aviation training

Boeing has turned a mainstream flight‑sim engine into an enterprise training product: the company’s new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) uses Microsoft Flight Simulator technology and Microsoft Azure cloud services to deliver high‑fidelity, 3D cockpit procedure training to laptops and...

Boeing has formally launched the Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT), a cloud‑first pilot training platform built on Microsoft Azure and powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator, aimed at letting pilots rehearse cockpit procedures on laptops and iPads — starting with the Boeing 737 MAX and...

Boeing’s new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT), powered by Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Flight Simulator platform, is a cloud-first training product aimed at letting airlines and flight training organisations practise Boeing procedures on lightweight devices such as iPads, laptops...

Boeing has quietly shifted a long-standing hobbyist technology into the mainstream training pipeline by unveiling the Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) — a cloud-first, Microsoft Azure–backed platform that uses Microsoft Flight Simulator as its visual and simulation foundation to let...

Microsoft’s recent AI moves — an aggressive push into specialized, superhuman medical AI and a visible commercial tie-up with Boeing to bring Microsoft Flight Simulator and Azure into airline training — mark a decisive moment in the company’s strategy to convert platform strength into...

Boeing has launched a cloud‑first pilot training product called the Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT), built on Microsoft Azure and powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator, that promises high‑fidelity 3D procedural rehearsal on laptops and iPads — starting with the Boeing 737 MAX and...

Boeing’s new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) — a cloud-powered, Microsoft Flight Simulator–driven tool billed as a way to bring high-fidelity flight‑deck procedure practice to laptops and tablets — was unveiled at the European Aviation Training Summit in Cascais and immediately...

Boeing has quietly launched a new digital training product called Virtual Airplane — starting with the Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) for the Boeing 737 MAX — a cloud-enabled, tablet- and laptop-friendly platform that pairs Boeing-authored procedural content with Microsoft Flight...