Airbus Skywise Expands Digital Pilot Training Portfolio with MATe Suite, VPT and Flight eLearning

France – Airbus-owned digital aviation services provider Skywise has expanded its portfolio to incorporate Airbus' digital flight training solutions, bringing pilot ground training and procedural familiarisation applications under its digital services business. Announced on November 2, 2026, the integration introduces a unified platform for managing access to aircraft-specific learning tools, supporting airline pilot type rating, recurrent training and preparation for simulator sessions.

• The expanded portfolio brings together three existing Airbus digital training solutions:
  • Skywise MATe Suite (Mobile Airbus Training experience): A cloud-based ground training platform providing aircraft systems knowledge, cockpit familiarisation and theoretical training for Airbus pilots.
  • Skywise Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT): An interactive training application allowing pilots to practise cockpit procedures through conventional digital devices and immersive virtual reality environments.
  • Flight eLearning: Airbus' existing digital learning offering, now incorporated into the Skywise portfolio.
• Skywise is deploying a shared hosting platform designed to simplify the registration and management of users across its digital training solutions. The system will support airline training managers, training organisations and individual pilots, with the company stating that the transition is intended to maintain continuity for existing customers.
• The integration follows Airbus' April 2026 restructuring of its digital services operations, which combined Navblue and Skywise Digital Solutions into a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary. The consolidation extends Skywise's existing flight operations, technical operations and ground operations activities to encompass Airbus' digital pilot training portfolio.
• The Skywise MATe Suite supports the Airbus A320, A330 and A350 aircraft families, offering self-paced theoretical instruction through interactive three-dimensional cockpit environments. It includes aircraft systems learning modules, engine and aircraft variant familiarisation, certificates of completion and an examination system for assessing technical knowledge.
• For airline training departments and Approved Training Organisations (ATOs), the expanded offering provides a common digital environment for administering learning applications used before full flight simulator training. The combined portfolio covers aircraft systems knowledge and procedural preparation, with Airbus seeking to support more frequent pilot practice outside scheduled simulator sessions.
• AFM previously reported that Airbus introduced the MATe Suite in July 2021, initially offering cloud-based systems training for the A320 family. Airbus subsequently launched the Virtual Procedure Trainer in November 2022, introducing virtual reality-based procedural training for Airbus pilots.
• The Skywise VPT provides a simulated Airbus cockpit in which pilots can practise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), abnormal procedures and aircraft walkarounds before entering a Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD). Its technical functionality includes interactive cockpit switches, levers and panels, haptic feedback, selectable virtual instructor guidance, simulated defect inspections and compatibility with virtual reality and tablet devices. The application is intended to improve procedural familiarisation ahead of instructor-led simulator training.

Statements

• “By bringing MATe Suite, VPT and Flight eLearning under Skywise, we are unifying our Digital Flight Training Solutions on a modern, flexible platform, enhancing end-user access management and ensuring the gold-standard Airbus OEM training content that pilots rely on. This integration allows us to deliver high-fidelity, interactive cockpit learning earlier and more frequently in a pilot's training footprint,” said Marc Lemeilleur, CEO of Skywise.

About Skywise
Skywise is an Airbus-owned digital aviation services company headquartered in Toulouse, France, providing software solutions for airline planning, flight operations, technical operations, ground operations and aviation training. Established as a consolidated Airbus subsidiary in April 2026 through the integration of Navblue and Skywise Digital Solutions, the company employs approximately 750 people worldwide, with offices across Europe, Asia and North America.

Source: Airbus