Digital Transformation in Aviation Education

Abstract

Aviation is one of the leading industries in the application of emerging technologies. There were several epidemics affecting the development of the industry globally. Competent human resources and their training with updating technological skills are some of the basic solutions for getting out of such crises. The aim of this chapter is to emphasize the significance of digitalization in aviation education for upskilling the future workforce requirements as aviation rebuilds over the COVID-19 pandemic. For that reason, the content determined as explaining first the COVID-19 impacts on worldwide air transportation then listing the previous studies on pandemic and aviation education the categorization is revealed ‘pre-during-post pandemic aviation education' to take place as a period in the literature. The role of aviation educational organizations and policymakers are studied, and in the process of digital transformation, future skills are discussed. In the last part, the experiences of the educators during the pandemic process were discussed through interviews.