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To truly optimize your fleet’s aviation maintenance training, you need to harness advanced technology.
At Boeing, we offer four proven digital training tools:
- Maintenance Training Services (MTS)
- Advanced Boeing Learning Environment (ABLE) — part of MTS package
- Airplane Virtual Tour (AVT) — part of MTS package
- Maintenance Synthetic Trainer (MST)
These tools simulate real-world scenarios — including aircraft power-up and power-down procedures, APU start procedures, and engine start procedures — to effectively prepare students for practical challenges in aircraft maintenance.
This tech-focused approach not only enhances theoretical learning but also equips new technicians and engineers with the foundational skills they'll need to successfully navigate real-life situations.
Learn how each of these Boeing maintenance training tools works and the biggest benefits of integrating them into your own aviation maintenance program.
Boeing Maintenance Training tech overview
| Maintenance Training Services (MTS) | Advanced Boeing Learning Environment (ABLE) | Airplane Virtual Tour (AVT) | Maintenance Synthetic Trainer (MST) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Digital suite of courseware and interactive learning materials | Modular training platform with enhanced flexibility and interactivity | Interactive 3D airplane familiarization tool | Immersive airplane simulation software |
| Features | Curricula, manuals, guides, workbooks, video library, course media | Computer-based training, virtual tours, user-driven feedback, customizable lessons | 360-degree virtual walkthrough, full ATA chapter coverage, online and offline modes | Online library, regular updates, authoring tool, customizable lessons, analytics dashboard |
| Benefits | Delivers OEM-approved, regulatory-compliant maintenance training content | Enhances student engagement and instructor effectiveness | Brings the airplane into the classroom and is accessible anytime, anywhere | Provides hands-on virtual maintenance training without taking up physical space |
#1: Maintenance Training Services
Maintenance Training Services (MTS) provides a comprehensive suite of aircraft maintenance training materials, including:
- Curricula and course media
- Manuals
- Student guides and workbooks
- A full video library
- Instructor training materials
- Synoptics
- Computer-based training (CBT)
- Active schematics
- Interactive modules
Regulator-approved and backed by Boeing engineering, MTS holds EASA licensure and approval from CAAC.
You can also integrate the tool with MST. This way your fleet can benefit from a holistic solution that covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of aircraft maintenance.
MTS offers a Training Courseware Package, which provides continuously updated courses for ATA Specification 104 levels 1-4.
| Course | 737NG | 737 MAX | 747 & 777 | 777X | 787 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Familiarization | |||||
| Ramp and Transit | |||||
| B1/B2 Line and Base | |||||
| Differences (sub-model, engines, etc.) | |||||
| Fiber Optics | |||||
| Engine Run | |||||
| Rigging |
#2: Advanced Boeing Learning Environment
Included with MTS, the Advanced Boeing Learning Environment (ABLE) enhances aircraft maintenance training through a flexible, modular, and interactive platform.
The tool is easy to install and use and supports multiple display formats, so you won’t risk losing any content.
Modularity is key to ABLE, allowing for updates and customization and ensuring compliance with regulatory changes and tech advancements.
Students benefit from interactivity through computer-based training and virtual tours to build competency and confidence.
Notably, ABLE runs a user-driven feedback system to ensure continuous improvement in training materials and methods. Its prompt feedback response strengthens the dynamic relationship between training providers and customers, and maintains the content’s relevance and effectiveness.
By integrating ABLE with MST, you’ll create a cohesive training ecosystem for aviation maintenance, allowing instructors to track student progress, identify student focus areas, and promptly address confusion.
#3: Airplane Virtual Tour
Part of MTS, Airplane Virtual Tour (AVT) is an interactive digital tool designed to enrich airplane familiarization training through 3D graphics and virtual reality.
With AVT, maintenance technicians, instructors, and students can virtually explore aircraft and their systems without needing physical access to an airplane.
Here are some of the tool’s biggest benefits:
- Realistic walkthrough of various Boeing aircraft, including the 737 MAX and 737NG
- Easy navigation of aircraft compartments and systems
- ATA chapter-based system familiarization
- Supported on Windows desktop and tablets (iOS and Android)
- Suitable for both classroom and self-paced learning
#4: Maintenance Synthetic Trainer
Available on Windows-based PCs, the Maintenance Synthetic Trainer (MST) is a sophisticated airplane simulation software, separate from MTS, ABLE, and AVT.
MST supports Boeing B1/B2 Line and Base Training by offering:
- A comprehensive online library with regular updates
- An authoring tool for customized lessons
- An analytics dashboard to monitor student progress and provide performance insights
The tool's online and offline accessibility ensures flexibility in various training environments. MST also includes practical credits from regulatory bodies like EASA and TCCA.
Interactive modules and line-oriented scenarios enhance knowledge retention and interactivity.
You can use MST independently or alongside MTS.
Benefits of using Boeing maintenance training tools
- Reduced costs: Virtual training cuts costs by lowering travel and facility expenses. It also reduces spend on manual training material development for organizations such as Turkish Technic, a leading MRO.
- Scalability: The ability to scale training through these tools allows airlines, like avianca, to train more people in more locations. As a result, your airline can support safety and operational goals while using resources more efficiently.
- Continuous relevance: Regular updates mean courses stay aligned with industry standards and airlines maintain a steady pipeline of skilled aviation professionals.
Key takeaways: The importance of advanced tech
The integration of MTS, ABLE, AVT, and MST marks a huge advancement in aviation maintenance training.
These tools provide a flexible, interactive, and comprehensive solution for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of training programs. With them, aviation maintenance training becomes more accessible and more customizable while still meeting regulatory requirements.
For airlines, this translates to better-trained personnel and improved safety and performance.
By adopting MTS, ABLE, AVT, and MST, you'll not only have a competitive advantage over other airlines, but you’ll also help to create a new generation of aviation professionals ready to meet any future challenge.
Ready to learn more?
Experience advanced aircraft maintenance training. Revolutionize how your technicians train with the Maintenance Synthetic Trainer — a cutting-edge solution designed to deliver immersive, hands-on training experiences without the need for an actual aircraft. This innovative trainer allows your team to engage in real-world scenarios within a fully interactive, virtual environment.