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Our global summit, WATS brings together global aviation training professionals including airlines, regulators, training providers and training industry.
5 May 2026 7 May 2026 Orlando, Florida United States Our global summit, WATS brings together global aviation training professionals including airlines, regulators, training providers and training industry.
31 August 2026 2 September 2026 Bangkok Thailand The region’s most influential aviation training event, bringing together the full training community from across Asia-Pacific and beyond.
3 November 2026 5 November 2026 Cascais, Lisbon Portugal Europe’s Number One Civil Aviation Training Event EATS 2026 attracting 1000 attendees from over 50 countries.
Florida Invests $8M to Boost Aviation Maintenance Training and MRO Capacity Amid Workforce Shortages
16 February 2026 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has awarded more than $8 million to expand aviation maintenance capacity and advanced technical training programmes, as the state continues to respond to persistent workforce shortages in aerospace and defence.
16 February 2026 TRU Simulation + Training has received FAA Level D qualification for its Cessna Citation Ascend full flight simulator, with EASA qualification anticipated later in 2026.
16 February 2026 Runway closures at Dublin and Cork airports caused by air traffic controller staffing shortages have underscored the severity of aviation training pipeline failures now affecting operational capacity across multiple European nations.
12 February 2026
12 February 2026
17 February 2026 The British Army currently has 282 personnel enrolled in centralised small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) training pathways delivered by the Land Warfare Centre, with plans to expand capacity to 915 centralised training spaces and approximately 2,000 distributed training places in future financial years.
12 February 2026
12 February 2026
18 February 2026 Great Lakes Truck Driving School is offering oil field safety certification to meet workforce demand from Marcellus and Utica Shale exploration.
17 February 2026 ST Engineering Antycip is expanding MyIG into virtual reality applications beyond simulation.
10 February 2026 Bureau Veritas grants Approval in Principle to Greenroom Robotics' self-navigation software for autonomous vessels.
4 February 2026 Arkansas State University has secured $9 million for simulation facility addressing maternal health workforce training needs.
4 February 2026 Full-scope simulator for Lianjiang nuclear plant completes on-site testing using proprietary virtual simulation system.
3 February 2026 ORamaVR has raised $4.5 million in late‑seed funding to advance the commercial rollout of its AI‑powered Computational Medical Extended Reality (CMXR) platform for surgical training and medical device simulation.
31 January 2026 Montgomery Group has announced an investment in Halldale Group, a leading global media and events business serving the aviation training, simulation and safety community.
28 January 2026 NHS Fife is running immersive simulation training preparing medical students for emergencies onboard commercial flights.