TRU's Veris VR flight simulator earns FAA qualification; Bell Training Academy named launch customer

TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron company, has earned FAA qualification for its Veris virtual-reality flight simulator and named Bell Training Academy as the launch customer. The approval clears the VR-based Veris for regulatory training tasks and positions TRU to scale immersive type- and recurrent-training offerings.

Discovered 2025-09-10T09:06:44.646084-07:00 | 2025-09-10T09:06:44.646084-07:00

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  • FAA qualification advances regulator acceptance of immersive VR for pilot training, building on recent regulator-sanctioned VR type-rating trials such as the Brussels Airlines A320 programme.
  • Bell Training Academy as launch customer embeds Veris into an OEM-led training ecosystem and aligns with Bell’s push for digital and virtual training solutions, including its Flight School Next and virtual-prototype work.
  • The move comes amid growing investment and competition in VR-based simulators — for example, Loft Dynamics’ $24M Series B to scale VR flight-simulator offerings — signalling faster commercialisation and wider training adoption.

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