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane can be highly effective training tools for aspiring pilots, provided they are used for structured practice, employing cockpit-appropriate ...

Virtual reality (VR) is being widely adopted as an essential tool in aviation training by both major airlines (like Air France–KLM) and flight schools (like Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University). VR ...

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 ...

US-based Alaska Airlines has made an undisclosed investment in Loft Dynamics, a company focused on virtual flight training. This investment in Loft Dynamics will support the development of the “first” ...

The author tested the virtual reality headset, which continuously recognizes its position and orientation using a head-tracking system. Credit: Simon von NiederhAusern The ultimate question in a ...

More training device time equals better trainee performance and lower costs, and new VR trainers are making this happen. To prepare for flying the Leonardo TH-73A helicopter, Navy pilots use devices ...

Lufthansa Group is to serve as launch customer for a virtual-reality procedure trainer for pilots being developed by Airbus. Airbus intends the system to allow pilots to undertake procedures training ...

DEL RIO — Like many a fledgling pilot, Air Force Lt. Luis Leon “chair flew” endless missions using a stick and a cardboard display of a T-6A Texan II instrument panel. Resting atop a plastic clothes ...

The Loft Simulator makes it easy to create scenarios like this car chase. First flight is expected at the end of 2026 and entry into service in the early 2030s ...

Why Snap, Unity, Xreal, and Texas A&M University are among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in augmented and virtual reality for 2025. Innovative organizations are finding ways to make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a fledgling aviator out there who will likely be getting an aviation video game this ...