ANA Expands Virtual Training with New Tools

Acron Aviation has announced a significant training project with All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA), Japan’s largest airline.

Acron Aviation has agreed to provide ANA with advanced Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT) and Virtual Flight Deck (VFD) technologies, delivering cost-effective, flexible training solutions for maintenance technicians and pilots. These systems will allow ANA teams to conduct lessons virtually, reducing the need for physical aircraft simulators.

The Acron Aviation VMT is a simulation-based tool used globally by airlines, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MROs), universities, and training centers. It reduces training costs and improves operational efficiency by enabling maintenance teams to recreate and practice a wide range of aircraft fault isolation tasks based on the Fault Isolation Manual (FIM).

The VFD takes training further by allowing interaction with fully functional virtual flight decks. Trainees can explore panels, controls, indicators, and displays in real time, practicing systems mastery and flight procedures, including non-normal conditions —within a dynamic, free-play environment.

“Our computer-based training solutions expand training capabilities beyond the traditional classroom,” said Ben Swann, GM & VP Training Systems, Acron Aviation. “The partnership with ANA highlights our ability to meet diverse training needs, accessible anytime, anywhere, through a simple tablet or computer.”

This initiative is part of Acron Aviation’s commitment to delivering training solutions to airlines across the world, enabling them to meet the highest standards in pilot and technician training no matter where they’re based.

All Nippon Airways - ranked among the world’s top 15 airlines by annual revenue - has partnered with Acron Aviation for its training solutions, including simulator devices and pilot training, since the 1980s.