Amanda Towner

Trainees with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion 19th Infantry, 198th Infantry brigade conduct virtual small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) training at the Clark Simulation Center on Fort Benning, Georgia. U.S. Army photo by Joey Rhodes II. Small unmanned aircraft systems are everywhere now. On job sites, film sets, battlefields, and soon, carrying passengers between cities. The technology has moved fast, and everyone has to work hard to keep up, including our industry.

As we buckle up for WATS 2024 at the end of this month, we caught up with some thought leaders in the Cabin Crew sector. What tech should be considered in training, and why? What’s new this year to the exhibitor floor? Should you attend every year? And what topics will be explored this year in the Cabin Crew Stream? So grab yourself a hot beverage, while we spill the tea. When new, dazzling tech is available, does the current, “tried and true” method still outshine the new?

The 18th edition of the Dubai Airshow took place last week from 13-17 November 2023 at Dubai World Central, Al Maktoum International Airport, UAE. New this year was the Advanced Air Mobility Pavilion, which invited visitors to learn more about electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, as well as drone technology.