Virtual Reality (VR) is being widely adopted by major airlines (e.g., Air France-KLM) and flight schools (e.g., Embry-Riddle) to revolutionize pilot training. VR training significantly boosts ...

Massachusetts Insitute of Technology Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Preston Tower looks behind him at two jets flown by fellow MIT cadets in a mixed reality environment during a flying training ...

Qatar Airways is adding virtual flight attendants as “digital human cabin crew” to assist customers at airports and onboard planes. Named Sama 2.0, the female faux staffer was rolled out at this ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A Lufthansa experiment with virtual reality could be a sign of what's to come in-flight entertainment. On Oct. 11, the airline began offering Meta Quest 3 mixed-reality headsets ...

Flight simulations used to either require the use of a keyboard and mouse, which are nothing like the feel of “actually” flying, or the purchase and installation ...

One of the most dangerous environments in the United States Navy is the deck of an aircraft carrier. Catapult systems that can remove limbs, furious engines, whipping propellers and high winds create ...

Visitors to Seattle’s Museum of Flight can use smartphones equipped with VR glasses to look into the interior of historic airplanes. (Credit: Microsoft via YouTube) It’s not easy to crawl through the ...

Imagine jet-setting from Tokyo to Paris, enjoying first-class travel, a four-course dinner and a city tour – all without leaving the ground. This isn’t a sci-fi fantasy. This is the future of air ...