Training and Workforce
CAE Says Extended Reality Is Key to MRO Technician Training
Training group and Xennial have published a new white paper
CAE is using virtual reality technology to improve training for maintenance technicians
CAE is using virtual reality technology to improve training for maintenance technicians.

Aviation training group CAE predicts an industry need for around 402,000 skilled aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul technicians over the next decade. In a newly published white paper, the company has made the case for a new approach to training that it said will both attract a younger generation of recruits and accelerate their training.

In the white paper, CAE and its partner Xennial make the case for deploying so-called extended reality technology to accelerate the development of new technicians. The technology encompasses augmented reality, giving a view of the physical world overlaid with digital elements, and virtual reality, offering an environment where physical and digital elements can interact, as well as a blend of both of these with mixed reality.