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Asia Pacific Aviation Training Summit - APATS
APATS brings the global aviation community together to exchange ideas, share experiences and explore emerging technologies.
VR and AI offer opportunities for more immersive, accessible, personalised and effective training. Yet face-to-face conversations remain central, often achieving more than lengthy emails or virtual meetings. Progress comes from people understanding operational needs, challenging conventional thinking and applying technology to improve safety, competency and performance.
The future of aviation training will be technology-enabled, but people-led. These photos capture some of the people I had the pleasure of meeting, whose conversations, ideas and expertise are helping shape that future.
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Pilot Proficiency: More Than Passing a Check
Pilot proficiency is not simply about passing a simulator check or maintaining a licence. It is about maintaining competence, judgement and readiness every time a pilot enters the flight deck.
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How Vietjet Built a Successful Airline in Thailand — and What Others Can Learn From It
Vietjet Thailand is one of the strongest examples of an Asian airline brand successfully entering and establishing itself in another national market. Vietjet combined a recognised regional brand with a locally licensed airline, an established low-cost operating model and a strategy tailored to Thailand’s aviation and tourism market.
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More Than a Paint Shop: Why Aircraft Surface Finishing Is Corrosion Control
Aircraft liveries, logos and colours are important for airline branding, but appearance is not the primary engineering reason aircraft are painted. The coating system is applied principally to protect the aircraft structure from corrosion, environmental degradation and surface damage throughout its operating life.
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Talent Acquisition: The Key to a Good Hire Is the Salary You Offer
In talent acquisition, there is a simple truth that many organisations still underestimate: The quality of talent you attract is directly influenced by the salary and benefits package you offer. It sounds obvious, yet many hiring challenges begin with one fundamental issue—the market salary benchmark has not been properly understood or accepted internally.