Implementation of New Technology - A Boeing Perspective

The last decade has seen the introduction of many high-technology airplanes into the air transportation system. These high-tech airplanes have typically brought us flight decks with highly integrated Flight Management Systems and a host of challenges in terms of effectively utilizing the new technologies.

Training is the area that offers the greatest potential for improvement in how we operate the high-tech flight deck. A system for definition of Knowledge/Skill Development Levels, Training Medium Allocation, Cognitive Task Definition, and Knowledge/Skill Maintenance Interval Analysis are some of the enhancements proposed in this paper.