New Delhi, India, November 3 2026: Indian carrier IndiGo, the largest airline in India and one of the fastest growing carriers in the world, has signed an agreement with Skywise to deploy the A320 Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT), becoming the first airline worldwide to adopt the VPT abnormal and emergency procedure package. This agreement also establishes IndiGo as the first VPT customer in the South Asia region, marking a major milestone in the airline's pilot training capabilities.
Completing the digital flight training ecosystem in South Asia
The introduction of the VPT marks the latest step in a long-standing collaboration between IndiGo and Airbus flight training solutions, now transitioned into the Skywise digital portfolio. Back in 2021, IndiGo became the first operator in South Asia to adopt MATe Suite (the Mobile Airbus Training experience), currently utilised by its pilot community of 6,300 flight crew members. Through the integration of both Skywise MATe Suite and VPT, the airline completes its end-to-end digital pilot training ecosystem while maintaining the Airbus OEM pedagogical standards.
A digital bridge between theoretical classroom and flight simulator
The Skywise VPT is an interactive, cloud-based software using Virtual Reality (VR), built specifically to act as an immersive digital bridge between ground-school classroom theory and Full Flight Simulator (FFS) sessions, allowing pilots to learn and practice standard cockpit procedures, flow patterns, and normal checklists before stepping into a real simulator.
IndiGo aims to leverage virtual reality and flat-screen devices for immersive pilot training and to complete their Flight Training ecosystem. Having experienced long-term success with the MATe Suite, IndiGo now chooses to adopt the Skywise VPT, driven by the proven benefits of Airbus OEM's process-oriented and practical training tools, which stay consistently updated with industry best practices.
Scaling up to train up to one thousand pilots annually
The adoption of the VPT directly addresses IndiGo's rapid operational expansion. With plans to train up to 1,000 pilots annually, the airline required an agile, scalable training solution capable of reinforcing both standard procedures and complex abnormal scenarios early in the training continuum.
"IndiGo is redefining pilot training on a global stage. Building on their proven success with our Skywise MATe Suite, becoming the first airline worldwide to integrate the VPT abnormal and emergency package completes an immersive, OEM-standard training ecosystem built to match their incredible scale", said Fabrice Villaumé Head of Products Portfolio at Skywise
“IndiGo is committed to adopting advanced technologies that support effective and scalable pilot training. The Skywise A320 Virtual Procedure Trainer strengthens our end-to-end digital training ecosystem and enables us to meet the evolving expectations of a new generation of pilots by providing an accessible, precise and self-paced learning experience. What we have achieved here is to provide the latest technology to further enhance our pilots training standards. We are proud to be a global first by adopting the VPT abnormal and emergency procedure package. This partnership will support IndiGo’s continued growth while ensuring consistent, Airbus OEM-aligned training standards and creating a first-of-its-kind digital training experience for the next generation of pilots in India,” stated Capt. Ashim Mittra, FRAeS, Senior Vice President – Flight Operations, IndiGo.
