Qatar Airways
adopts Virtual
Reality tool
for aviation
training
High growth rate expected
in cloud infrastructure
services market
Q
atar Airways has become the first
enterprise in the world to adopt Virtual
Reality for aviation training purposes. The
airline is leading the adoption of Virtual
Reality for aviation ground operations
training by becoming IATA’s global launch
partner for RampVR.
The RampVR system is being used by Qatar
Airways’ Talent Development Department to
train its ground operations teams.
In a major innovation in aviation ground
operations training, the airline’s talent
development decision makers have taken the
global lead by being the first to implement
the new technology at their Doha-based
training headquarters. The new system is
being used to train airside operational and
management staff through immersion into
a real-time experience, while being in a
controlled training environment.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His
Excellency Akbar Al Baker, said: “As the
world’s leading innovative airline, we are
always looking at new technology that will
keep us ahead of our competitors. Utilising
RampVR, we are the world’s first airline to
partner with IATA in launching this Virtual
Reality system, which brings an immersive
and safe way of training our staff to the
highest standards.”
IATA’s Senior Vice President, Airport,
Passenger, Cargo and Security, Nick Careen,
said: “Talent development is essential
to making our industry safe, secure and
sustainable. Innovative technology is the key.”
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T he cloud infrastructure services
market size in the Middle East and
Africa is expected to grow from US$2.80
billion in 2018 to US$4.72 billion by
2023, according to new research. Significant economic growth and the
vision of the country’s government
could help in driving the major adoption
of cloud infrastructure services in the
country, the report says.
This is according to a new market
research report published by
MarketsandMarkets which says Qatar
is expected to grow at the highest rate
during the forecast period. Furthermore, to support this increasing
adoption, major market players are also
making investments in Qatar. The report
also says the key factors driving the market
in the Middle East include initiatives by
governments and corporate bodies to
promote emerging technologies, such
as cloud and analytics; an increasing
use of cloud dependent technologies,
such as Bring Your Own Device and the
Internet of Things; and business continuity
requirements resulting in high demand for
disaster recovery services.
MarketsandMarkets, which provides
quantified B2B research, reports that
the growth of the cloud infrastructure
services market in Qatar has started to
gain momentum and is expected to grow
at the highest growth rate over the next
five years.
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