Guanghan, China – The 13th Civil Aviation Training & Education Summit (CATES), themed “Innovation and Development of Aviation Training”, was held on April 24–25, 2025, at Guanghan in Sichuan Province. The summit gathered over 300 experts from airlines, manufacturers, and aviation training organisations to explore the evolving landscape of pilot and crew training.

• More than 300 industry leaders, experts, and corporate representatives from aviation training and education participated in the event.

• Panel discussions addressed the role of immersive technologies, systematic training frameworks, and emerging global trends in aviation education.

• Two new sub-forums were introduced:

  • Flight Simulation Conference: Focused on leveraging VR and AR technologies to enhance flight simulation and address traditional training limitations.

  • Cabin Crew Safety Training Conference: Addressed comprehensive lifecycle training for cabin personnel, including recruitment, training, and career development.

• Key speakers included senior figures from China Eastern, CAE, Boeing, Lufthansa Group, JAL, and leading Chinese training centres and airlines.

  • Yan Li – Deputy General Manager, China Eastern Research and Development Center
  • Weiwei Zhang – First-Class Pilot, B787 Type Rating Instructor, China Simulation Sciences Co., Ltd.
  • Chee Whai Willy Lee – CTA Deployment Specialist, Boeing
  • Qinggui Liu – Safety Committee Director, China Air Transport Association
  • Xuesong Zhang – Training Director of Flight Training Standard Department Civil Aviation Flight University of China
  • Qichao Zhao – Chairman, Kingfar International Inc.
  • Andrew Lim Chee Ken – Director Training, APAC CAE
  • Remus Low – Sales Director, CPaT Global
  • Liang Guo – General Manager, Spring Airlines Training Co.,Ltd
  • Liang Qiao – General Manager, Shandong Airlines Traning Center
  • Christof Kemeny – UPRT Specialist Lufthansa Group
  • Ryuichi Toyota – EBT Manager, JAL
  • Liang Wang – EBT Manager, Sichuan Airlines
  • Yitan Wang – General Manager of Flight Management Department Shandong Airlines
  • Michel Lacombe – EBT Manager, Former Air France
  • Tong Li – Researcher, Northwestern Polytechnical University
  • Fakai Liu – Captain of Boeing B737, Shandong Airlines
  • Yongzheng Wang – Test pilot, Civil Aviation Flight University of China
  • Feng Qing – President of Flight College Civil Aviation University of China
  • Zhao Wang – Vice President, Jiangsu Puxu Technology Co.,Ltd
  • Yang Yang – Engineering Department Manager, Sichuan Airlines Training Center
  • Hui Guo – General Manager, Qingdao Airlines Training Center
  • Lai Zhou – GM of Pre-Research Department China Simulation Sciences Co.,Ltd.
  • Dr. Mizuki Urano – Aviation Safety Advocate
  • Yang Wu – Pilot Instructor, Zhuhai Xiangyi Aviation Technology Co.,Ltd
  • Kexin Zhu – Deputy General Manager, Junyao Aviation Services Company
  • Haiyang Zhang – Manager of Safety Education Office, Shenzhen Airlines
  • Nan Meng – Deputy General Manager of Cabin Crew Department, Hainan Airlines
  • Yufei He – Instructor, Junyao Aviation Services Company
  • Chao Feng – Deputy Manager of Cabin Crew, CRM Instructor, Hebei Airlines

Source: CATES
Photo Credit: CATES