Simulation and Training
The latest news and updates relating to training processes and tools for flight crews and rear crews
Simulation and Training Headlines
Reiser showcases expanded simulator facilities in Germany
The expanded Berg-Mörlbach site adds capacity for full flight simulator integration, supporting growing demand for helicopter flight crew and maintenance training systems
6 Oct 2026
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Mandy Langfield
EUROPEAN ROTORS brings the vertical aviation community Together
Fredrik Kämpfe, Chairman of the European Helicopter Association (EHA), explains to Jon Adams how this edition of EUROPEAN ROTORS in Lyon, France, brings the vertical aviation sector together, sharing expertise...
6 Oct 2026
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Jon Adams
US university expands rotor-wing training with Cabri G2 simulator
The installation will broaden the Iowa university’s use of simulation for practicing complex procedures, managing abnormal scenarios, and maintaining training continuity beyond the aircraft
5 Oct 2026
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Chloe Fox
DRF Luftrettung receives approval for hoistAR simulator
The German Federal Aviation Office has approved DRF Luftrettung’s hoistAR simulator, making it the first air rescue operator in Europe with a training syllabus for winch operations to receive approval...
10 Sep 2026
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Jon Adams
AXIS broadens training capabilities with expansion into helicopter simulation
The Austrian simulation company is increasing its offering from its commercial and business fixed-wing aviation aircraft simulators after identifying the rotary-wing sector as a valuable and important market
8 Sep 2026
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Jon Adams
Kawasaki to bring H145 multi-pilot VR training to Asia Pacific
Loft Dynamics’ H145 multi-crew VR simulator in Gifu, Japan, will expand training options for mission-critical operators across the Asia-Pacific region
2 Sep 2026
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Chloe Fox
Tunisian Air Force adds Airbus H125 simulator for mission training
The customized device will support training for helicopter crews operating across surveillance, search and rescue, firefighting, and other military missions
27 Aug 2026
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Siân Yates
Montana National Guard complete VITA Rescue System training
The systems, which stabilize litters during hoist operations, will be supplied to the Montana National Guard’s bases in Helena and Billings
6 Aug 2026
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Oliver Cuenca
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Simulation and Training Long Reads
Mental wellbeing and care for special missions crews
Continual high-stress, time-critical environments where decisions can be a matter of life or death can result in psychological harm, either as a result of a single mission outcome or as...
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
Industry voice: When wearable tech knows more than your roster
W Sander Starreveld, Principal of SIG Aviation, highlights the key indicators, monitors, and outcomes associated with fatigue risk in airborne medical, SAR, and special missions
1 Oct 2026
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W Sander Starreveld
When water comes from all directions
For almost 6 decades, Mustang Survival has been making life-saving equipment in North America, with a focus is on providing what a rescuer actually
Sponsored by MUSTANG SURVIVAL
1 Oct 2026
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Editorial Team
Industry voice: Beyond compliance: why accreditation matters in air medical transport
Terry Palmer explains why accreditation has become a valued indicator of commitment to good practice in the air medical sector
1 Sep 2026
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Terry Palmer
Provider profile: Priority 1 Air Rescue
Oliver Cuenca speaks to David Eng, BI and Business Ops at Priority 1 Air Rescue, about how his company provides training to military and civilian aircraft operators
1 Sep 2026
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Oliver Cuenca
Industry voice: Advancing new frontiers in patient-centered care
The International Community for Aeromedical Research and Universal Standards (ICARUS) is seeking the buy-in of air medical professionals around the world to share data and collaborate to achieve better outcomes
1 Jun 2026
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Dr Ina Schmidt
A new chapter for hoist mission training
With missions becoming more complex and technology more advanced and accessible, operators, training organizations, and simulation specialists share with Lauren Haigh how simulation is reshaping hoist training
1 May 2026
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Lauren Haigh
Military investment in simulation
Amy Gallagher and Jon Adams report on the simulation training options available to military operators, with solutions that can improve training methods from the cockpit to the tail
1 May 2026
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Amy Gallagher
& Jon Adams