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MFT USA 2024 Attendee List

MFT USA 2024 Attendee List

View the MFT USA 2024 Attendees List to get a sense of who has participated in past editions — giving you a clear idea of the caliber of attendees you can expect to meet on-site at the 2025 event (October 28–29, at the The Westin San Antonio North, San Antonio, TX). Many of these organizations have already confirmed their attendance for this year.

Don’t miss your chance to network with industry leaders, build valuable connections, share best practices, and explore innovative solutions to accelerate flight training.

Inside NFTE: Expanding Allied Flight Training Across Europe and Beyond

Inside NFTE: Expanding Allied Flight Training Across Europe and Beyond

In 2020, 10 NATO allies (Belgium, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain and Türkiye) agreed to expand flight training capabilities across the alliance through the creation of the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) High Visibility Project. 

By March 2024, NFTE had placed ~50 student pilots at four locations, added nine new training campuses, and established an industry advisory body.

Now leaders such as Jas Hawker, Principal Officer for NFTE, is working to raise awareness among NATO nations and expand the network further. This October, Jas will join the Military Flight Training Summit in San Antonio, Texas, to spotlight NFTE’s role in connecting industry with NATO alliance Air Forces.

Ahead of the conference, Jas sat down with IDGA to discuss how NFTE is working with the U.S. Air Force, objectives for 2025, and what the future of military flight training holds.

Flight Training Market Report 2024-2029: North America

Flight Training Market Report 2024-2029: North America

Produced ahead of the 2024 Military Flight Training USA event (held October 29–30, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas), this Military Flight Training Market Report offers a comprehensive 12-page overview of key flight training programs and initiatives from the US Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force.

Originally created to support discussions at the 9th annual conference, this report provides valuable context on the challenges and priorities shaping pilot training — insights that remain relevant as we look toward the 2025 event, where an updated market report will be published to reflect the latest trends, programs, and developments in the military flight training space.

By studying the report readers will gain the following:

  • Tables and figures demonstrating the growth of the flight training industry
  • An overview of Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program
  • Analysis of the key military flight training programs in North America
  • Efforts to reduce carbon footprints from flight training
The Core Pillars of Rebuilding Future Pilot Training

The Core Pillars of Rebuilding Future Pilot Training

Military flight training is at a critical juncture as air forces around the world look to shepherd in a new generation of pilots while navigating a shifting training terrain that now incorporates synthetic environments and AI. Creid Johnson, Division Director of Futures Division, Air Combat Command, USAF and Major Jared Kleiman, Future Capabilities Planner, US Air Force, are two airmen committed to ensuring the U.S. Air Force is at the forefront of developing modern flight training techniques and procedures.

Produced ahead of the 2024 Military Flight Training Summit (held October 29–30, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas), this exclusive interview captures Johnson’s and Kleiman’s perspectives on the core pillars of rebuilding future pilot training. These insights remain highly relevant as we look toward the 2025 event, where fresh interviews and updated reports will highlight the latest advancements, challenges, and innovations shaping the next phase of military flight training.