FlightSafety International, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary founded in 1951, operates at the intersection of aviation safety and high-fidelity simulation technology. The company designs, manufactures, and runs what it calls the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators, serving commercial airlines, business and regional aviation, government agencies, and military organizations across 167 countries. Its Simulation Products division builds the hardware and visual systems that make that training possible - from motion platforms to immersive rendering environments.
From a cybersecurity perspective, the attack surface is non-trivial. FlightSafety's infrastructure spans simulation software, visual systems, and networked training environments operating in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. The systems support both civilian and defense clients, meaning data classification requirements and compliance obligations likely vary sharply across contracts. Any compromise of simulator fidelity or training data carries real-world safety implications - the company's core philosophy, that better training leads to safer skies, is also its threat model.
The technical stack leans into simulation, immersive technology, and visual systems - domains where software integrity, supply chain assurance, and the security of proprietary modeling environments are operational priorities rather than afterthoughts. With over 1,600 expert instructors integrated into day-to-day operations, the human element is dense, and the credentialing and access-control challenges scale accordingly. For security practitioners, the draw is working on systems where the stakes are embedded in the product itself: if the simulation is wrong, the training is wrong, and the consequences aren't theoretical.
