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Navi AI Launches Pilot-Training Platform Backed by $6 Million

The rollout signals a shift toward automated, data-rich debriefs in flight training.

Overview

  • Navi AI, which emerged from stealth Wednesday, said it has raised more than $6 million from United Airlines Ventures and other investors.
  • It will begin deploying its system this spring at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and other flight academies, with Embry-Riddle taking a strategic equity stake.
  • The platform ingests cockpit audio, aircraft telemetry, weather, maintenance history and nearby traffic to generate 40–50 lesson-aligned insights per flight with a phase-by-phase debrief, supported by integration with Garmin avionics.
  • The company stresses that instructors keep full control of training and that the AI does not fly the aircraft or make flight decisions.
  • Navi also secured a $1.27 million SBIR Phase II award from the U.S. Department of War to tailor the system for the Air Force Test Pilot School’s T-38 training at Edwards Air Force Base.