Flight simulators, ranging from inexpensive apps to sophisticated full-motion devices, are increasingly vital for pilot training, offering cost-effective and safe ways to practice diverse scenarios, ...

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.

There is still a thriving market in iPad-based flight simulators. Lots of these have flashy videos in the App Store, but most ...

Wanted in next 20 years: about 500,000 airline pilots and 600,000 maintenance technicians to safely fly and maintain a world fleet of 40,000 highly complex aircraft carrying billions of passengers.