About WATS

The world's number one civil aviation training event

The World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) is the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals serving airlines, regulators, training providers and the training industry, designed by and for aviation professionals.

WATS offers a relaxed yet professional environment conducive to developing new and building existing business relationships. WATS has unrivalled opportunities to meet with your peers from the senior echelons of the international airline training community.

For those whose career takes them across the world to promote training solutions, WATS truly provides a huge saving in time and most importantly investment. Join over 600 industry professionals to learn, discuss and exchange views on the latest training practices and solutions.

Who attends WATS?

WATS is promoted to and attended by a high quality audience gathered over 30 years of work with the airline training community, and more than 80 trade conferences such as APATS, EATS & Global ATS-V. To see the latest attendee list click here.

What will WATS 2021 focus on?

Together with content focusing on training technologies, ‘best practice’ and ‘lessons learned’ that the industry has come to value from the WATS conferences, WATS 2021 will also provide international insights into the challenges and hopes for recovery and return to growth as we move ‘Forward Together’.