AVIATION NEWS – airBaltic Training, a subsidiary of the Latvian airline airBaltic, has launched a Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programme in cooperation with FlySto, thus further supporting safer, more effective, and data-driven pilot training.
While FDM has long been used by commercial airlines, its implementation within pilot training organisations remains less common. By introducing this capability, airBaltic Training continues to strengthen its proactive approach to safety management and training excellence.
FDM allows flight data from training aircraft to be collected and reviewed in order to better understand how training flights are performed. For airBaltic Training, this means instructors can use objective flight data to identify trends, support student development, and further improve the quality and consistency of pilot training.
Beyond fleet-wide trend analysis, FlySto is also enhancing individual pilot performance with leading-edge debriefing capabilities. By transforming raw flight data into intuitive, high-fidelity 3D visualizations and interactive dashboards, the platform empowers student pilots and their instructors to conduct precise, objective, and comprehensive post-flight reviews directly on their mobile devices.
Vilmantas Mažonas, CEO of airBaltic Training: “Safety is at the heart of everything we do in aviation training. By introducing Flight Data Monitoring together with FlySto, we are taking another important step in strengthening our safety culture and improving the quality of pilot training. The programme allows us to learn from real flight data, identify trends earlier, and provide even more valuable feedback to both instructors and students.”
Patrick Lienhart, Pilot/Co-founder FlySto: “FlySto’s innovative and intuitive flight data platform and a forward-thinking organisation like airBaltic Training are the perfect match. Together, we are bridging the gap between fleet-wide safety management and individual, data driven, pilot self-improvement – transforming complex flight data from a reactive metric into a proactive, everyday asset starting from a pilot’s very first flight. This represents the next generation of Flight Data Monitoring and Flight Operational Quality Assurance, making flight data more accessible, actionable, and valuable for every pilot.”
The programme supports several key safety and training objectives, including the identification of potential risks and emerging trends, review of training flight performance, improvement of training effectiveness, support for safety reviews and occurrence investigations, and the continuous improvement of safety across training operations.
The programme has been implemented in accordance with Just Culture principles. Measures have been established to ensure the confidentiality, protection, and appropriate use of FDM data. Information obtained through FDM is used only for safety improvement, risk identification, trend monitoring, training enhancement, and occurrence investigation purposes.
About airBaltic Training:
airBaltic Training is providing aviation training services in Riga and Liepāja, Latvia. The company operates one of the largest and most modern aviation training centres in Central and Northern Europe, equipped with two Airbus A220 full-flight simulators, Diamond DA40 NG and DA42 VI training aircraft, flight training devices, cabin and door trainers, and other advanced training equipment. All training programmes comply with EASA and ICAO standards and are delivered by experienced aviation professionals.
About FlySto:
FlySto is an advanced flight data processing and analytics software created to elevate aviation safety and training standards. Built by a dedicated team of software and aviation professionals, FlySto provides accessible, high-fidelity visualization, aggregation and comprehensive debriefing as well as FDM/FOQA solutions, enabling flight schools, pilots, and air operators to turn raw flight data into actionable insights of flights.