While anaesthesia has always taken great care to tread the tightrope between training and patient safety, new technologies and innovation in education practices are further improving the risk-to-benefit ratio.

The acquisition and maintenance of airway skills are fundamental for all anaesthetists. A delicate balance exists between allowing the trainee to learn practical techniques and exposing patients to potential harm, a situation which is no greater than during airway management. Clinical pressures, demands on training time and reduced operating capacity since the COVID-19 pandemic have had a major impact on learning opportunities for anaesthetists in training.

In this article, we review some new technologies which are changing how airway management is taught.